Initial thoughts on your evaluation

(to be completed here today)

Name: ____________________________ Agency Name: _____________________________________

1. Of all the programs your agency was funded for, do you know which one you will evaluate?

 Yes  No  Don’t know

If yes, which one? ________________________________________________

2. Do you have (at least) one dedicated staff person who will conduct and/or oversee the evaluation?

 Yes – name _________________________________  No  Don’t know

3. Do you plan to use additional human resources for the evaluation—either by hiring additional staff, an outside consultant, or by using the Evaluation Bank? (check all that apply)

 Yes, plan to hire additional staff

 Yes, plan to hire an evaluation consultant temporarily

 Yes, plan to use the Evaluation Bank

 Don’t know yet

4. If you plan to use the Evaluation Bank, how would you most likely utilize the bank? (best guess)

 Use the evaluation bank to join a group of similar organizations which are doing similar evaluations and will meet periodically to share experience, instruments, etc.

 Use the Evaluation Bank for individualized technical assistance only

 Use the Resource Book with staff at my agency or an outside evaluator

 Don’t know yet

5. What do you see as the biggest obstacle to conducting your evaluation? (if any)

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6. Would you like to meet with any of the Evaluation Bank consultants to get started before the regional meetings in January/February?

 Yes  No

If so, would you like us to call you to arrange a meeting?  Yes  No

Definitions of Terms

Outcome monitoring tracks the progress of an intervention using outcome measures, usually before and after (or pre and post) the intervention. Outcome monitoring may not be possible for some types of interventions-- e.g. street outreach or media campaigns where it is difficult or impossible to collect baseline and follow-up data.

Outcome evaluation is the over-all evaluation that assesses whether the intervention is achieving the desired effect(s). The objectives should be set ahead of time. And the objectives should link theory and available research to the results being targeted in the program.

Outcome indicators are the specific things that are measured. Indicators are the specifics of the goals and objectives; they are clearly defined and can be measured. Outcome indicators often focus on the shorter-term changes that occur in participants as a result of the intervention.

Examples of HIV prevention outcome indicators:

· Increase in self- reported condom use (as measured by a questionnaire)

· Increase in perceived vulnerability to HIV (as measured by a q