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Program Evaluation

Understand a Program’s Implementation, Progress, and Impact

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Meaningful impact starts with meaningful evidence. At SSRS, we combine deep expertise in program evaluation with rigorous mixed-methods research to help organizations understand, strengthen, and demonstrate the impact of their programs. We partner closely with clients, program participants, and other stakeholders to design tailored evaluations that reflect each program's unique goals, context, and needs. The result is high-quality, actionable evidence that supports continuous improvement, demonstrates value to funders and stakeholders, and informs confident decision-making.

From evaluation planning to process, outcome, and impact evaluations, SSRS offers comprehensive evaluation services across the full program lifecycle.

Whether a program is just getting started or has been operating for decades, our team manages every stage of the evaluation process with scientific rigor, thoughtful stakeholder engagement, and a focus on producing findings that inform real-world decisions and capacity building for sustainable measurement.

SSRS Supports All Stages of Program Evaluation, Including:

Evaluation Planning and Design

Community, Participant, and Stakeholder Engagement

Process and Implementation Evaluation

Outcome and Summative Evaluation

Data Analysis and Actionable Insights

Capacity Building

SSRS Program Evaluation Suite of Services

Evaluation Planning and Design

  • We build a strong foundation for evaluations by defining what success looks like, how it will be measured, and how evidence will be used to inform decision-making.
  • Services include: Theories of change, logic models, evaluation matrices, and measurement frameworks

Formative and Developmental Evaluation

  • We integrate stakeholder engagement and a broader assessment of the existing evidence, needs, and landscape of programs to help inform design and implementation plans.
  • Services include: Exploratory studies, needs assessments, environmental scans, landscape analysis, listening sessions, discovery workshops, concept testing, and pilot implementation studies

Process and Implementation Evaluation

  • We use rigorous methodologies to assess how programs are being implemented to understand what’s working and ensure they are being delivered as intended.
  • Services include: Participant and stakeholder feedback surveys, meeting and event surveys, and implementation fidelity assessments, in-depth interviews, focus groups, and online bulletin boards

Outcome and Summative Evaluation

Capacity Building and Actionable Insights

  • We equip staff and stakeholders with the skills, evidence, and practical insights they need to understand the evaluation results, strengthen programs and make informed decisions.
  • Services include: Leading evaluation training and capacity building workshops for staff, data outcome workshops for stakeholders, and findings presentations for funders

Evaluation Planning and Design

  • We build a strong foundation for evaluations by defining what success looks like, how it will be measured, and how evidence will be used to inform decision-making.
  • Services include: Theories of change, logic models, evaluation matrices, and measurement frameworks

Formative and Developmental Evaluation

  • We integrate stakeholder engagement and a broader assessment of the existing evidence, needs, and landscape of programs to help inform design and implementation plans.
  • Services include: Exploratory studies, needs assessments, environmental scans, landscape analysis, listening sessions, discovery workshops, concept testing, and pilot implementation studies

Process and Implementation Evaluation

  • We use rigorous methodologies to assess how programs are being implemented to understand what’s working and ensure they are being delivered as intended.
  • Services include: Participant and stakeholder feedback surveys, meeting and event surveys, and implementation fidelity assessments, in-depth interviews, focus groups, and online bulletin boards

Outcome and Summative Evaluation

Capacity Building and Actionable Insights

  • We equip staff and stakeholders with the skills, evidence, and practical insights they need to understand the evaluation results, strengthen programs and make informed decisions.
  • Services include: Leading evaluation training and capacity building workshops for staff, data outcome workshops for stakeholders, and findings presentations for funders

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