Foundations and evaluation
Subtitle: contexts and practices for effective philanthropy
By: edited by Marc T. Braverman, Norman A. Constantine, Jana Kay Slater ; foreword by Richard T. Schlosberg III.
Contributors: Braverman, Marc T.; Constantine, Norman, 1951-; Slater, Jana Kay.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2004
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
Subjects: Endowments -- Evaluation.; Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Evaluation.; Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Description: Based on rigorous research funded by the Packard Foundation, Foundations and Evaluation provides a state-of-the-art guide to the practice of evaluation in the foundation world. The book presents contributions from all the leading thinkers in the field of evaluation and promotes and advances the critical uses of evaluation within the foundation context. This intellectual groundwork promises to make a lasting difference in the effectiveness of philanthropic efforts throughout the world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / -- Richard T. Schlosberg III -- Introduction:; title: Foreword / -- Richard T. Schlosberg III -- Introduction: -- Jana Kay Slater ... [et al.] -- PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVES; title: Foreword / -- Richard T. Schlosberg III -- Introduction: -- Jana Kay Slater ... [et al.] -- PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVES -- Hodding Carter III; title: Foreword / -- Richard T. Schlosberg III -- Introduction: -- Jana Kay Slater ... [et al.] -- PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVES -- Hodding Carter III -- Michael M. Howe; title: Foreword / -- Richard T. Schlosberg III -- Introduction: -- Jana Kay Slater ... [et al.] -- PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVES -- Hodding Carter III -- Michael M. Howe -- Risa Lavizzo-Mourey -- PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING FOUNDATIONS AS A CONTEXT FOR EVALUATION; title: Foreword / -- Richard T. Schlosberg III -- Introduction: -- Jana Kay Slater ... [et al.] -- PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVES -- Hodding Carter III -- Michael M. Howe -- Risa Lavizzo-Mourey -- PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING FOUNDATIONS AS A CONTEXT FOR EVALUATION -- Laura C. Leviton, -- Marian E. Bass; title: Foreword / -- Richard T. Schlosberg III -- Introduction: -- Jana Kay Slater ... [et al.] -- PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVES -- Hodding Carter III -- Michael M. Howe -- Risa Lavizzo-Mourey -- PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING FOUNDATIONS AS A CONTEXT FOR EVALUATION -- Laura C. Leviton, -- Marian E. Bass -- Peter Dobkin Hall; title: Foreword / -- Richard T. Schlosberg III -- Introduction: -- Jana Kay Slater ... [et al.] -- PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVES -- Hodding Carter III -- Michael M. Howe -- Risa Lavizzo-Mourey -- PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING FOUNDATIONS AS A CONTEXT FOR EVALUATION -- Laura C. Leviton, -- Marian E. Bass -- Peter Dobkin Hall -- Mark R. Kramer, -- William E. Bickel; title: Foreword / -- Richard T. Schlosberg III -- Introduction: -- Jana Kay Slater ... [et al.] -- PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVES -- Hodding Carter III -- Michael M. Howe -- Risa Lavizzo-Mourey -- PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING FOUNDATIONS AS A CONTEXT FOR EVALUATION -- Laura C. Leviton, -- Marian E. Bass -- Peter Dobkin Hall -- Mark R. Kramer, -- William