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Program Evaluation and Research Tips

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Fact Sheets and Presentations providing tips on evaluation and research, including data collection and analysis, surveys, logic models, return on investment studies, and more.

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Can Passion Aspire to Objectivity? The Search for Balance Between Advocacy and Evaluation

2015

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Return On Investment (ROI): Measuring the Financial Benefits of Policies and Programs

2014

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Evaluating Prevention Programs: Tip Sheet for Measuring What Doesn’t Happen

2014

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Adding Up Impact: ROI for Health, Education and Social Services: Evaluation Workshop Presentation

2011

This is a presentation on Return on Investment (ROI) research for socioeconomic benefits of policies and programs.

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