Ok....here you go.... Evaluation and Outcome 1. Increasing demand of tax as well as contributed dollars and scarce resources prompted donors and funders to ask once again: what good did the donation produce? What difference did the foundation grant or United Way allocation make in the lives of those affected by the service funded? This gave rise to the need for: a. Negotiated agreements b. A Collaborative Engagement Model c. The need for greater documentation and accountability d. Support for the volunteer administrator 2. The ability to collect relevant data and to engage in meaningful monitoring, evaluation and reporting to stakeholder. This is known as which of the core competencies for volunteer administration: a. Ethics b. Human resource management c. Accountability d. Leadership and advocacy 3. _______________is critical, if not the most critical, component of managing an overall program and subsequently documenting impacts and ultimate value of the program to the target clientele it is designed to serve as well as the larger society on which it operates. a. Documentation b. Evaluation c. Strategizing d. Leadership 4. _______________evaluation involves measuring and assessing the ongoing operations of a program to adjust program operations so as to maximize efficiency. a. Summative b. Formative c. Impacts d. Outputs 5. ______________may be considered the ultimate effects and changes that a volunteer based program has brought upon those involved with the program, i.e. stakeholders a. Accountability b. Evaluation c. Impact d. Outputs 6. The process of reporting efficiency of program operations, primarily to the learners and leaders of the targeted publics, the organization, funding sources, the profession and where appropriate, the governing bodies. a. Accountability b. Formative c. Leadership d. Impacts 7. _______________________ are mainly concerned with the results of the program, where as the ________________________ is concerned with how the program is actually delivered. a. Outcome evaluation and process evaluations b. Impacts and Accountability c. Evaluation and Impact d. None of the above 8. Program Evaluation Standards in Evaluating Volunteer programs include: a. Utility, Impact, Propriety, and Accuracy b. Propriety Accuracy, Utility, and Feasibility c. Utility, Feasibility Accountability, and Accuracy d. Utility, Ethics, Propriety, and Feasibility 9. Specific responses will never be linked to an individual respondent and never presented in a manner that would allow anyone to deduce the identity of an individual respondent. This action may ensure: a. A higher participation rate in program evaluation b. Confidentiality c. A higher level of confidence to respond freely and honestly d. All of the above 10. Impact program evaluation is costly, takes time to complete, and may not provide the answers to the questions we seek. Therefore it is advised that Volunteer Administrators ask themselves four basic questions. These are: a. Why do I need to evaluate, How will I collect the data, Who wants or needs this information and How will I communicate the findings b. Why do I need to evaluate, To whom shall the questions be addressed, Who wants or needs this information and How will I communicate the findings c. Should I compare to other programs, How will I collect the data, Who wants or needs this information and Where is the best place to start. d. None of these are pertinent to Impact program evaluation See you next weekend.....
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 03:33:50 +0000
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