Systems Transformation Training Series
Join The
Community Foundation in collaboration with the Human Services Strategic
Plan for
its systems transformation training series.
This five-part series will focus
on Program Design and Evaluation with an emphasis on practical application.
Trainings will be three hours in length, including interactive exercises,
case
studies, and time for questions and discussion. Technical assistance will be
available through a Wiki site as well as webinars on specific content and
one-on-one consultation following each training session.
Program managers are encouraged to
attend, with a limit of two people from each organization. The cost of
attendance is $25 per person per session, all
of which will be refunded if you attend all 5
trainings.
Topic
1:
Introduction to
Evaluation and Creating a Logic
Model (Held May 18/May 19)
This training and workshop will
focus on the purposes and uses of evaluation as well as evaluation types and
design, such as the differences between a formative, a process, and an
outcome
evaluation. Concepts of cause and effect, theories of change, and the
relationships between program design and desired outcomes will be
explored. The
logic model used by Foothills
United Way, Boulder
County, the City of Longmont, and other funders will be used as a
model and participants will work in small groups to create or refine a
program
logic model.
PowerPoint Presentation:
Introduction to Evaluation and Creating a Logic Model
Handouts:
Boulder County: Logic Model with Examples
Boulder County Program Logic Model
Session One Evaluation Training
Topic 2: Selecting
Evidence-based Programs, Practices, and Policies (Held June 11/June 16)
PowerPoint Presentation:
Housing First_Greg Harms_6-11-09
Handouts:
EMcKay_Logic_Model_Intro_LSC
Evidence_Based_Final
Existing Resources Worksheet
Goodness of Fit Worksheet
Program Fidelilty and adaptation
Search Comparison Table
Website links to EBP
Session Two Summary
Topic 3: Practical Evaluation Design: Developing a Plan (or How to Get Started) - (Held July 16th/22nd)
Session 3 Materials
Advantages and Challenges of Data Collection Methods
CDC Evaluation - Plan
Cultural Considerations
Data Collection Plan - Worksheet
Evaluation Planning Guide
How Can I Help You - Survey
Practical Evaluation Design - 2
Prioritize Evaluation Questions - Worksheet
Self-Sufficiency Matrix - Background
Self-Sufficiency Matrix - Common Domains
Self-Sufficiency Matrix - Optional Domains
Ways to Make Your Evaluations More Culturally Sensitive
Who Wants to Know What - Worksheet
Topic 4: Practical Evaluation Design: Collecting your Data - (Held August 18th/19th)
Session 4 Materials
Data Collection
Data Collection Toolkit
Feedback From Participants
Topic 5: Program Refinement: Using your Results - (Held September 10th/16th)
For additional information, please
contact Morgan Rogers at The Community Foundation (303-442-0436 or
)
