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Using this Tool Kit and Manual enables programs to determine the extent to which they meet program expectations and achieve desired outcomes. The Tool Kit provides sample items and instruments for quality data collection, while the Manual describes methods to plan and implement effective evaluations. Together, these products allow staff to gather pertinent information to help manage the program, improve its processes, and determine its outcomes. Used in these ways, this Evaluation Tool Kit and Manual can serve to enhance program success.

For data management, please download and use a preformatted EXCEL or Access database, depending on your need and preference.

For data gathering, please use this survey generator.

To learn how to conduct effective evaluations of your programs and how to use the above tools, please download as a PDF file the user manual.

You can download either the entire manual or the individual chapters:

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Evaluation Planning
Chapter 3: Collecting Evaluation Data
Chapter 4: Summarizing Data
Chapter 5: Evaluation Reporting
Appendix A: Glossary of Evaluation Acronyms and Terms
Appendix B: Evaluation Web Resources
Appendix C: Excel "Cheat Sheet"

To help programs familiarize themselves with this toolkit and to help them launch evaluations, we plan to organize several workshops around the country during Spring and Summer 2007. If you are interested in attending such a workshop, please contact Dr. Niklaus Steiner, Project Director at nsteiner@unc.edu.

We welcome all comments and questions regarding these products and are constantly looking for ways to improve them. Please send your thoughts to Dr. Niklaus Steiner, Project Director at nsteiner@unc.edu.