Funders expect to see outcomes as the result of their investment in your organization whether you are a school district, nonprofit agency, faith-based organizations or a governmental body.  Too often, organizations look at such requests for accountability with trepidation..  However, collecting and using data can carry your organization to the next level.  Even more important, effective use of evaluation will lead to better results for the people that you service and help drive your services in a good way.

Amy has experience in helping organizations with the following tasks related to evaluation.

• Creation of logic models–that describe inputs, outputs/activities, and short term, intermediate and long-term goals or outcomes.
• Review of best practice or scientifically based research models for determining interventions and information on baseline results to use in setting performance targets.
• Identification of instruments to use to measure progress.
• Assistance in developing plans for data collection, including ideas for developing in-house software or using external software.
• Collection and analysis of data.
• Completion of program evaluation reports to funders.