In our first blog post on this topic, we told you, “The cost of a program evaluation will realistically depend on several variables, but a good gauge is to estimate 10-15% of the total program costs.” While this estimate will suffice as an approximation, it should not
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We are taking a break from our typical posts about data and evaluation to share a bit more about the human side of our work and why it’s so important to us. When Sandra and I met way back in 1997, in a small, chilly office in
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Have you heard about Knowledge Advisory Group’s approach to measurement? It’s a flexible process that we call NIMBLE (Navigate, Include, Magnify, Build, Learn, and Evaluate). NIMBLE works well for nonprofits and other organizations, whether you need to tackle data tasks in small bites or on a larger
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Congratulations to Housing Families First (HFF), our final winner of the 10 Months of Giving campaign! Knowledge Advisory Group will provide HFF with pro bono data analysis and reporting services for the Bringing Families Home (BFH) program, which was created to help families in precariously housed hotels
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At Knowledge Advisory Group, logic models are one of our favorite tools for both program design and evaluation strategy because they create the foundation for success. What is a logic model? At a high level, a logic model illustrates how a program is designed to
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In the third blog of our five-blog series, Conquering Data, we want to share another essential understanding within the funder and nonprofit relationship. After explaining that it is okay to start small and asserting that nonprofits should take ownership of their program outcomes in our first two
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