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The Community Builder’s Approach to Theory of Change: A Practical Guide to Theory Development The Community Builder’s Approach to Theory of Change is a practical guide about theory of change development, and includes a toolbox of examples. Author: Andrea A. Anderson, Ph.D. Type: Workbooks & Guides Date: Jan 1, 2000 Be the first to review this resource! Download (532.38 KB) -
The Guide to Community Presentive Services The Guide to Community Preventive Services is a free resource to help you choose programs and policies to improve health and prevent disease in your community. Systematic reviews are used to answer these questions:
- Which program and policy interventions have been proven effective?
- Are there effective interventions that are right for my community?
- What might effective interventions cost; what is the likely return on investment?
Author: Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (OSELS) Type: Websites & Online Tools Date: Mar 22, 2010 Be the first to review this resource! Web Link -
The Impact of Research Evidence as an Advocacy Tool in Housing Trust Fund Campaigns: Lessons Learned from Three Case Studies This research initiative was undertaken by the Housing Trust Fund Project of the Center for Community Change, with support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, to demonstrate the impact of evidence—in this case, research that connects the availability of safe adequate homes to family health, educational opportunities, and supportive environments—on the success of campaigns to advance housing trust funds.
Author: Center for Community Change (CCC) Type: Research & Reports Date: Feb 1, 2013 Be the first to review this resource! Download (637.9 KB) -
The Metrics Café: A Guide to Bring Funders and Grantees to the Table The Metrics Café from MIT's D-Lab offers a user-friendly, light-hearted take on understanding how metrics can be selected by funders and grantees. The guide likens metrics selection to meal formats, offering case examples and tips on when and how to use the four approaches:
Author: Laura Budzyna Type: Workbooks & Guides Date: Apr 1, 2017 Point K Pick Be the first to review this resource! Download (395.22 KB) -
The Program Manager's Guide to Evaluation A guide from the U.S. Administration for Children and Families (ACF) that explains program evaluation -- what it is, how to understand it, and how to do it.
UPDATE: Point K used to include an earlier version of this resource, for which we had a broken link for some time. The current version (with corrected link) is a black-and-white PDF of the 2010 Second Edition.
Author: Administration for Children and Families Type: Workbooks & Guides Date: Dec 8, 2010
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The ‘Most Significant Change’ Technique This 104-page guide discusses the "Most Significant Change" ("MSC") technique and its use in advocacy evaluation. The technique involves collecting stories from program participants, reviewing stories and choosing the "most significant," sharing those stories, and discussing their value and impact. The guide states that "When the technique is implemented successfully, whole teams of people begin to focus their attention on program impact." Author: Davies, Rick and Dart, Jess Type: Workbooks & Guides Date: Apr 1, 2005 Be the first to review this resource! Download (1.2 MB) -
Transactions Transformations Translations: Metrics That Matter for Building, Scaling, and Funding Social Movements Metrics can help organizations articulate where they are going, what road they are taking, and what they expect to find along the way. They can help groups strike the right balance in the trade-offs above, allocating time and energy to be maximally effective. They can serve as a guide and tool for lifting up lessons for the field and for funders.
Author: Manuel Pastor, Jennifer Ito, Rachel Rosner Type: Research & Reports Date: Oct 1, 2011
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USAID Performance Monitoring and Evaluation TIPS TIPS
USAID's Performance Monitoring and Evaluation TIPS provide practical advice and suggestions to USAID managers and partners on issues related to performance monitoring and evaluation. These publications are supplemental references to the Automated Directive Service (ADS) Chapter 203 (pdf, 264kb).
Author: USAID Type: Workbooks & Guides Date: Jan 1, 2012 Be the first to review this resource! Web Link -
Use of Qualitative Interviews in Evaluation A guide in qualitative interviewing from Meg Sewell at the University of Arizona, Tucson and Children, Youth and Families Education Research Network (CYFERnet). Includes bibliography. Author: Sewell, Meg Type: Workbooks & Guides Date: Jun 1, 1998 Be the first to review this resource! Web Link -
User-Friendly Handbook for Mixed Method Evaluations A guide to evaluation specifically geared to grantees of the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Education and Human Resources Author: Westat, Inc. Type: Workbooks & Guides Date: Aug 1, 1997
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Using Case Studies to do Program Evaluation This guide will help evaluators assess whether to use a case study evaluation approach and how to do a case study. Author: Edith D. Balbach Type: Research & Reports Date: Dec 31, 1999 Be the first to review this resource! Download (79.49 KB) -
Using Focus Groups For Evaluation A guide from Mary Marczak & Meg Sewell at the University of Arizona on using focus groups to collect qualitative data for evaluation purposes. Author: Marczak, Mary and Sewell, Meg Type: Workbooks & Guides Date: Jan 1, 1998 Be the first to review this resource! Web Link