Resources For Accountability and Financial Management in the Voluntary Sector
Portal Sites for Evaluation (operational as of Sept. 2001)
Canada
VSERP, The Voluntary Sector Evaluation Research Project, a joint initiative of the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy, Centre for Voluntary Research anb Development, United Way-Centraide Canada, Volunteer Canada, YMCA Canada, Max Bell Foundation, and CCAF-FCVI Inc. (formerly the Canadian Comprehensive Auditing Foundation), Community Foundations of Canada and Philanthropic Foundations of Canada. The site includes databases of VSERP research and evaluation resources as well as links to Canadian and international evaluation glossaries.
http://www.vserp.org
United States
American Council for Voluntary International Action. "InterAction Evaluation Resources: Tips & Best Practices." n.d.
http://www.interaction.org/evaluation/tips.html
Elwell, Catherine Callow. "Electronic Resources For Evaluators." n.d.
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~pde/elecres3.htm
"ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation," by the Educational Resources Information Center, http://ericae.net which includes a free online journal, Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation , http://ericae.net/pare/Home.htm and links to other free, full-text online resources and manuals via http://ericae.net/ftlib.htm
McNamara, Carter. "Evaluation Activities in Organizations," Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits . n.d.
http://www.mapnp.org/library/evaluatn/evaluatn.htm
"Evaluation and Accountability Resources: A Collaborative Project of the Southern Region Program and Staff Development Committee." n.d.
http://www.ca.uky.edu/agpsd/soregion.htm
"Measuring Impact," part of the INDEPENDENT SECTOR's NonProfit Pathfinder resources, which includes "Measurement Tools and Publications," "Measuring Impact: An Annotated Bibliography," and "Books, Articles, Newsletters and Reports," online at http://www.independentsector.org/pathfinder/impact/index.html
"Outcome Measurement and Program Evaluation - Online directory of web links and information resources of interest to nonprofits," by the United Cerebral Palsy Association, Greater Utica (N.Y.) Area, online at http://www.ucp-utica.org/uwlinks/outcomes.html
"Resources," CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Evaluation Working Group, http://www.cdc.gov/eval/resources.htm
"Resources for Program Evaluation," by the National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center: online at http://www.nvaw.org/research/resources.shtml
"Useful Links," part of the BJA Evaluation Site , Bureau of Justice Assistance, online at http://www.bja.evaluationwebsite.org/html/useful_links
"WISCAP Resources & Links," by the Wisconsin Community Assistance Program, online at http://www.wiscap.org/resourceslinks.htm
Sawhill, John and David Williamson. "Measuring what matters in nonprofits." The McKinsley Quarterly 2 (May 2001): 96-107.
Schiemann, William A and John H. Lingle. "Seven Greatest Myths of Measurement," Perform Magazine , Spring 1998,
http://www.pbviews.com/resources/frameworks/frameworks.asp
Stout, William D. "A new way to evaluate your organization's performance: Measure your use of time." Nonprofit World 19, no.4 (July/ August 2001): 28-31.
UK/Commonwealth
Sefton, Tom and Liz Richardson. "Evaluating small scale community projects: can the circle be squared?" presentation to the 7 th NCVO Researching the Voluntary Sector Conference. 2001.
http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/
Wainwright, Susan. "Measuring the impact of the voluntary sector," presentation to the 7th NCVO Researching the Voluntary Sector Conference. 2001.
http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/
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