Title
Nonprofits and evaluation / Joanne G. Carman, Kimberly A. Fredericks, editors.
ISBN
9780470412732 (pbk.)
0470412739 (pbk.)
Publication Details
San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2008.
Language
English
Description
119 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Call Number
LB2822.75 N65 2008
Summary
This issue of New Directions for Evaluation explores evaluation within the context of nonprofit organizations. In recent years, many have observed that nonprofit organizations are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their effectiveness and document their program outcomes, as the current political and funding environment continues to stress the importance of accountability and measuring performance. Foundations, government agencies, and other funders are asking nonprofit organizations for more evaluation and performance measurement data. Yet, most nonprofit organizations continue to struggle with these demands, and many lack the capacity to implement evaluation and performance measurement in comprehensive or meaningful ways.
Note
"Fall 2008."
Co-published with the American Evaluation Association.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series
New directions for evaluation 1097-6736 ; no. 119
Government and accountability: paving the way for nonprofits and evaluation
Measuring outcomes of United Way - Funded Programs: expectations and reality
Paying the piper: foundation evaluation capacity calls the tune
Nonprofits and evaluation: empirical evidence from the field
Nonprofits and evaluation: managing expectations from the leader's perspective
Voices from the field: evaluation as part of learning culture.