E. Bickel -- Michael Quinn Patton ... [et al.]; title: Foreword / -- Richard T. Schlosberg III -- Introduction: -- Jana Kay Slater ... [et al.] -- PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVES -- Hodding Carter III -- Michael M. Howe -- Risa Lavizzo-Mourey -- PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING FOUNDATIONS AS A CONTEXT FOR EVALUATION -- Laura C. Leviton, -- Marian E. Bass -- Peter Dobkin Hall -- Mark R. Kramer, -- William E. Bickel -- Michael Quinn Patton ... [et al.] -- Jennifer C. Greene ... [et al.]; title: Foreword / -- Richard T. Schlosberg III -- Introduction: -- Jana Kay Slater ... [et al.] -- PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVES -- Hodding Carter III -- Michael M. Howe -- Risa Lavizzo-Mourey -- PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING FOUNDATIONS AS A CONTEXT FOR EVALUATION -- Laura C. Leviton, -- Marian E. Bass -- Peter Dobkin Hall -- Mark R. Kramer, -- William E. Bickel -- Michael Quinn Patton ... [et al.] -- Jennifer C. Greene ... [et al.] -- Laura C. Leviton, -- William E. Bickel -- PART TWO: BUILDING CAPACITY FOR EVALUATION PRACTICE; title: Foreword / -- Richard T. Schlosberg III -- Introduction: -- Jana Kay Slater ... [et al.] -- PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVES -- Hodding Carter III -- Michael M. Howe -- Risa Lavizzo-Mourey -- PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING FOUNDATIONS AS A CONTEXT FOR EVALUATION -- Laura C. Leviton, -- Marian E. Bass -- Peter Dobkin Hall -- Mark R. Kramer, -- William E. Bickel -- Michael Quinn Patton ... [et al.] -- Jennifer C. Greene ... [et al.] -- Laura C. Leviton, -- William E. Bickel -- PART TWO: BUILDING CAPACITY FOR EVALUATION PRACTICE -- Melvin M. Mark, -- William L. Beery; title: Foreword / -- Richard T. Schlosberg III -- Introduction: -- Jana Kay Slater ... [et al.] -- PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVES -- Hodding Carter III -- Michael M. Howe -- Risa Lavizzo-Mourey -- PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING FOUNDATIONS AS A CONTEXT FOR EVALUATION -- Laura C. Leviton, -- Marian E. Bass -- Peter Dobkin Hall -- Mark R. Kramer, -- William E. Bickel -- Michael Quinn Patton ... [et al.] -- Jennifer C. Greene ... [et al.] -- Laura C. Leviton, -- William E. Bickel -- PART TWO: BUILDING CAPACITY FOR EVALUATION PRACTICE -- Melvin M. Mark, -- William L. Beery -- Ross F. Conner ... [et al.]; title: Foreword / -- Richard T. Schlosberg III -- Introduction: -- Jana Kay Slater ... [et al.] -- PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVES -- Hodding Carter III -- Michael M. Howe -- Risa Lavizzo-Mourey -- PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING FOUNDATIONS AS A CONTEXT FOR EVALUATION -- Laura C. Leviton, -- Marian E. Bass -- Peter Dobkin Hall -- Mark R. Kramer, -- William E. Bickel -- Michael Quinn Patton ... [et al.] -- Jennifer C. Greene ... [et al.] -- Laura C. Leviton, -- William E. Bickel -- PART TWO: BUILDING CAPACITY FOR EVALUATION PRACTICE -- Melvin M. Mark, -- William L. Beery -- Ross F. Conner ... [et al.] -- Patricia Patrizi, -- Edward Pauly; title: Foreword / -- Richard T. Schlosberg III -- Introduction: -- Jana Kay Slater ... [et al.] -- PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVES -- Hodding Carter III -- Michael M. Howe -- Risa Lavizzo-Mourey -- PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING FOUNDATIONS AS A CONTEXT FOR EVALUATION -- Laura C. Leviton, -- Marian E. Bass -- Peter Dobkin Hall -- Mark R. Kramer, -- William E. Bickel -- Michael Quinn Patton ... [et al.] -- Jennifer C. Greene ... [et al.] -- Laura C. Leviton, -- William E. Bickel -- PART TWO: BUILDING CAPACITY FOR EVALUATION PRACTICE -- Melvin M. Mark, -- William L. Beery -- Ross F. Conner ... [et al.] -- Patricia Patrizi, -- Edward Pauly -- Marli S. Melton ... [et al.]; title: Foreword / -- Richard T. Schlosberg III -- Introduction: -- Jana Kay Slater ... [et al.] -- PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVES -- Hodding Carter III -- Michael M. Howe -- Risa Lavizzo-Mourey -- PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING FOUNDATIONS AS A CONTEXT FOR EVALUATION -- Laura C. Leviton, -- Marian E. Bass -- Peter Dobkin Hall -- Mark R. Kramer, -- William E. Bickel -- Michael Quinn Patton ... [et al.] -- Jennifer C. Greene ... [et al.] -- Laura C. Leviton, -- William E. Bickel -- PART TWO: BUILDING CAPACITY FOR EVALUATION PRACTICE -- Melvin M. Mark, -- William L. Beery -- Ross F. Conner ... [et al.] -- Patricia Patrizi, -- Edward Pauly -- Marli S. Melton ... [et al.] -- Debra J. Rog, -- James R. Knickman; title: Foreword / -- Richard T. Schlosberg III -- Introduction: -- Jana Kay Slater ... [et al.] -- PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVES -- Hodding Carter III -- Michael M. Howe -- Risa Lavizzo-Mourey -- PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING FOUNDATIONS AS A CONTEXT FOR EVALUATION -- Laura C. Leviton, -- Marian E. Bass -- Peter Dobkin Hall -- Mark R. Kramer, -- William E. Bickel -- Michael Quinn Patton ... [et al.] -- Jennifer C. Greene ... [et al.] -- Laura C. Leviton, -- William E. Bickel -- PART TWO: BUILDING CAPACITY FOR EVALUATION PRACTICE -- Melvin M. Mark, -- William L. Beery -- Ross F. Conner ... [et al.] -- Patricia Patrizi, -- Edward Pauly -- Marli S. Melton ... [et al.] -- Debra J. Rog, -- James R. Knickman -- Norman A. Constantine, -- Marc T. Braverman; title: Foreword / -- Richard T. Schlosberg III -- Introduction: -- Jana Kay Slater ... [et al.] -- PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVES -- Hodding Carter III -- Michael M. Howe -- Risa Lavizzo-Mourey -- PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING FOUNDATIONS AS A CONTEXT FOR EVALUATION -- Laura C. Leviton, -- Marian E. Bass -- Peter Dobkin Hall -- Mark R. Kramer, -- William E. Bickel -- Michael Quinn Patton ... [et al.] -- Jennifer C. Greene ... [et al.] -- Laura C. Leviton, -- William E. Bickel -- PART TWO: BUILDING CAPACITY FOR EVALUATION PRACTICE -- Melvin M. Mark, -- William L. Beery -- Ross F. Conner ... [et al.] -- Patricia Patrizi, -- Edward Pauly -- Marli S. Melton ... [et al.] -- Debra J. Rog, -- James R. Knickman -- Norman A. Constantine, -- Marc T. Braverman -- E. Jane Davidson ... [et al.]; title: Foreword /-- Richard T. Schlosberg III-- Introduction:-- Jana Kay Slater ... [et al.]-- PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVES-- Hodding Carter III-- Michael M. Howe-- Risa Lavizzo-Mourey-- PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING FOUNDATIONS AS A CONTEXT FOR EVALUATION-- Laura C. Leviton,-- Marian E. Bass-- Peter Dobkin Hall-- Mark R. Kramer,-- William E. Bickel-- Michael Quinn Patton ... [et al.]-- Jennifer C. Greene ... [et al.]-- Laura C. Leviton,-- William E. Bickel-- PART TWO: BUILDING CAPACITY FOR EVALUATION PRACTICE-- Melvin M. Mark,-- William L. Beery-- Ross F. Conner ... [et al.]-- Patricia Patrizi,-- Edward Pauly-- Marli S. Melton ... [et al.]-- Debra J. Rog,-- James R. Knickman-- Norman A. Constantine,-- Marc T. Braverman-- E. Jane Davidson ... [et al.]-- Lester W. Baxter,-- Marc T. Braverman.