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1d. General Guides to Evaluation: Review of evaluation guides: ASDC Review of Primers on Program Evaluation Download: RWJ Primer Report Version 3 (505 KB) Organization: Association for the Study and Development of Community Web Site: http://www.capablecommunity.com/ User-Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation Hyperlink: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2002/nsf02057/nsf02057.pdf Organization: National Science Foundation Web Site: http://www.nsf.gov/ "We Did It Ourselves" Evaluation Guide Download: SierraEvaluationGuide.pdf (12.5 MB) Organization: Sierra Health Foundation Web Site: http://www.sierrahealth.org 1d. Web-based General Guides to Evaluation: MAPnp Web Site Hyperlink: http://www.mapnp.org/library/evaluatn Organization: MAP for Nonprofits Web Site: http://mapnp.nonprofitoffice.com/ University of Wisconsin Extension Evaluation Web Site Hyperlink: http://www.uwex.edu/ces/pdande/evaluation Organization: University of Wisconsin Extension Web Site: http://www.uwex.edu 1d. Role of Data in Change: Documents to come 1d. Deciding on the Focus of the Evaluation at This Time: How to Use Evaluation as a Community Planning Tool Hyperlink: http://www.developmentleadership.net/smp/manual/04.htm Organization: Development Leadership Network Web Site: http://www.developmentleadership.net Principles for Evaluating Comprehensive Community Initiatives Download: NFCVP062001.pdf (107 KB) Organization: Association for the Study and Development of Community Web Site: http://www.capablecommunity.com/ 1d. Participatory/Culturally Competent Evaluations: A Participatory Model for Evaluating Social Programs Download: Eval_Social.pdf (94 KB) Organization: The James Irvine Foundation Web Site: http://www.irvine.org/ Keys to Cultural Competency: A Literature Review for Evaluations of Recent Immigrant and Refugee Service Programs in Colorado Download: KeystoCulturalCompetency04.pdf (315 KB) Organization: Colorado Trust Web Site: http://www.coloradotrust.org

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