Program Evaluation
Kidd Consulting Group offers customized evaluation services to enable your organization to monitor and track service delivery and demonstrate impact on targeted outcomes.
We support your evaluation needs by:
Building your organization's evaluation capacity
Providing external evaluation at a fraction of the cost of hiring an internal evaluator
Providing third-party, independent evaluation for your programs
Developing custom survey and evaluation instruments to analyze your programs and services
Creating logic-models and/or a theory of change for your organization and programs
Our adaptable, rigorous evaluation services are designed to accommodate organizations and programs of any size and scope. We specialize in single and multi-year evaluations that include mixed-methods and quasi-experimental designs. Kidd Consulting Group's collaborative and participatory evaluations are designed to meet the needs and goals of all stakeholders. We also employ a utilization-focused approach: Evaluation findings are used to identify critical needs of program participants, create data-driven strategies for intervention, and to guide ongoing program improvement, capacity building, and implementation in accordance with evidence-based effective practices.
Broad Technical Expertise: We can provide clients with expert evaluation services that include:
Quantitative analysis using industry-standard or custom-developed survey instruments, or analysis of public and private data relevant and available to researchers.
Qualitative analysis such as focus groups, interviews, and observations.
Advanced statistical analysis - Techniques that enable robust evaluation to determine whether programs or initiatives are impacting target outcomes.
Development of Logic Models and/or Theories of Change to help stakeholders identify and define short and long term goals, inputs, outputs, and strategies for achieving impact and success.