Evaluation Resources on the Web
The Foundation offers materials on evaluation and research. Topics include: Transforming Neighborhoods into Family-supporting Environments; Evaluating Comprehensive Community Changes; and Getting Smart, Getting Real: Using Research and Evaluation Information to Improve Programs and Policies.
"New Approaches to Evaluating Community Initiatives", Volumes I and II
Available from the Aspen Institute.
Asset-Based
Community Development Institute
Asset-Based Community Development Institute Offerings include "A Guide to Evaluating Asset-based Community Development: Lessons, Challenges and Opportunities" and "The Community Building Workbook".
Center for the Application of
Prevention Technologies (CAPTs)
Regional CAPTs help to bridge the gap between effective research-based prevention strategies and practices through the dissemination of prevention knowledge and the application of that knowledge in the field. Search on any of the regional CAPT sites for information on evaluation.
SAMHSA's Prevention Platform
SAMHSA's Prevention Platform is an online resource for substance abuse prevention. It is provided by the SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.
A computer information database and exchange network that provides "how-to" information on a broad range of topics related to community health and development.
Empowerment Evaluation Institute
This website provides information and resources on conducting collaborative, participatory, and empowerment evaluations.
"A Community Substance Abuse Indicators Handbook: How do we know we're making a difference?"
This guide, produced by Join Together for communities, describes indicators that community coalitions and other groups can use to describe the nature and scope of local substance abuse problems. The term “indicators” refers to information that is usually already collected by an agency or organization. The handbook includes contact information on state agencies and organizations that collect/report indicator data.
"Measuring Program Outcomes: A Practical Approach"
Available at the United Way.
Available at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.