Program Evaluation and Outcomes for Beginners

This workshop answers basic questions about outcome-based evaluation and provides attendees with a user-friendly framework for making progress. These questions include: Why spend time on evaluation? What are appropriate outcomes for our work? How can we measure our outcomes in a way that is affordable, and most importantly, manageable, so it doesn’t detract from what we do to fulfill our mission? If you’re just getting started or need some helpful hints, this interactive workshop is the one for you.

About the Presenter: Leslie Scheuler, Ph.D.
Leslie has worked as a consultant, trainer and researcher with nonprofit organizations, educational and arts/cultural institutions, grant-makers and businesses for more than 25 years to support them in positive impacts for clients, other stakeholders, and communities. With degrees in music, social work and social science research, Leslie’s work has been funded by the Missouri Foundation for Health, the Incarnate Word Foundation, the Jefferson Memorial Community Foundation, the Regional Arts Commission, the St. Louis County Children’s Services Fund, the Missouri Arts Council, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Ford Foundation, and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (among others). Her international experience includes projects in Cameroon, South Africa, Honduras, the Philippines, Thailand, Azerbaijan, Macedonia, Israel, Morocco, and Indonesia.
Leslie received her PhD in social science research as well as her MSW from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. In addition to human services, public health and community change, Leslie’s special interests include community-based arts and outreach, arts education, and cultural exchange/arts diplomacy.