Evaluation

We specialize in evaluating the current state of your initiatives, measuring their impact, and identifying areas where you can implement meaningful changes. These evaluations and assessments are used to support successful requests for additional or ongoing funding.

Process and Outcome Evaluation

Measuring the impact of your program or policy initiative demonstrates how your organization’s efforts have contributed to positive change. We can evaluate the implementation and outcomes of these initiatives through a variety of qualitative and quantitative research methods.

Our services include:

Evaluation Plan Development

Our experienced team prepares for your program evaluation by creating a detailed plan to guide its assessment efforts. This serves as a roadmap to ensure that our efforts shed light on the most relevant and impactful aspects of your program. We carefully curate each plan to align with your organizational objectives and the needs of your target audience.

Logic Model/Theory of Change Development

At EVALCORP, we leverage the theory of change and other established frameworks to help clients create a viable logic model that aligns with the unique demands of their projects. This process fosters greater clarification of program activities and how your actions feed into outcomes and goals. An effective logic model enables clients to challenge prior assumptions that may otherwise go unchallenged or unnoticed altogether. Perhaps most importantly, it promotes learning and cultivates curiosity about whether planned activities actually contributed to positive outcomes. Due to its impacts, this logic model is just as valuable as the program itself.

Data Collection Tool Development and Validation

Data collection is a foundational element of all program and process evaluation efforts. EVALCORP uses validated tools to investigate research questions and develops data collection tools when needed that align with the unique scope of each project to ensure they effectively harvest relevant performance information. If you already have data collection tools in place, we can assist with vetting and optimizing your existing information-gathering capabilities.

Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis

We conduct extensive qualitative and quantitative analyses of collected data to glean insights about a program’s effectiveness and overall impact on target demographics. These analyses are meant to determine what worked, who benefitted, under what conditions was the program successful, and which aspects of a program could be improved upon.

Report Development

After completing our data analysis, EVALCORP composes detailed but easy-to-digest reports so you can share your progress with stakeholders, comply with auditors, and pursue additional funding.

Data Dashboards

Our custom data dashboards are valuable tools that serve as a single source of information for all your program evaluation data. At the click of a button, you can gain insights about your program’s impact, outcome, and processes, and gather the data needed to support decision-making and expansion initiatives.

Our services include:

Return on Investment Studies

Return on investment studies quantify the dollars put into measurable community impacts. In other words, these studies reveal the returns your investments are yielding in terms of affecting community change and improving the lives of those you serve.

Cost Effectiveness Assessments

Cost-effectiveness assessments analyze the financial and economic implications of a program by comparing a target community to one that has no such program.

For example, to evaluate the implications of a free school lunch program, you would compare the target district to one that does not have a free lunch program. This involves an analysis of long-term costs and economic benefits. If the costs pale in comparison to the benefits, the program would rate highly in terms of cost-effectiveness.

Cost Benefit Analyses

Our cost-benefit analysis services quantify and compare the costs of a project to the expected outcomes. When modifying your program, a cost-benefit analysis demonstrates whether the money required to launch a new initiative will provide either a meaningful return or be too cost-prohibitive.

Fiscal Impact Assessments

Fiscal impact assessments reveal the connections between estimated expenditures and the prospective economic returns of those investments. These assessments focus on the grassroots-level impact of various initiatives, such as substance use reduction programs and mental health programs.

Resource Prioritization and Allocation

EVALCORP helps clients maximize the reach and impact of their programs by assisting with resource prioritization and allocation. The insights provided by our needs assessments and data mapping services can guide resource allocation and enable your organization to achieve a strong return on investment.