Tips for evaluating coalitions & partnerships
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This document outlines 8 key tasks for evaluating coalitions and partnerships including helping coalitions create an evaluation plan, establish a system to monitor outputs, create a centralized database to collect outcome data, ensure quality control of data collection, evaluate the coalition's process and specific interventions/strategies, and increase how stakeholders utilize evaluation findings. It also provides parting tips for evaluations such as having questions drive the process, gaining partner buy-in, starting small with 1-2 yearly activities, using existing data and tools, and reducing the data collection burden.
Tips for evaluating coalitions & partnerships
- 1. for Evaluating Coalitions & Partnerships Fran Butterfoss, PhD Coalitions Work
- 2. Evaluating coalitions is different than evaluating a single organization or program . . .
- 3. Coalitions engage diverse organizations & individuals in their work
- 4. . . .they use a broad array of strategies & tactics
- 5. Key ingredients in evaluating these large scale, long-term multi-strategy & multi-partner, efforts include a systematic approach & strong communication
- 6. 8 Key Evaluation Tasks
- 7. Help Coalitions Strengthen or Create an Evaluation Plan
- 8. Help Establish System to Monitor Coalition Outputs
- 9. Create Easy-to-use, Customized & Centralized Database
- 10. Help Coalition Determine or Refine What Outcome Data to Collect
- 11. Ensure Quality Control for all Collected Data
- 12. Evaluate the Coalition’s Process
- 13. Evaluate Specific Interventions & Strategies
- 14. Increase Use & Usefulness of Evaluation Data by Stakeholders
- 15. Parting Tips
- 16. • Questions should drive the evaluation • Enlist partners‘ help to build buy-in • Start small – 1-2 evaluation activities/yr. • Take advantage of data you already have • Verify rosters to maximize response rates • Reduce data collection burden – maximize participation • Use & adapt existing tools