Evaluation
October 2012
Report: Inspired Learning: An Evaluation of Vibrant Communities’ National Supports
Inspired Learning: An Evaluation of Vibrant Communities’ National Supports evaluates the design of the learning and networking features provided with national supports to local Vibrant Communities initiatives (also referred to as a hub or backbone organization).
October 2010
Report: Vibrant Communities 2002-2010 Evaluation Report
Highlights key results and offers deeper understanding of the critical success factors, effectiveness and patterns identified through the Vibrant Communities experiment. Vibrant Communities is a national poverty reduction program.
July 2010
Publication: DE 201: A Practitioner’s Guide to Developmental Evaluation
Builds on the concepts outlined in A Developmental Evaluation Primer by articulating some of the key practices associated with this work.
March 2010
Report: Vartana Review: A Reflection on the History, Lessons, and Legacy of the Vartana Initiative
Vartana was an initiative to create a charitable bank in Canada dedicated to serving the voluntary sector. This report includes a timeline of events; a generalized assessment of why Vartana failed; and a summary of lessons that can be applied to initiatives that focus on systemic change.
February 2010
Report: Developmental Evaluation Report: A trek through the YouthScape landscape
Offers insights about the youth engagement initiative, YouthScape, through the eyes of its Lead Developmental Evaluator.
July 2007
Report: Reflecting on Ten Years of CEDTAP
Summarizes the main achievements, limits and lessons of the implementation of the Community Economic Development Technical Assistance Program (CEDTAP) during the period 1997-2007.
May 2006
Publication: A Developmental Evaluation Primer
Introduces the concept of developmental evaluation to potential users and provides some tools to support its use.
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