Considering Context
Clarifying your nonprofit's context will help ensure that you're asking the right evaluation questions and collecting meaningful data. You'll think critically about the important work your nonprofit is doing and how it fits into your unique context.
We'll do this by moving through four stages:
Stage 1
Clarify impact statement
Clarify activities
Begin brainstorming outcomes
Begin identifying assumptions & principles
Identify stakeholders
Stage 2
Consider stakeholders perspective
Clarify program context
Clarify organizational context
Identify program boundaries
Organize outcomes into pathway
Stage 3
Further develop pathway model
Clarify experience with evaluation
Stage 4
Finalize pathway model
Review whole profile