Evaluation of Capacity Building - Table of Contents

Foreword                                                         

About the Author, Acknowledgements

Introduction                                                    

Purpose and Audience

Considerations Captured in the Report

Structure of the Paper

Part I. Methodology and Summary of Findings

Study Methodology

Summary of Findings: Lessons Learned

Important Considerations in Evaluation of Capacity Building

Larger Context – Capacity-Building Issues in Flux

Part II. Key Concepts

Definition of Evaluation

Capacity Building and Organizational Effectiveness

Exhibit 1: A Simplified Logic Model for Training or Client Engagements

Part III. Important Considerations and Lessons Learned

Promising Practices in Evaluation of Capacity Building

Illustration: Learning-Doing Cycle of Change

Summary of Findings: Lessons Learned

Exhibit 2: Effective Capacity Building and Evaluation Frameworks

Exhibit 3: Continuum of Capacity-Building Evaluation

Putting it Together: Tips for Evaluating Capacity Building

The Evaluation Checklists

Recommendations for the Field

Part IV. Case Studies

Summary: Lessons Learned from the Case Studies

OMG Center for Collaborative Learning

Management Assistance Program of Tampa Bay, FL

Exhibit 4: MAP Outcomes Measurement Logic Model

The Capacity Project

Strategic Solutions Initiative

Exhibit 5: Strategic Solutions Theory of Change—The Logic Model

California Community Clinics Initiative

Learning Circles Project

The Rochester Effectiveness Partnership

The Success Measures Project

Hawaii Community Foundation

Community Resource Exchange

Social Venture Partners

What the Field of Community Development Can Teach Us

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

What the Arts Teach Us

Part V. Conclusion

Appendices

Appendix A: References and Bibliography

Appendix B: Interviewees/Informants

Appendix C: Organizational Effectiveness Frameworks