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The CEFP as a model for integrating evaluation within organizations.

M Q Patton1

  • 1Union Institute and Utilization-Focused Evaluation, 3328 46th Avenue, South Minneapolis, MN 55406, USA.

Cancer Practice
|March 27, 2002
PubMed
Summary

The Collaborative Evaluation Fellows Project (CEFP) offers an innovative model for evaluation training and organizational development, enhancing nonprofit effectiveness and accountability through utilization-focused evaluation and competency building.

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Area of Science:

  • Organizational Development
  • Program Evaluation
  • Nonprofit Management

Background:

  • Evaluation emerged as a specialized professional practice.
  • Integrating evaluation into organizations presents documented challenges.
  • Nonprofit effectiveness and accountability are critical areas for development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and discuss the innovative contributions of the Collaborative Evaluation Fellows Project (CEFP).
  • To present CEFP as a model for evaluation training and organizational development.
  • To contextualize the importance of the CEFP model for nonprofit organizations.

Main Methods:

  • The article discusses key elements of the CEFP model.
  • Focus on utilization-focused evaluation principles.

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  • Emphasis on developing core evaluation competencies and fostering collaboration.

    • Main Results:

    • The CEFP model integrates evaluative logic into organizational planning and management.
    • Effective evaluation practices are modeled through internal and external reviews.
    • Findings are used to incorporate lessons learned and address challenges.

    Conclusions:

    • The CEFP model provides a framework for enhancing evaluation capacity within organizations.
    • This approach supports organizational development and improves accountability.
    • The CEFP model demonstrates a pathway for successful evaluation integration and utilization.