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Keynote Address

Focus on Results: Bringing Clarity to Strategic Choices
Jeffrey L. Bradach

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Co-founder and Managing Partner, The Bridgespan Group

Concurrent Sessions

Are Our Programs Aligned with our Mission? Using the Theory of Change Model to Assess Mission Alignment
Steven LaFrance, LaFrance Associates
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Successful organizations find themselves faced with tremendous opportunities. However, not all of those opportunities will be aligned with the core mission, and if undertaken for good reasons in the short-term, ultimately will distract attention, focus, and resources from mission achievement in the long-term. In this session, participants learned how to use the Theory of Change model as a tool for assessing how well programs across an organization are aligned with the core mission and for developing an organization-wide evaluation roadmap.

Harnessing the Power of Numbers: Quantitative Evaluation Methods (no PowerPoint)
Nancy Latham, LaFrance Associates
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This workshop introduced participants to the process of using program objectives to develop indicators, research questions, measurement instruments and touched briefly on analysis plans. Participants engaged in a hands-on exercise, using the program objectives or logic models that participants brought with them.

Understanding and Applying Logic Models for Program Evaluation
Jara Dean-Coffey, jdcPartnerships
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No doubt you have heard the term logic model.  You may have even developed a logic model.  In this workshop, participants had the opportunity to learn (or refresh their memory) about the purpose, framework and application of logic models.  To strengthen their skills and increase their comfort with using this tool, participants were given an opportunity to apply that knowledge to an effort within their organization.  Participants were encouraged to use this time to reflect upon their work and enhance their program effectiveness and evaluation skills

Organizational Learning and Evaluation: A Best Practice Case Study
Steven LaFrance, LaFrance Associates, Marlene Grossman, Pacoima Beautiful, and Patty Ochoa, Pacoima Beautiful

Evaluation is most useful as a tool for organizational learning when it becomes an integral part of the culture and fabric of an organization. This session focused on a case study of the principles and practices one organization has employed to develop and nurture a culture of learning through the use of evaluation tools and processes.

Making the Story Come Alive: Qualitative Evaluation Methods
Nancy Latham, LaFrance Associates
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In this workshop participants discussed how to use qualitative methods (such as interviews and focus groups) to answer a research question and received hands-on experience in developing an interview protocol.

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