Community Organizing Evaluation (FACT)

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During conversations in 1999 with several FACT grantees, a consensus
emerged that organizations needed to become more adept at showing
the true impact of their work. In response, FACT initiated the
Community Organizing Evaluation Project in collaboration with
three of its grantees — Environmental Health Coalition (EHC),
Kentuckians for the Commonwealth (KFTC) and Southern Echo.

Among our original goals were to elevate the importance of community
organizing in the funding community by developing a common methodology
that would provide our grantees with the skills to assess their
work and the language to describe their achievements. We also
felt this would address the funding community’s search for
more information and data on the impact of community organizing.

Four years later, we emerged with new skills and knowledge, and
a commitment to link evaluation to overall organizational development
and program planning. We found a wealth of knowledge within each
organization, and with the opportunity and skills to harness it;
the organizations had a lot to say about outcome and impact. We
also learned some very important lessons with regard to evaluation
and assessment that will guide us in our future work.

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