“Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.” –Albert Einstein

Unless you’ve been hiding under that proverbial rock, you know that program evaluation and accountability have been hot topics in the nonprofit sector for quite a while. Funders want to know what’s working, what’s not, how we may or may not be accomplishing our mission, what needs are going unmet, and how we might make improvements in the future.

Evaluation can also be great for strategic planning purposes. It will tell you where you’ve been the most successful, where the challenge areas are, and where to go from here. Evaluation helps your clients reflect on their experiences and share their thoughts.

There are many ways of doing both qualitative and quantitative evaluations. But regardless of how you actually go about the process, you will need to start by writing about your evaluation system and tools in your grant proposal, and using them in your grant report(s). How can you do that?

Takeaways
1.    Find out what funders expect to see concerning program evaluation in proposal and reports
2.    Review some examples of effective evaluation sections of grant proposals
3.    Prepare for collecting the data you need to measure your impact (numbers and narrative)
4.    Learn about resources to help you take the next step

Register for the 2/26 webinar (12 PM PST): HERE.