External Evaluation
Sometimes funders require that program performance is assessed by external evaluators. This is often true for multi-year funding streams that require ongoing justification to secure critical program funding.
Terrapin has the experience to assist non-profit clients in the development, delivery and management of program evaluation frameworks that [work best for your clients, partners, participants and supporters]
- [JC] consider revision - ‘work best’ is vague. Maybe ‘frameworks that accurately identify strengths and weaknesses in programming efficacy.
Case Study
Who
Market Greens - A fruit and vegetable prescription program of Community Food Centres Canada
Challenge
Co-developing, training and managing a third party evaluation of a mutli-year project delivered through partner organizations across Canada.
Approach
Advising on pilot project evaluation and reviewing tools and learnings from Market Greens pilot programs.
Grant proposal and funding application support with research, evaluation plan and performance measurement framework.
Developing and evaluation strategy/framework and tools that works for program delivery partners and meet multiple funder requirements.
Scripting and filming evaluation training videos for program delivery partners to introduce them to the importance of program evaluation, the Market Greens evaluation guide and program monitoring and evaluation tools, and tips for good evaluation participation and performance.
Regular check-ins and support to CFCC's Market Greens project manager and program delivery partners to keep updated on evaluation activities and provide extra support where needed.
Providing support in the analysis and reporting of program data to our client, program delivery partners and assisting on scheduled grant reporting to funders.
Facilitating annual meetings of grant delivery partners to share and review evaluation activities and results from the past year to inform improvements to evaluation tools and methods.
Outcomes
Market Greens grant partner organizations are well trained and supported in monitoring and evaluation activities. Community Food Centres Canada's Market Greens team is assured of strong evaluation performance and quality results to inform improvements to the program and report back to funders of expected and unexpected program outcomes.
“Testimonial copy from someone relevant to this project at CFCC.”