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Author:   Marc T. Braverman (University of California, Davis) ,  Norman A. Constantine (Public Health Institute in Berkeley) ,  Jana Kay Slater (Public Health Institute in Berkeley)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.653kg
ISBN:  

9781118437131

ISBN 10:   1118437136
Pages:   380
Publication Date:   26 April 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Tables, Figures, and Exhibits xi Foreword xiii Richard T. Schlosberg III Preface xvii The Editors xxi The Contributors xxiii Introduction: Putting Evaluation to Work for Foundations xxxv Jana Kay Slater, Norman A. Constantine, and Marc T. Braverman PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVES Perspective by Hodding Carter III xlvii President and CEO, The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Perspective by Michael M. Howe liii President, The East Bay Community Foundation Perspective by Risa Lavizzo-Mourey lvii President and CEO, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING FOUNDATIONS AS A CONTEXT FOR EVALUATION 1 Using Evaluation to Advance a Foundation’s Mission 3 Laura C. Leviton and Marian E. Bass 2 A Historical Perspective on Evaluation in Foundations 27 Peter Dobkin Hall 3 Foundations and Evaluation as Uneasy Partners in Learning 51 Mark R. Kramer and William E. Bickel 4 Building Strong Foundation-Grantee Relationships 76 Michael Quinn Patton, John Bare, and Deborah G. Bonnet 5 Evaluation as a Democratizing Practice 96 Jennifer C. Greene, Ricardo A. Millett, and Rodney K. Hopson 6 Integrating Evaluation into Foundation Activity Cycles 119 Laura C. Leviton and William E. Bickel PART TWO: BUILDING CAPACITY FOR EVALUATION PRACTICE 7 Making Judgments About What to Evaluate and How Intensely 145 Melvin M. Mark and William L. Beery 8 Adapting Evaluation to Accommodate Foundations’ Structural and Cultural Characteristics 166 Ross F. Conner, Victor Kuo, Marli S. Melton, and Ricardo A. Millett 9 Field-Based Evaluation as a Path to Foundation Effectiveness 185 Patricia Patrizi and Edward Pauly 10 Strategies for Smaller Foundations 201 Marli S. Melton, Jana Kay Slater, and Wendy L. Constantine 11 Strategies for Comprehensive Initiatives 223 Debra J. Rog and James R. Knickman 12 Appraising Evidence on Program Effectiveness 236 Norman A. Constantine and Marc T. Braverman 13 Evaluative Thinking for Grantees 259 E. Jane Davidson, Michael M. Howe, and Michael Scriven 14 Communicating Results to Different Audiences 281 Lester W. Baxter and Marc T. Braverman Index 305

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Marc T. Braverman is a Cooperative Extension youth development specialist in the Department of Human and Community Development at the University of California, Davis. Norman A. Constantine is a senior research scientist and program director of the Center for Research on Adolescent Health and Development at the Public Health Institute in Oakland, California, and lecturer in epidemiology at the University of California, Berkeley. Jana Kay Slater is senior research scientist at the Center for Research on Adolescent Health and Development at the Public Health Institute in Oakland, California.

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