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Empowerment Evaluation Toolkit

The Ohio Domestic Violence Network, in partnership with the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Prevention Program, is pleased to release a Primary Prevention of Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence Empowerment Evaluation Toolkit. This toolkit was developed by Sandra Ortega, Ph.D., and Amy Bush Stevens, MSW, MPH, and supported through funding by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancement and Leadership Through Alliances (DELTA) Program and Rape Prevention Education Program.

Funding for this Toolkit was made possible by the cooperative agreement award number 5US4CE001518-03 for DELTA from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The views expressed in this Toolkit do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Intended Audience and Uses

The intended audience for this toolkit is local primary prevention providers, particularly those who are beginners or who have intermediate-level skills in program evaluation. This toolkit could also be used by evaluation consultants as a source of training and technical assistance materials.

This toolkit is available for public access and public use. Please use the following citation to acknowledge the source of all materials and worksheets: “The Ohio Primary Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence & Sexual Violence Empowerment Evaluation Toolkit. 2011. Amy Bush Stevens, Sandra Ortega, Ohio Domestic Violence Network, Columbus, Ohio.”

Determining Needs, Resources, and Capacity
Type File Name File Type
Overview Needs and Resources Assessment PDF
Tipsheet How to Think Critically About Needs Assessment Data PDF
Checklist Checklist for Needs and Resources Assessment PDF
Example Needs and Resources Assessment Parent Questionnaire Example PDF
Example Needs and Resources Assessment School Personnel Questionnaire Example PDF
Example Needs and Resources Assessment Student Questionnaire Example PDF
Worksheet Primary Prevention Capacity Assessment Instructions and Assessment Tool PDF
Resources Additional Resources: Needs and Resources Assessment PDF
Stating Outcomes & Developing a Logic Model
Type File Name File Type
Overview Stating Outcomes & Developing a Logic Model PDF
Tipsheet Process or Outcome?: How to Distinguish Between Process and Outcome Evaluation PDF
Tipsheet Translating Outcome Lingo: What’s the Difference Between SMART Objectives, United Way Targets, and ABCDE Outcomes? PDF
Tipsheet From Awareness to Action: The Continuum of Outcome Types PDF
Tipsheet The ABCDE Method of Writing Outcome Statements PDF
Worksheet ABCDE Outcome Statements Worksheet PDF
Example ABCDE Outcome Statements Worksheet with Examples PDF
Tipsheet Percentage Point Change and Percent Change PDF
Example Annotated Survey Examples: Process and Outcome Indicators PDF
Worksheet ABCDE Outcome Statements Check-Up Worksheet PDF
Tipsheet Decision Tree for Transforming Learning Objectives into ABCDE Outcome Statements PDF
Example Examples of Moving from “Learning Objectives” to “ABCDE Outcome Statements” PDF
Tip Sheet Logic Model Lingo PDF
Example Logic Model Format 1 for IPV-SV Prevention PDF
Example Logic Model Format 2 for IPV-SV Prevention PDF
Example Logic Model Format 3 for IPV-SV Prevention PDF
Worksheet Logic Model: Friend or Foe? PDF
Resources Additional Resources on Outcomes and Logic Models PDF
Planning Evaluation Methods
Type File Name File Type
Overview Planning Your Evaluation: Four Key Decisions That Need to be Made in Evaluation Planning PDF
Tipsheet Evaluation Lingo PDF
Tipsheet Menu of Evaluation Methods PDF
Tipsheet Decision Tree for Selecting Instruments and Measures PDF
Tipsheet How to Align ABCDE Outcome Statements with One Survey Item or a Group of Items PDF
Worksheet Evalution Tool Check-Up Worksheets (for strategy levels 1, 2, and 3) PDF
Tipsheet Top 10 Survey Design Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them PDF
Tipsheet Menu of Common Response Options for Outcome Evaluation Surveys PDF
Tipsheet Decision Tree for Evaluation Design Options PDF
Tipsheet Decision Tree for Selecting Sampling Methods PDF
Tipsheet Sampling Methods Commonly Used in Program Evaluation PDF
Worksheet Outcome Evaluation Plan Worksheet PDF
Worksheet Process Evaluation Plan Worksheet PDF
Example Outcome Evaluation Plan Worksheet Example PDF
Example Process Evaluation Plan Worksheet Example PDF
Worksheet Basic Evaluation Plan Template PDF
Appendix Rape Prevention Education Item Bank Revised September 2015 PDF
Collecting, Managing, and Analyzing Evaluation Data
Type File Name File Type
Overview How to Tame the “Survey Beast:” Strategies for Reducing Time and Resources Needed to Conduct Evaluation Surveys on a Shoestring Budget PDF
Tipsheet How to Use Sampling to Reduce the Volume of Participant Evaluation Surveys You Collect and/or Enter PDF
Tipsheet How to Choose the Most Efficient Data Entry and Analysis Tools for Processing Evaluation Surveys PDF
Tipsheet How to Set Up Data Entry Worksheets in Excel and Clean Data in Excel or Online PDF
Tipsheet How to Design Data-Entry-Friendly Surveys PDF
Tipsheet Instructions for Setting up Survey Monkey Data Entry in the “Quick ABCDE Format” PDF
Tipsheet When Does it Make Sense to Use Statistical Analysis? PDF
Tipsheet Coding and Presenting Qualitative Results PDF
Presenting and Using Evaluation Findings
Type File Name File Type
Overview Presenting Evaluation Results: Creating an Evaluation Report PDF
Checklist Key Elements of an Evaluation Report PDF
Tipsheet Different Ways to Present Quantitative Results PDF
Tipsheet How to Create Accurate and User-Friendly Tables, Charts, Graphs PDF
Template Online Survey Report “Monkey Jacket” Template PDF
Tipsheet Instructions for using the Online Survey Report “Monkey Jacket” for Easy Reporting PDF
Example Online Survey Report “Monkey Jacket” Example PDF
Tipsheet Telling the Story of a Comprehensive Prevention Strategy and Community Saturation PDF
Template Comprehensive Prevention “Saturation Matrix” Template PDF
Example Comprehensive Prevention “Saturation Matrix” Example PDF
Tipsheet Sharing Results with Stakeholders PDF
Presenting and Using Evaluation Findings
Type File Name File Type
Overview Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) PDF
Worksheet CQI Plan Worksheet PDF
Example CQI Plan Example PDF
Acknowledgements

