In fall 2009, the Friends of Chesapeake Gateways and the National Park Service will offer a series of workshops with the theme of “Practical Introduction to Program Monitoring and Evaluation.”  Through these sessions, participants will learn to:

• Write measurable goals and objectives for your programs
• Develop and implement an evaluation plan
• Understand various data collection methods used in evaluation
• Report on findings to partners, funders and the public

Below is a list of tools and background materials -

Evaluation toolkit  from the W.K Kellogg Foundation. This link provides information on evaluation generally and on the development of a logic model.

Outcome Measurement Resources from the United Way. This site provides a comprehensive overview of how and why to develop outcome measures for programs.

Overview of program evaluation - from Free Management Library as well as an overview of outcomes-based evaluation from the same source.

Outcome Evaluation Toolkit - sample logic models, evaluation plans and other templates