SAGUARO SEMINAR - Civic Engagement in America

PROGRAM EVALUATION GUIDE
Phase Three: "ACTION"

We hope that the Social Capital Program Evaluation Guide has been helpful. Software developers label first versions "1.0", and this is definitely a "1.0" Social Capital Program Evaluation Guide. We hope that you will provide us with your feedback: what parts of this guide worked well, ideas for improvements, good case studies or examples to add, additional glossary items, etc. With your help, we can improve on this in a 2.0 version incorporating your recommendations.

Please send your remarks to Tom Sander.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

PHASE ONE | Planning

Step 1: Mobilizing Resources
Step 2: Understanding Social Capital as it Relates to Organizational Mission
Step 3: Identifying Program Links to Social Capital

PHASE TWO | Evaluation

Step 4: Designing the Evaluation
Step 5: Conducting an Evaluation

PHASE THREE | Action

Step 6: Interpreting the Results
Step 7: Revising Programs

GLOSSARY

This guide was created by
Thomas Sander, Executive Director of the Saguaro Seminar, &
Stephen Minicucci, Ph.D.,
Principal Investigator

Edited and adapted for the web by Benjamin Toff