Foundations and Evaluation: Contexts and Practices for Effective Philanthropy

Marc T. Braverman · Norman A. Constantine · Jana Kay Slater

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Tables, Figures, and Exhibits.Foreword (Richard T. Schlosberg III).Preface.The Editors.The Contributors.Introduction: Putting Evaluation to Work for Foundations (Jana Kay Slater, Norman A. Constantine, and Marc T. Braverman).PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVES.Perspective by Hodding Carter III (President and CEO, The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation).Perspective by Michael M. Howe (President, The East Bay Community Foundation).Perspective by Risa Lavizzo-Mourey (President and CEO, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation).PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING FOUNDATIONS AS A CONTEXT FOR EVALUATION.1. Using Evaluation to Advance a Foundation's Mission (Laura C. Leviton and Marian E. Bass).2. A Historical Perspective on Evaluation in Foundations (Peter Dobkin Hall).3. Foundations and Evaluation as Uneasy Partners in Learning (Mark R. Kramer and William E. Bickel).4. Building Strong Foundation-Grantee Relationships (Michael Quinn Patton, John Bare, and Deborah G. Bonnet).5. Evaluation as a Democratizing Practice (Jennifer C. Greene, Ricardo A. Millett, and Rodney K. Hopson).6. Integrating Evaluation into Foundation Activity Cycles (Laura C. Leviton and William E. Bickel).PART TWO: BUILDING CAPACITY FOR EVALUATION PRACTICE.7. Making Judgments About What to Evaluate and How Intensely (Melvin M. Mark and William L. Beery).8. Adapting Evaluation to Accommodate Foundations' Structural and Cultural Characteristics (Ross F. Conner, Victor Kuo, Marli S. Melton, and Ricardo A. Millett).9. Field-Based Evaluation as a Path to Foundation Effectiveness (Patricia Patrizi and Edward Pauly).10. Strategies for Smaller Foundations (Marli S. Melton, Jana Kay Slater, and Wendy L. Constantine).11. Strategies for Comprehensive Initiatives (Debra J. Rog and James R. Knickman).12. Appraising Evidence on Program Effectiveness (Norman A. Constantine and Marc T. Braverman).13. Evaluative Thinking for Grantees (E. Jane Davidson, Michael M. Howe, and Michael Scriven).14. Communicating Results to Different Audiences (Lester W. Baxter and Marc T. Braverman).Index.

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