About Us

The Evaluation Institute is an independent evaluation organization that specializes in education and other social programs. The Evaluation Institute has experience evaluating K-12, higher education, and nonprofit programs as well as local, state, and federal grants.. We work with our partners to customize an evaluation design to achieve your program and organizational goals.

Mission

The Evaluation Institute empowers our partners to improve the well being of individuals, institutions, and communities

Vision

Empower partners to self-reflect, plan, collect, analyze, and implement evaluative data to improve the lives of individuals and communities.

Values

Excellence, empowerment, collaboration, diversity, and learning We believe in always providing the highest level of service to improve the well being of individuals, institutions, and communities.

Services

The Evaluation Institute offers a comprehensive array of services including program evaluation and grant writing.

Program Evaluation

Our team has expertise in all areas of program evaluation including evaluation design, logic modeling, data collection, data analysis, and grant writing.

Online Program Evaluation

Our team has specialized knowledge and experience in online program evaluation.

Grant Writing

Our team has specialized expertise and experience in grant writing

Partners

The Evaluation Institute collaborates with a wide range of partners in higher education, K-12 school districts, nonprofit, private and government sectors. We work with our partners to align their organizational mission and goals with their program

Higher Education

We serve higher education students, teachers, and administrators across the country to evaluate program effectiveness, improve program outcomes and achieve institutional mission and goals.

K-12 School Districts

We serve K-12 students, teachers, and administrators across the country to improve programs and school outcomes. We work with our K-12 partners to design, apply for, implement, and evaluate local, state, and federal grants.

NonProfit and Government Organizations

We serve nonprofit organizations and government institutions to evaluate program effectiveness, improve program outcomes and foster program growth.

Resources

This section provides the basic information that you and your organization need to decide a evaluation organization that is a good fit.

What to look for from an evaluation team?

This section provides a basic overview of the qualities that a evaluation team should have including methodological competency, project management and communication skills, collaborative research approach, and willingness to work with and understand your organization mission and goals

What kind of evaluation does your organization require?

Program evaluation requires careful analysis to choose a research design approach that matches your organizational needs. Types of program evaluation range from formative, evaluation used to improve the way a program is delivered, to summative evaluation, evaluation measuring program outcomes and impacts. The Evaluation Institute works closely with organizations to determine the appropriate program evaluation design to meet your organizations mission and goals.

Evaluation Blog

The Evaluation Institute blog provides regular posts to guide organizations through the process of selecting and utilizing an evaluation team to support their programmatic and grant making efforts.

Contact Us

How can we help you to evaluate, improve, and grow your program?

Our Office

Amherst, MA 01002