The document discusses evaluation as a tool for creating and leading a results-based learning culture. It provides concepts and definitions of evaluation approaches, focuses, and levels of analysis. It then outlines practical approaches for foundations to apply evaluation, including starting small but meaningfully, building capacity, breaking out of the grant process, using evaluation for both facts and stories, and utilizing various evaluation tools. The presentation was given by Johanna Morariu and Will Fenn at the Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy annual conference in Chicago.

1. evaluationas a tool
for creating
and leading a results-based
learning culture
Johanna Morariu
jmorariu@innonet.org
@j_morariu
Will Fenn
wfenn@innonet.org
@wtfenn
Presentation at the Emerging Practitioners in
Philanthropy (EPIP) annual conference
April 5, 2013
Chicago, IL

2. What’s your experience
in philanthropy?
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3. What’s your experience
with evaluation?
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4. Apply it to your work
Practical approaches
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Agenda
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Concepts and definitions

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Concepts and definitions1

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Concepts and definitions1

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Evaluation Approaches1

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Evaluation Focus1

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Levels of Analysis1

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Levels of Analysis1
Grant/Grantee Strategy/Portfolio
Foundation Field/Issue

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Evaluation Theater1

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Practical approaches2
A Start small but meaningfully
B Build capacity
C Break out of the grant process
D Evaluation for facts and stories
E Use your evaluation toolbox

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Practical approaches2
A Start small but meaningfully

14. B Build capacity
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Practical approaches2

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Practical approaches2
C Break out of the grant process

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Practical approaches2
D Evaluation for facts and stories

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Practical approaches2
E Use your evaluation toolbox

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Practical approaches2
A Start small but meaningfully
B Build capacity
C Break out of the grant process
D Evaluation for facts and stories
E Use your evaluation toolbox

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Apply it to your work3
Challenges?

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Solutions?

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22. Evaluation as a tool for creating and leading
Johanna Morariu William Fenn
wfenn@innonet.org
@wtfenn
jmorariu@innonet.org
@j_morariu
a results-based learning culture
thank you!