More and more, foundations and donors are demanding that nonprofits demonstrate program impact; that organizations are fulfilling your mission in measurable ways.

A comprehensive and realistic program evaluation system is the way do to just that: to capture data in a systemic way that demonstrates clear and measurable impact on program participants.

Done right, program evaluation supports not just program planning, but also development, marketing and communication efforts. You can turn those data into dollars!

Walk away from this interactive workshop with the confidence, tools, and steps for how YOU can get started integrating program evaluation at your organization today!

“Because of having this program evaluation system in place, our annual fundraising from foundations increased by 677% and annual fundraising from individual donors increased by 753%.” - Brandi Tuck, Executive Director with Portland Homeless Family Solutions

“The data helped us secure two of our largest grants to date. Even though increasing our grant funding was the primary reason we started this process, the real success is our ongoing ability to gather data that is relevant to our work and using it to continually improve our program.” - Julia Doty, Program Director, NW Housing Alternatives

Who Should Attend:

Nonprofit program, development, and leadership professionals who are interested in either getting started with program evaluation or who want to learn more about taking a more collaborative approach to creating measurable outcomes for your organization's programs.

Early career evaluators who want to learn how nonprofit program evaluation works in practice.

How To Prepare / What To Bring To Class:

TBD

Class Format & Access Details:

This class will be held over Zoom. You will be provided with an event link 24-hours before the class starts. We suggest using a laptop or desktop computer for this class (phones or tablets are discouraged), since we will be using screenshare to present and to share examples.

The training will include a presentation and an open Q&A.

Speaker Information:

Chari Smith is a seasoned veteran in evaluation design, instrument development, data collection, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, findings dissemination, and utilizing findings. She believes evaluation should be accessible, practical and usable.

Chari is the founder and president of Evaluation Into Action, and just published a new book called "Nonprofit Program Evaluation Made Simple: Get your Data. Show your Impact. Improve your Programs." (Find it now on Amazon and Barnes & Noble).

Testimonials From Past Workshop Participants: