Evaluation Toolkit

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Question 1

Understanding Your Programs

Do you have a clear idea of what you are trying to achieve through your civic impact programs, how you are going to achieve it and why you have chosen your particular approach over others (a.k.a. in evaluation speak as your Theory of Change)?

Yes
Yes
No
No

Question 2

Tracking Activities

Are you tracking your civic impact activities in a systematic way to tell you things about the quantity or level of your activities? (e.g. # of workshops or program sessions offered, # of unique participants and/or participant contacts)

Yes
Yes
No
No

Question 3

Process Evaluation

Are you asking participants about their experience during your programs and how you can improve?

Yes
Yes
No
No

Question 4

Outcomes Evaluation

Are you asking participants about the changes that they have experienced as a result of being a part of your program?

Yes
Yes
No
No

Question 5

Respectful and Ethical Data Collection

Have you considered your data collection plan from the perspective of those who will be participating?

Yes
Yes
No
No

Question 6

Effective Impact Reporting

Are you sharing your results in an effective way that speaks to the group you had originally intended to speak to?

Yes
Yes
No
No