DOI
10.9707/1944-5660.1349
Key Points
While the benefits of beginning evaluation efforts at a program’s inception are well known, for a variety of reasons many organizations are unable to do so and instead begin these efforts closer to a program’s conclusion.
Previously reported findings from a sunset evaluation of the Orfalea Foundation’s School Food Initiative showed positive outcomes of the initiative’s activities and provided recommendations for organizations interested in engaging in similar efforts. Because the evaluation was begun as the foundation’s activities were winding down, it required creative design approaches.
This article uses the evaluation of the Orfalea Foundation’s initiative to provide a case example of a rigorous and useful sunset evaluation, and discusses other possible extensions of these kinds of methods.
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Recommended Citation
Beadnell, B., Carmichael Djang, H., Vanslyke, J., & Andersen, B. (2017). Evaluation at Sunset: Considerations When Evaluating a Program as It Concludes. The Foundation Review, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.9707/1944-5660.1349
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