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UNITY Webinar: Measuring Success: Strategies for Effective Program Evaluation (July 25, 2012)

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Measuring Success: Strategies for Effective Program Evaluation
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
10 to 11 a.m. PT / 1 to 2 p.m. ET

 

The slides for the webinar are available for download here (PDF).
The resource handout for this webinar is available for download here.
The recording of the webinar is available here.

With the increasing focus on evidence-based practice and fiscal accountability, effective program evaluation becomes even more important. Whether you are a manager of a small community program or a director of a city-wide initiative, this webinar will review the relevant steps of program evaluation, including planning tips, development strategies and data requirements. From needs assessments to different types of outcomes, this webinar will provide practical approaches to conducting a program evaluation.
Presenters include:
  • Billie Weiss - UNITY Co-Chair; Department of Epidemiology, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
  • Paul Hsu - UNITY Team Member; Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department of Epidemiology, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
  • Hosted by Annie Lyles - Program Manager, UNITY and Prevention Institute
Learning Objectives:
  1. Understand the basic steps/framework of an evaluation (needs assessments, defining goals and objectives, etc).
  2. Differentiate between process, impact, and other types of evaluations.
  3. Utilize web-based and other resources in the development of an evaluation.
  4. Provide and discuss examples from other UNITY evaluations.
Missed the first UNITY webinar in the Data & Evaluation Series? Learn about Los Angeles' Community Safety Scorecard, an innovative place-based evaluation model, by downloading the webinar slides or by listening to the recording. Other useful tools include A Guidebook to Strategic Evaluation and the UNITY RoadMap.