Evaluation Services
Our Services
ADVANCING THE MISSION – Grants management
- Grant readiness
- Grant proposal and budget development for local, corporate, community, state, and/or federal dollars
- Grant writing, reviewing, proofreading, and editing
- Uniform guidance compliance
- Post award consultation
PLAN FOR SUCCESS – Evaluation & research design
- Needs assessment to determine the essential requirements of the end users
- Process evaluation to focus on program content and delivery
- Outcome and impact evaluation to focus on change due to the program
- Causal designs such as: Experimental, Quasi-experimental designs, Theory-based Evaluations, Realistic Evaluation, Contribution Analysis, Qualitative Techniques, the General Elimination Method, and Value for Money
DETERMINING EFFECTIVENESS – Clarifying purpose
- Formative evaluation to focus on program improvement
- Summative evaluation to determine overall program quality
- Research to forward societal knowledge and understanding
THE NUMBERS – Evaluation & research methods
- Instrument development, testing, and data collection
- Survey, interview, focus group, and participant observation
- Data cleaning, entry, and analysis
- Data aggregation and evidence synthesis
TENDING TO DETAILS – Development of protocols for the protection of human subjects and compliance monitoring
SHARING RESULTS – Telling your success stories
- Snapshot summaries
- Data visualization
- Interim and final reports and presentations
- Meaning-finding stakeholder meetings
- Post report support