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An effective evaluation can help identify an organization's success, share information with key audiences, improve services, and confirm that an organization is truly making a difference. The Manager's Guide to Program Evaluation is a crucial resource for the vitality of any nonprofit organization.
About the author
PAUL W. MATTESSICH, Ph.D., is executive director of Wilder Research, which dedicates itself to improving the lives of individuals, families, and communities through applied research. Mattessich has assisted local, national, and international organizations with strategic planning, organizational improvement, and evaluation. He travels regularly to Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom, where he learns from, and consults with, organizations addressing youth development, community development, and the promotion of peace and acceptance of diversity among groups from divided communities. Mattessich has been involved in applied social research since 1973 and is the author or coauthor of more than three hundred publications and reports including the recently released third edition of Collaboration: What Makes It Work. He has also served on a variety of task forces in government and the nonprofit sectors. He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Minnesota, where he currently serves as an adjunct faculty in the School of Social Work.
Summary
An effective evaluation can help identify an organization’s success, share information with key audiences, improve services, and confirm that an organization is truly making a difference. The Manager’s Guide to Program Evaluation is a crucial resource for the vitality of any nonprofit organization.
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"In this updated edition, Paul Mattessich brings his vast experience as both a manager and evaluator to the challenges of making a difference in a turbulent, complex, and uncertain world. He makes evaluation accessible, meaningful, practical, adaptable - and most of all, useful. For managers committed to evidence-informed decision-making, no better book on evaluation exists." —Michael Quinn Patton, Founder and Director of Utilization-Focused Evaluation
“The Manager’s Guide to Program Evaluation sets the foundation for any manager to be equipped with the skills to direct in-house or contracted evaluations. As a public affairs professor, I use The Manager’s Guide to Program Evaluation as the text for all my graduate courses and community trainings on program evaluation.” —Eileen Eisen-Cohen, PhD, Arizona State University
“This guide is written in a clear, concise and comprehensive manner. You can read it from front to back or dive right into specific sections. For those new to evaluation, this will guide you gently on your way. And for the more seasoned folks, it provides those quick refreshers that can be so helpful. This will be a ready resource in my library.” —Nadege Souvenir, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
“Provides a very readable overview of key concepts in program evaluation, including cultural responsiveness. Because it uses diverse examples, this book will inform program evaluation in many sectors.” —Peter J. Pecora, PhD, University of Washington
