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Nonprofit Case Study – Working with External Evaluators

Nonprofit Case Study – Working with External Evaluators. How a nonprofit worked with an external partner to grow its performance management capacity. December 4, 2013. Today’s Presenters. Monique Miles Deputy Director of the Aspen Forum for Community Solutions Aspen Institute

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Nonprofit Case Study – Working with External Evaluators

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  1. Nonprofit Case Study – Working with External Evaluators How a nonprofit worked with an external partner to grow its performance management capacity December 4, 2013

  2. Today’s Presenters Monique MilesDeputy Director of the Aspen Forum for Community Solutions Aspen Institute Sean SegalChief Operating OfficerUrban Alliance Dan TsinDirector of Evaluation Urban Alliance Brett TheodosSenior Research AssociateUrban Institute

  3. Urban Alliance Urban Alliance provides professional development to under-resourced youth through a 10-month paid internship.

  4. Urban Alliance’s History

  5. How Urban Alliance Works Pre-Work Training Professional Internship Skill Building Post-High School Coaching Alumni Services Youth remain “Connected”by continuing in school or earning a livable wage. Skill Set Growth Post-Secondary Readiness HS Graduation Immediate college enrollment or employment Youth are living self-sufficiently and contributing to society. More than 700 hours of programming

  6. Measuring Success Urban Alliance places heavy emphasis on program evaluationand continuous learningto ensure the best outcomes for our youth.

  7. Investment in Evaluation • Collection of weekly tracking notes and end of year reports on youth • Data unable to be aggregated • Purchased Effort to Outcomes • Hard and Soft skills tracked • Aggregated data for Development • World Bank/ Urban Institute East of River Initiative • Logic Model with long term outcomes development • 1st Pre and Post Program Surveys • Creation of Alumni Services • Full time Director of Evaluation • Investment in SalesForce for all organization data tracking • Urban Institute RCT • External data confirmation • Increased capacity to track and follow alumni • Linking specific program inputs and activities to long term outcomes

  8. Q&A Monique MilesDeputy Director of the Aspen Forum for Community Solutions Aspen Institute Monique.Miles@aspeninstitute.org  Sean SegalChief Operating OfficerUrban Alliance ssegal@theurbanalliance.org Dan TsinDirector of Evaluation Urban Alliance dtsin@theurbanalliance.org Brett TheodosSenior Research AssociateUrban Institute btheodos@theurban.org

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