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

The Evaluation Cycle

Effective evaluation is not an "event" that occurs at the end of a project, but is an ongoing process which helps decision makers better understand the project; how it is impacting participants, partner agencies and the community; and how it is being influenced/impacted by both internal and external factors.
-W.K. Kellogg Foundation Evaluation Handbook, p. 3

Here is an overview of eight typical steps in an evaluation cycle:

Step 1: Conceptualize the evaluation.
Step 2: Design the evaluation and the methodology.
Step 3: Hire and train staff.
Step 4: Choose and test instruments and procedures.
Step 5: Collect data.
Step 6: Analyze and report data.
Step 7: Modify the prevention program based on the data.
Step 8: Prepare to re-evaluate.