Our Evaluation services

Whether your organization needs to develop an evaluation plan as part of a grant application or want to figure out whether a program is working, PIE can help set up an evaluation approach with your budget and capacity in mind. PIE is experienced with both process evaluation (which focuses on identifying what’s working well and where there may be areas of improvement) and outcome evaluation (where the focus is on understanding the impact of your organization).

• Development of evaluation plans 
• Assist with writing the evaluation narrative for grant proposals
• Development of evaluation questions with appropriate indicators
• Identification of data sources
• Creation of realistic timelines for implementing evaluation plans
• Logic model development
• Development of a framework to carry out cost-benefit analysis or return-on-investment studies

Either as a one-time project or as part of a larger evaluation approach, PIE can develop and/or implement specific tools based on the questions your organization would like to answer. Our staff has a range of experience with assessing capacity, fidelity, satisfaction and unmet needs. This includes:

• Survey, interview, and/or focus group protocol development
• Survey implementation (paper or online)
• Interview and focus group data collection (in person or virtually)
• Observation protocols/audits
• Records/document review
• Literature reviews
• Fidelity protocol development and data collection
• Data monitoring tool development and collection, which includes setting up documents or processes to monitor performance measures or indicators
• Needs Assessments & Environmental Scans, allowing your organization or community to identify barriers and services gaps as well as the capacity, strengths and existing resources; this includes community health needs assessments

Our team is experienced with statewide and local survey data, such as the Nebraska Risk and Protective Factor Student Survey (NRPFSS), the Nebraska Young Adult Alcohol Opinion Survey (NYAAOS), and the Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), and can also aggregate a range of data sources to highlight needs and outcomes for a variety of topics.

• Qualitative data analysis
• Quantitative data analysis
• Gathering and analysis of secondary data

Our goal is to use data visualization to engage partners by providing clear, digestible data. Our evaluators also have vast experience with writing grant reports and can help clients in meeting their federal reporting requirements.

• Data Snapshots
• Formal reports
• Infographics
• PowerPoint presentations
• Oral presentations
• Executive summaries
• Grant reporting
• Case studies
• Facilitated discussion for strategic planning
• Facilitated cooperative studies

We can offer in-person or virtual trainings to help educate individuals on a variety of evaluation topics. In addition to standardized trainings, we also create customized trainings based on the needs of your organization.

• Evaluation 101
• Incorporating evaluation into your workplan
• Developing logic models
• Data visualization