We Evaluated..So Now What???

Key Considerations

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• Engage Stakeholders
• Revisit Purpose of Evaluation
• Define Your Target Audience

Communicating Results

The format you use to deliver your evaluation findings will affect how and whether the findings are used.

Types of Evaluation Reports

• Traditional
• Action Oriented

Traditional

• Knowledge base of evaluation practice
• Provide context and historical reference
• Provide accountability
• Serves as a foundation

Action Oriented

• Flexibility
• Creatvity
• Call to action
• Saves time

Additional Fun Tips..

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• Creative options for format delivery
• Communicate findings that are easy to understand
• Interpret findings
• Recommendations and lessons learned

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Anatomy of an Evaluation Report

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• Summarize the report
• Background Info
• Methodology
• Findings
• Interpretations
• Recommendation/Lesson learned

Keep it off the bookshelf

Creating a Dissemination Plan

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• Create a plan
• Who will carry it out
• Know the current landscape
• Time and Frequency
• Stay involved

Conclusion.....

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• Engage your stakeholders
• Revisit evaluation purpose
• Know and define your audience

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• Be selective in what your report
• Prepare a report that will activate readers
• Disseminate, disseminate, disseminate