Dr. Gina Vanegas is an experienced speaker, consultant and qualitative researcher who is passionate about supporting organizations in their quest to create healthy and inclusive work environments ...

The Office for Research has also developed the Program Evaluation Core (“PEC”) to address the program evaluation needs of training grants. The PEC provides a range of pre- and post-award services ...

As a leader of a nonprofit, advancing your mission depends on delivering meaningful impact with every program you implement. But how do you measure whether a program is truly effective, and what ...

Shanna Rose Thompson— Shanna is the Center for Program Evaluation (CPE)’s Manager, serving as an evaluator and project manager for various grants. She also taught multiple courses for UMass Lowell's ...

Results matter to nearly all types of donors, but especially grant makers. For nonprofits that are new to tracking and analyzing the effectiveness of programs, the vocabulary can be a little ...

Last November, the US House of Representatives unanimously passed the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2017 (HR 4174), and it looks slated to pass the Senate this year. In an era ...

Focus groups are a fast and effective way to elicit information and perspectives from a variety of key informants simultaneously. In public health, it is often a standard research methodology that is ...