ODVN and ODH would like to thank the following local projects and reviewers for their tireless efforts to inform and improve this toolkit:

  • Knox County DELTA Project
  • Lucas County DELTA Project
  • Warren County Violence Free Coalition (DELTA)
  • Mental Health America of Licking County, PAVE Program
  • Local Rape Prevention Education Projects funded by ODH

We also thank the following reviewers who took time out of their busy schedules to provide feedback on drafts of this toolkit:

  • Christina Barnard, DELTA Project Coordinator, New Directions
  • Rebecca Cline, Prevention Programs Director, ODVN
  • Megan Crouch, Prevention Education Coordinator, Abuse and Rape Crisis Shelter of Warren County
  • Jasmine Finnie, Statewide Prevention Coordinator, Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence
  • Jan GreenRiver, Director of Prevention, Mental Health America of Licking County
  • Jane Hoyt-Oliver, Professor of Social Work, Malone University
  • Beth Malchus, Rape Prevention Coordinator, Ohio Department of Health
  • Sondra Miller, Vice President of Community Engagement, Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
  • Debra Seltzer, Administrator, Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Prevention Program, Ohio Deparment of Health
  • Amanda Suttle, Rape Prevention Coordinator, Ohio Department of Health
  • Sue Wismar, Education and Prevention Coordinator, Sexual Assault Response Network of Central Ohio

The contents of this toolkit were made possible through funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The views expressed in the written materials do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

For more information about this toolkit please contact:

Sandra Ortega, Ph.D., Empowerment Evaluation Consultant, via email.
Rebecca Cline, Prevention Programs Director, via email.

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