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P W Mattessich1, D W Compton, M Baizerman

  • 1Wilder Research Center, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.

Cancer Practice
|March 27, 2002
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The Collaborative Evaluation Fellows Project is building evaluation capacity within the American Cancer Society. Findings show evaluation use is occurring and becoming institutionalized.

Area of Science:

  • Program evaluation
  • Organizational capacity building

Background:

  • The American Cancer Society aimed to enhance its evaluation capacity.
  • The goal was to integrate evaluation into decision-making processes at multiple organizational levels.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the extent to which evaluation findings are utilized within the American Cancer Society.
  • To determine if evaluation is becoming institutionalized within the organization's practices.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted site visits to six regional offices of the American Cancer Society.
  • Collected data to analyze the use of evaluation findings and the adoption of evaluation practices.

Main Results:

  • Evidence suggests that evaluation findings are being used in decision-making processes.

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  • Data indicate a growing "evaluation ethos" and established evaluation practices within the organization.

    • Conclusions:

    • The Collaborative Evaluation Fellows Project has positively impacted the American Cancer Society's evaluation capacity.
    • Evaluation is increasingly integrated into the organization's operations and decision-making, signifying institutionalization.