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foundations and evaluation: contexts and practices for effective philanthropy
marc t. braverman, norman a. constantine, jana kay slater
Synopsis "foundations and evaluation: contexts and practices for effective philanthropy"
foundations and evaluation will improve the quality and usefulness of evaluations that are conducted for foundations. the foundation community makes substantial investments in social change, and a growing proportion of that community is more aware than ever before that the use of high quality, rigorous evaluation can provide enormous benefit to foundation ` s philanthropic activities and their collective ability to achieve their ambitious goals. this book builds expertise among a variety of audiences including foundation-based evaluators, external evaluators, graduate students, and foundation program officers whose decision-making can be enhanced by better understanding and more effective use of evaluation. by highlighting important new directions, perspectives, challenges and solutions in this complex arena, this project will expand the organizational capacity of foundations to achieve the maximum return on their investments. based on research funded by the david and lucile packard foundation, foundations and evaluation provides a state-of-the-art analysis and guide to the practice of evaluation in the foundation world. it presents contributions from many of the leading thinkers in the field of evaluation, including michael quinn patton, mel mark, michael cortes, peter dobkin hall, ernie house, and ricardo millett. by promoting and advancing the critical uses of evaluation within the foundation context, this intellectual groundwork promises to make a lasting difference in the effectiveness of philanthropic efforts throughout the world.
