In this article Alison Rogers (photo right) and Amy Gullickson (photo left) highlight the importance of embedding evaluation as routine in not-for-profit organisations.
The article explores challenges and provides practical strategies for sustainment. It promotes organisational learning as a capacity building approach. Through the case studies it presents workable strategies that could be applied by leaders of not-for-profit organisations more broadly.
About the Evaluation Journal of Australasia Publication Award
This Award recognises the best article published in the Evaluation Journal of Australasia (EJA) in the last 12 months. The Award is a joint initiative of the EJA editors and the AES Awards and Recognition Working Group. The EJA editors make the selection based on a review of all eligible articles in relation to professionalism, ethical conduct and the quality of the publication.
A quality publication will contain the following attributes:
- sound use of evaluation theory and approaches
- includes a literature review to substantiate the relevance of the evaluative study and context
- contributes significantly to scholarship, research, and/or pedagogy
- demonstrates originality of thought and careful investigation
- is well-written and engaging for its intended audience.