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From Insight to Action: New Directions in Evaluation
Research Synopsis for Social Sector FundersMark Kramer and Marc Pfitzer This report highlights emerging approaches to evaluation that increase the effectiveness of social sector funders: foundations, corporate donors, government funded initiatives and their beneficiaries. Our intention is to identify major trends, illustrating them with real-life examples of successful evaluation efforts, and to provide clear guidance to those who are still searching for useful ways to incorporate evaluation into their funding. Our research, based on nearly 100 interviews with social sector leaders and evaluators, represents the first step in FSG’s multi-year action initiative to develop pragmatic evaluation approaches that enable funders, whether small or large, to achieve greater social impact. |
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