Related Sites

The following websites provide useful information in regards to program evaluation, as well as capacity building and other program development aspects relevant to community-based programs. All links open in a new window.

Government-Sponsored Evaluation Websites

Pal-Tech, Inc. is the prime contractor for the Community-Based Abstinence Education Training, Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Contract (CBAE T/TA Contract), funded by the Family and Youth Services Bureau in Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Through this site, abstinence education grantees can access technical assistance modules aimed towards helping grantees implement their programs efficiently and effectively, while complying with federal guidelines. The website also includes handouts provided by CBAE management such as the program specialist and the Office of Grants Management.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention maintain this website as an effort to promote evaluation in public health. The website provides an overview of the role of the Evaluation Working Group, highlights a framework for program evaluation, and additional resources that may help when applying the framework.

The Centers for Disease Control’s Division of Adolescent and School Health provides its funded partners evaluation technical assistance including expectations and processes of program evaluation, resources such as handbooks, briefs, and guides, and journal articles dealing with youth-focused health issues.

The Bureau of Justice Assistance within the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice maintains the center as a resource for state and local agencies that are planning and implementing program evaluations for criminal justice programs. The website contains information related to evaluations of specific program areas within criminal justice, as well as performance measures resources.

The National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth, maintained by the Family and Youth Services Bureau within the Administration on Children and Families, provides information and resources to the public to assist with programs and initiatives serving youth and their families. The website also includes a literature database as well as a calendar of events with information regarding conferences and trainings related to youth and family services.

The OERL, which is supported by the National Science Foundation, was developed for professionals seeking to design, conduct, document, or review project evaluations. The purpose of this system is to collect and make available evaluation plans, instruments, and reports for NSF projects that can be used as examples by Principal Investigators, project evaluators, and others outside the NSF community as they design proposals and projects. OERL also includes professional development modules that can be used to better understand and utilize the materials made available.

University-Sponsored Evaluation Websites

The Community Tool Box is a resource for free information on essential skills for building healthy communities. It offers practical guidance in creating change and program improvement. This website is not maintained or sponsored by the University of Kansas and is not maintained or sponsored by the federal government.

The Program Development and Evaluation Unit provides training and technical assistance that enables Cooperative Extension campus and community-based faculty and staff to plan, implement and evaluate high quality educational programs. This website is not maintained or sponsored by the federal government.

The Evaluation Center's mission is to advance the theory, practice, and utilization of evaluation. The Center's principal activities are research, development, dissemination, service, instruction, and national and international leadership in evaluation. This website is not maintained or sponsored by the federal government.

Professional Organizations

AEA, a non-profit organization, is an international professional association of evaluators devoted to the application and exploration of program evaluation, personnel evaluation, technology, and many other forms of evaluation. AEA has approximately 5,000 members representing all 50 states in the US as well as over 60 foreign countries. This website is not maintained or sponsored by the federal government.

Additional Evaluation Websites

The mission of the Evaluation Toolkit is to provide continuous, high-quality support to enhance the mission of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation by developing, capturing, and communicating useful and usable information for key stakeholders and other audiences. It is supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Trust. This website is not maintained or sponsored by the federal government.

Free Management Library provides easy-to-access, comprehensive resources regarding the leadership and management of individuals, groups and organizations. Content is relevant to the vast majority of people, whether they are in large or small for-profit or nonprofit organizations. This website is not maintained or sponsored by the federal government.

Innovation Network, a non-profit organization, provides program planning and evaluation consulting, workshop-based training, and online tools to nonprofits and funders. This website is not maintained or sponsored by the federal government.

This foundation, a non-profit organization, seeks to promote the effective use of evaluative techniques by nonprofits and other foundations by increasing access to evaluation tools and other resources. This website is not maintained or sponsored by the federal government.

NASHP is a non-profit, non-partisan organization of state health policymakers that conducts policy analysis research and convenes state leaders to help states achieve excellence in state health policy and practice. This website is not maintained or sponsored by the federal government.

The World Bank Impact Evaluation website disseminates information and provides resources for individuals and organizations working to assess and improve the effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing poverty. This website is not maintained or sponsored by the federal government.