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Outcome-Based Evaluation
A Working Model for Arts Projects

Section 1: An Introduction To Outcome-Based Evaluation

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What is outcome-based evaluation?
Outcome-based evaluation is a method for determining whether an organization’s project is achieving its intended results. More and more funding agencies, both governmental and private, are requiring organizations seeking funds to demonstrate how their projects make a difference in the lives of participants.

 

   
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Outcome-based evaluation is a management tool designed to assist organizations in determining whether a project has changed or improved participants’ skills, knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, life condition, or status. Simply put, the process attempts to answer the following questions, “We wanted to do what? We did what? What was the benefit?”

   

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