BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.drfonline.org//event CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Nonprofit - Planning & Evaluation UID:C49C2EBA921B1E1281DB7FEF18BFA166 ORGANIZER:MAILTO:lmerricks@drfonline.org DTSTART:20180613T050000 DTEND:20180613T120000 DTSTAMP:20260430T181643 DESCRIPTION: More than ever, nonprofits are under pressure to measure and r eport on their impact and to “manage for results” in an era of strained resources.  In this class, we will present an introduct ion to basic principles underlying effective program planning and evalua tion.  Explore important considerations in designing programs that effectively address clearly defined problems.  Discuss how to ident ify and refine a programmatic “theory of change” that traces the causal logic that connects the program’s activities to desire d outcomes.  Finally, we will identify fundamental considerations o f planning and conducting major types of program evaluation.Learning Obj ectivesExplain the significance of performance measurement for effective program management, evaluation, and reporting.Define the core problem t hat a program seeks to address, along with its root causes, complicating factors, and negative effects.Develop or refine a theory of change for designing programs and measuring performance.List key steps in planning and conducting a formative or summative program evaluation.Bio: Matthew T.A. Nash, MBA, is the managing director for social entrepreneurship for the Duke Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative. He also directs th e Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at Duke (SEAD), a USAID developmen t lab for scaling innovations in global health.  Matt has extensive domestic and international social and public sector experience in socia l entrepreneurship and social enterprise, strategic planning, organizati on development, performance measurement, board development and governanc e, business process transformation, and leadership development.Click her e to register. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n

More than ever, nonprofits are under pressure to m easure and report on their impact and to “manage for results&rdquo ; in an era of strained resources.  In this class, we will present an introduction to basic principles underlying effective program plannin g and evaluation.  Explore important considerations in designing pr ograms that effectively address clearly defined problems.  Discuss how to identify and refine a programmatic “theory of change” that traces the causal logic that connects the program’s activiti es to desired outcomes.  Finally, we will identify fundamental cons iderations of planning and conducting major types of program evaluation.

Learning Objectives

  1. Explain the signi ficance of performance measurement for effective program management, eva luation, and reporting.
  2. Define the core problem that a program s eeks to address, along with its root causes, complicating factors, and n egative effects.
  3. Develop or refine a theory of change for design ing programs and measuring performance.
  4. List key steps in planni ng and conducting a formative or summative program evaluation.

Bio: Matthew T.A. Nash, MBA, is the managing directo r for social entrepreneurship for the Duke Innovation and Entrepreneursh ip Initiative. He also directs the Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator a t Duke (SEAD), a USAID development lab for scaling innovations in global health.  Matt has extensive domestic and international social and public sector experience in social entrepreneurship and social enterpris e, strategic planning, organization development, performance measurement , board development and governance, business process transformation, and leadership development.

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