BWB Evaluation 101: "Ten Tips for Effective Evaluation of Almost Anything"

BOARDS WITH BRAINS is SVP’s open-to-all nonprofit governance education series. Join us for our 2017 trainings, like this one: Participants will learn and discuss tips and strategies for successful evaluation and how applicaiton of these lessons can increase program efficacy, and attract and retain donors. Attendees will leave with tools to facilitate their evaluation planning and execution efforts.

About this Session:

Organizational programming has the potential to affect the lives of thousands within our communities. Through the investments of time, talent, and treasure organizations strive to improve the world around them and evaluation helps to provide the evidence needed to sustain their efforts. During this participatory session, participants will learn and discuss tips for successful evaluation of almost anything, and how application of these lessons can increase program participation and efficacy, and attract and retain donors. Attendees will leave with an understanding of what successful evaluation looks like for them, and tools to facilitate their evaluation planning and execution efforts. Attendees of this session can expect to:

• Increase their understanding of the evaluation practice;
• Increase their understanding of outputs and outcomes;
• Increase their understanding of the short-, mid-, and long-term outcomes and their connection with the Triple Bottom Line, and
• Connect evaluation outcomes to fundraising plans.

About our Presenter:

A Denver native, Londell Jackson has worked with various organizations throughout the metro area including Gill Foundation, Denver Employment Alliance, National Endowment for Financial Education, and Center for Work Education and Employment, and the Colorado Nonprofit Association. In addition, he is a Lecturer for University of Colorado, Denver’s SPA program, an Affiliate Faculty for University College at University of Denver, and Colorado Community College System. Additionally, Londell most recently served as a board member of the Emily Griffith Foundation, Community Shares, and the Metropolitan State University of Denver Foundation.

Londell earned his undergraduate degree in Nonprofit Administration from Metropolitan State University of Denver, his master degree with a specialization of Adult Learning, Training, and Development from Regis University, and is currently working toward a doctorate in Adult and Occupational Education at North Dakota State University. In his spare time, you will find Londell in the kitchen entertaining guests, playing with his pets, or enjoying a variety of leisure activities with his family and friends..

About SVP's Boards with Brains series:

SVP Boulder County believes strong nonprofits deliver better results. For our nonprofits to be wildly successful, we believe strong leaders – both staff and board – help create adept organizations. Our Boards with Brains professional development series was designed with that in mind. We’ve got a variety of nonprofit leadership topics, as well as ‘tracks’ and levels to help attendees identify which sessions suit them best.

Our per-session fee is a below-market $40. Individuals or organizations can purchase a transferable, 8-punch pass (giving you a $10 discount on each ticket), and, each session also includes a limited number of scholarship slots (just ask).

Please note, SVP closes registration two days prior to each session and all attendees are asked to register in advance. Day-of drop in participants should understand there may not be space to accomodate them, or sufficient quantities of session materials available. They will be expected to pay on site with a credit card (please note, scholarship and 8-pack pricing is not valid for drop-in attendees).

Find the full roster of 2017 Boards with Brains sessions on this page of our website.