Evaluation in Foundations: Observations.

Carter, Janet; And Others

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Publication Date: 1992

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Evaluation in Foundations: Observations.

Carter, Janet; And Others

Evaluation Practice, v13 n1 p33-38 Feb 1992

Reasons tendered by a selected group of 31 professional philanthropic foundation staff for the limited use of evaluation of philanthropic grants are reviewed. Ways to increase evaluation use are reviewed. Formal, informal, internal, and external evaluations can be very valuable to a foundation. (SLD)

Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators, Grants, Nonprofit Organizations, Philanthropic Foundations, Private Financial Support, Self Evaluation (Groups), Surveys

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Collected Works - General; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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