Nonprofits and Evaluation: Empirical Evidence from the Field

Autor/inn/en	Carman, Joanne G.; Fredericks, Kimberly A.
Titel	Nonprofits and Evaluation: Empirical Evidence from the Field
Quelle	In: New Directions for Evaluation, (2008) 119, S.51-71 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1097-6736
DOI	10.1002/ev.268
Schlagwörter	Nonprofit Organizations; Program Evaluation; Attitudes; Data; Factor Analysis; Mail Surveys; Case Studies; Indiana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Nonprofit-Organisation; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Daten; Faktorenanalyse; Erhebungsinstrument; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study
Abstract	The authors explore what evaluation looks like, in practice, among today's nonprofit organizations on the basis of their survey results. The types of evaluation activities nonprofit organizations are engaging in on a regular basis, as well as the types of data they are collecting and how they are using these data, are described. How nonprofits think about evaluation and a three-pronged typology, based on a factor analysis of the survey data, is presented. This analysis shows that nonprofit organizations tend to think about evaluation in three distinct ways: as a resource drain and distraction; as an external, promotional tool; and as a strategic management tool. The authors recommend how funders, evaluators, and nonprofit managers can change the way they think about evaluation and build upon the way they currently use evaluation to maximize its potential. (Contains 2 figures and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10