{"product_id":"level-best-9780787979065","title":"Level Best","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLevel Best discusses the unique challenges that face small and grassroots nonprofits dealing with evaluation. It offers practical tools, affordable strategies, and language for talking about organizational results. The book provides information that is simple and direct, logically organized, easily found, and quickly absorbed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Level Best proves to be a foolproof fear buster . . . The book does an excellent job of presenting evaluation as a tool for grassroots organizations to use to their benefit…\" (\u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Evaluation\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFigure, Tables, Worksheets, Exhibits, Agendas.  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Use This Book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstruction with Samples and Examples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Understanding Evaluation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluation as Power Instead of Pain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Evaluation \u003ci\u003eIs\u003c\/i\u003e and What It \u003ci\u003eIs Not\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 A Simple Evaluation Framework.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Basic Evaluation Framework.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Concepts:What to Evaluate and How to Get Started.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rolling Evaluation Method.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Planning Your Evaluation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Quick Review of Basic Organizational Readiness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinition of an Effective Organization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat You Plan Affects What You Learn.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep by Step: Planning Your Evaluation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding Funders’Needs and Fitting Them into Your Evaluation Plan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Setting Goals Makes Evaluation Easier.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow You Can Prepare.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Asking the Right Questions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClear Program Goals Guide Evaluation Questions and Choices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat to Evaluate:What You Do Versus What Your Constituents Do.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eThen:\u003c\/i\u003eWhich to Evaluate?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Relationship Between Evaluating What You Do (Process) and What They Do (Outcome).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetermine the Right Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAsk What You Really Want to Know.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Advocacy Organizations Can Approach Evaluation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Be Answerable When Advocacy and Organizing Are Your Agenda.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdeas for Measuring Organizing Efforts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Tracking Information.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptions for Tracking Information.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Right Goal Statement Helps Determine the Right Things to Track.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Learning From and Using the Information.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking Use of Your Information.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganizing Your Information.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing What You Learn.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSharing Your Evaluation Results with the Outside World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeeding Results into the Cycle of Planning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTying Evaluation into Planning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeciding Where to Begin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncorporating Evaluation into Your Strategic Planning Process.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eResources.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Commonly Used Terms and Their Definitions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB Types of Evaluation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC Sample Completed Evaluation Planning Worksheet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD Sample Evaluation Report Outline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eE Program Evaluation Standards.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405050716503,"sku":"9780787979065","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780787979065.jpg?v=1730488504","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/level-best-9780787979065","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}