The W.K. Kellogg Foundation developed this comprehensive handbook on evaluation for their grantees.It incorporates a participatory process, uses a multidisciplinary approach, and focuses not just on outcomes but on building capacity. This is a large PDF document so you must be patient as it uploads. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat or other software to read PDF files, you can download it free from the Adobe Website. Thanks to the Nonprofit Quarterly for suggesting this resource in their email newsletter.

The Roberts Enterprise Development Fund has created a framework for SROI based on their work in the field with grantees. This research collection from REDF is rich with real-life examples of the application of SROI.

From Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits.

The American Evaluation Association developed these guidelines for professional evaluators.

United Way guide to resources for measuring program outcomes for health, human service, and youth and family-serving agencies.

Articleprovides context and background on the need for appraising the relative worthiness of nonprofit organizations by asking questions that focus on results, not program or activities or size.

This is the website for the Voluntary Sector Evaluation Research Project (VSERP) which is a three-year initiative to improve the capacity of voluntary organizations to evaluate their work and communicate their effectiveness to their funders, stakeholders and the public. The project has been developed to respond to the need that many voluntary organizations have to demonstrate the effectiveness of their work, both as a means for improving their programs and services and as a response to the demands of funders and the public. VSERP is a joint initiative of the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy, Carleton University, United Way/Centraide Canada, YMCA Canada, Volunteer Canada, Max Bell Foundation, and CCAF Canada.