program design and strategic planning
evaluation
industry analysis

Evaluation

Blueprint helps foundations develop systems to assess the effectiveness of their grantmaking strategies. We emphasize formative evaluation strategies that provide ongoing feedback to inform program refinement and feed organizational learning. We design staff-administered strategies that reduce overall evaluation costs. We also can design and implement complete evaluations. Specific services include:

• Developing evaluation frameworks and program logic models
• Defining measurable objectives and process indicators
• Assessing the strengths, weaknesses and costs of different evaluation strategies
• Developing evaluation tools, such as surveys and interview protocols that foundation staff can administer themselves
• Identifying program strategy refinements that reflect what is learned from the process evaluation
• Designing grantee reporting systems that support evaluation and knowledge development
• Drafting evaluation reports to serve different audiences, including foundation staff, boards of directors, grantees and foundation peers and colleagues