Foundations and Evaluation: Contexts and Practices for Effective Philanthropy基础与评价:有效慈善行为的场景与实践

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出版时间: 2004-8-1字数:版次: 1页数: 314印刷时间: 2004/08/01开本: 16开印次: 1纸张: 胶版纸I S B N : 9780787970772包装: 精装内容简介
“Gathered together in this unique book on evaluation and effective foundation practice are the experienced-based perspectives and measured insights of both seasoned practitioners and key philanthropic thought leaders。 Foundations and Evaluation is a substantial think piece for grantmakers of any size。”——Dorothy S。 Ridings, president and CEO, Council on Foundations
“Foundations and Evaluation explores the intersection between organizational effectiveness and evaluation and demonstrates the need for commitment to evaluation throughout the foundation,A good read for both newcomers to evaluation and those with more experience,written by some of the most highly respected leaders in the field。”--Kathleen P。Enright,executive director, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
Gathered together in this unique book on evaluation and effective foundation practice are the experienced-based perspectives and measured insights of both seasoned practitioners and key philanthropic thought leaders。Foundations and Evaluation is a substantial think piece for grantmakers of any size;——Dorothy S。 Ridings,president and CEO, Council on Foundations
Foundations and Evaluation explores the intersection between organizational effectiveness and evaluation and demonstrates the need for commitment to evaluation throughout the foundation, A good read for both newcomers to evaluation and those with more experience, written by some of the most highly respected leaders in the field。——Kathleen P。 Enright, executive director, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
目录
Tables,Figures,and Exhibits
Foreword
Richard T Schlosberg
Preface
The Editors
The Contributors
Introduction:Putting Evaluation to Work for Foundations
Jana Kay Slater,Norman A.Constantine,and Marc T Braverman
PRESIDENTlAL PERSPECTlVES
Perspective by Hodding Carter
President and CEO,The John S.and James L.Knight Foundation
Perspective bv MichaeI M.Howe
President,The East Bay Community Foundation
Perspective by Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
President and CE0,The Robert Wood Iohnson Foundation
PART ONE:UNDERSTANDlNG FOUNDAT-ONS 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 WiIliam E.BickeI
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 WiIliam E.BickeI
PART TWO:BUILDlNG CAPACITY FOR EVALUATION
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
CulturaI Characte ristics
Ross F Conne~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
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Index