A critical look at evaluations
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Podcast "Philanthropy in question(s)" - Episode 6
A Critical Look at Evaluations - Liket, Rey-Garcia and Maas
How do we evaluate philanthropic organizations? What are the criteria for a good evaluation?
While this question is at the heart of the sector's concerns, Anne Monier presents an article that takes a critical look at evaluations. Co-authored by Kellie Liket, Marta Rey-Garcia and Karen Maas, the article is entitled "Why aren't evaluations working and what to do about it".
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The five main ideas of the article:
In this episode, Anne Monier returns to the five main ideas developed in the article:
The Pressure to evaluate
Despite this pressure, philanthropic organizations have made little progress in their evaluation practices
Collaboration among stakeholders is both necessary and complex
It is important to ask why evaluations are being done
Proposed framework to assist philanthropic organizations in their evaluations
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Other articles on the topic
Greg Molecke and Anne-Claire Pache. "How do we know when social innovation works? A review and contingency model of social impact assessment", in Handbook of inclusive innovation: The role of organizations, markets and communities in social innovation, 2019, pp. 83-105
Notre infographie "Adapter sa méthode d'évaluation d'impact social au cycle de l'innovation"
La semaine 4 de notre MOOC "La Philanthropie : Comprendre et Agir" dédiée à l'impact.
Kellie C. Liket, Marta Rey-Garcia et Karen E. H. Maas. "Why aren't evaluations working and what to do about it: a framework for negotiating meaningful evaluation in nonprofits" , American Journal of Evaluation, vol. 35, issue 2, 2014, pp. 171-188
Carman Joanne G. “Understanding evaluation in nonprofit organizations », Public Performance & Management Review, vol. 34, no. 3, M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 2011, pp. 350–77
Herman, Robert D., and David O. Renz. “Doing Things Right: Effectiveness in Local Nonprofit Organizations, A Panel Study.” Public Administration Review, vol. 64, no. 6, [American Society for Public Administration, Wiley], 2004, pp. 694–704
Mitchell George E. & Berlan David, « Evaluation in Nonprofit Organizations: An Empirical Analysis », Public Performance & Management Review, 41:2, 2018, 415-437
Moxham Claire. “Help or hindrance? Examining the Role of Performance Measurement in UK Nonprofit Organizations.” Public Performance & Management Review, vol. 33, no.3, M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 2010, pp. 342–54
Le rapport de la Stanford Social Innovation Review commandé par The Aspen Institute: "Advancing evaluation practices in philanthropy"
Un article de Louise Giroux, Présidente de Global Philanthropia Canada : "L'évaluation DE la philanthropie et EN philanthropie" (2020)
Un article de Garrett Ward Richards, chercheur : "Evidence-Based Policy Making, Policy Evaluation, and Effective Altruism: Considerations for a Research Project on Social Impact Measurement in Atlantic Canada" (2020)
Other episodes with related themes
Rethinking Research on Philanthropy, Von Schnurbein, Rey-Garcia, Neumayr
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