CONTENTS

Table of Contents
Introduction

1. Introduction to Evaluation
2. What Does an Evaluation Project Look Like
3. Understanding Types of Evaluation Projects
4. Preparing for Your Evaluation

Supplements
Resources

Evaluation for the Unevaluated:
Program Evaluation 101

Program Planning in a Nutshell

Evaluation is part of a larger program planning process. First, you plan the program. Then you implement it. Then you evaluate it. You use what you learn from the evaluation to improve your program. And then you start planning your improved program.

Here's what this program planning process looks like:

Each part of the process has various steps. Evaluation has eight steps. It's important to understand that evaluation is an ongoing process. If your program continues for a long time, you'll be evaluating it over and over to keep making it better. This is known as continuous quality improvement. Or what evaluators call "steady work."