Evaluation Use in Private Foundations: A Case Study

Bickel, William E.; Eichelberger, R. Tony; Hattrup, Rosemary A.

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“…The field of evaluation has blossomed since the era of the "Great Society" and the various social programs launched as part of the "War on Poverty." The increased call for outcome-focused evidence on the effectiveness of social interventions comes not just from government funders and the research community (Courtney & Collins, 1994) but also from within the nonprofit (e.g., the United Way) and foundation communities and even among private donors (Bickel, Eichelberger, & Hattrup, 1994). These various influences have led many nonprofits to undertake a process of embedding outcome measurement activities into program operations.…”

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The Sea Change in Nonprofit Human Services: A Critical Assessment of Outcomes Measurement

Fischer

2001

Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Service

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Outcomes assessment or program evaluation has historically been an infrequent activity within nonprofit agencies. Directservice agencies have routinely focused on measures of output as indicators of impact rather than on measures related to outcomes and effectiveness. Funders of program services (e.g., United Way, foundations, government agencies) exercise substantial influence over the use of evaluation by recipient programs and agencies. The essential task of identifying outcomes and implementing the processes associated with the outcome measurement enterprise, however, fall squarely on the nonprofits themselves. This paper discusses and critiques the outcome measurement approach from the perspective of a direct service agency and suggests how the available methods can be adopted most successfully.

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Section: The Growth Of Evaluationmentioning

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The Sea Change in Nonprofit Human Services: A Critical Assessment of Outcomes Measurement

Fischer

2001

Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Service

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Precision and accuracy of lifetimes of metastable levels using the Kingdon trap technique

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Bhatti³

1999

International Journal of Mass Spectrometry

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Evaluating the Delivery of a Teen Pregnancy and Parenting Program Across Two Settings

Fischer

1997

Research on Social Work Practice

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This article describes the challenges of evaluating an ongoing social work intervention after a change in delivery setting and offers several approaches to acquiring a fuller understanding of the program differences. The Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting (TAPP) program is a case management intervention operated by Families First in DeKalb County, Georgia, that is designed to help teen mothers (a) complete a high school diploma, (b) have a healthy pregnancy and develop parenting skills, and (c) avoid additional pregnancies. This article presents intake, service, and outcome data on program participants across two delivery settings—from the program's initial public health clinic-based setting to its current public school-based setting. Overall, the work demonstrates the strengths of the school-based version of TAPP and the difficulties of assessing the true effects of an ongoing program in the agency context.

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Evaluation Use in Private Foundations: A Case Study

Cited by 3 publications

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The Sea Change in Nonprofit Human Services: A Critical Assessment of Outcomes Measurement

The Sea Change in Nonprofit Human Services: A Critical Assessment of Outcomes Measurement

Precision and accuracy of lifetimes of metastable levels using the Kingdon trap technique

Evaluating the Delivery of a Teen Pregnancy and Parenting Program Across Two Settings

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