Evaluation Through a Learning Lens
A focus on learning can enhance and strengthen a foundation’s evaluation efforts.
Measurement & Evaluation - Most Popular
New ways to measure and evaluate the impact an organization’s work has on society (more)
Six Theory of Change Pitfalls to Avoid
Simply putting boxes and lines down on paper doesn’t guarantee that your organization will make better decisions.
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Framing the Issue
Basic principles and practices can inform efforts to monitor performance, track progress, and assess the impact of foundation strategies, initiatives, and grants.
A Focus on Culture
How the Ford Foundation is engaging its global staff in building a shared culture of results.
Leveraging Research for China
The Rural Education Action Project uses its studies about China’s poorest places to influence government policy.
Learning from Silicon Valley
How the Omidyar Network uses a venture capital model to measure and evaluate effectiveness.
Shared Outcomes
How the Rockefeller Foundation is approaching evaluation with developing country partners.
Get Feedback
It is essential to build direct consumer feedback into funding criteria for government and nonprofit programs serving low-income people.
Risky Business
How The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation approaches high-risk philanthropic ventures.
Assessing One’s Own Performance
What the Irvine Foundation has learned over the past six years about performance assessment.