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Colibri can help your team and your program participants build leadership and engage supporters.  Together we can build highly informative, sustainable evaluation systems to drive your programs toward lasting impact.

needs assessment

Level 1 option: Workshop planning and facilitation for community or program overview needs assessment. Includes summary report.

$1000 half day workshop

Level 2 option: Level 1 workshop PLUS one focus group, assessment survey or interview development, data analysis and reporting. Does not include survey or interview implementation.

$3200 workshop, focus group, survey design and analysis

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How do organizations know which populations are in need of which services? Or what their existing program participants and staff need to in order to create lasting impact?

Colibri needs assessments provide insight, identify needs and are based on your organization and community’s capacity(1). They are designed to be culturally relevant, with a focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Like program evaluations, needs assessments can employ a range of social science methods—from participatory focus groups and interviews, to surveys and observations.

Colibri Consulting designs each assessment based on the individual organizations and communities they will serve. Level 1 Overview Needs Assessment workshops are delivered on a stand-alone basis to collect qualitative assessment insight. While a more comprehensive, Level 2 Needs Assessment package is also available, and typically includes:

  • meet with organization leaders to review assessment goals

  • determine a spectrum of stakeholders that accurately represent the community

  • develop focus group questions

  • develop survey questions

  • develop participatory, strengths-based workshop activities suited to community of focus

  • check for cultural competency in implementation plan (address community capacity regarding time, place, incentives, etc.)

  • Focus group facilitation

  • workshop facilitation

  • summary report

Summary report will identify and prioritize needs. Existing capacity, strengths and assets will be highlighted to inform and fortify efforts aimed at addressing identified needs. Outcomes desired by stakeholders will also be presented.

With knowledge of needs and assets, programs can be designed to successfully address the gap between existing needs and stakeholders’ vision for their community.

(1) CAPACITY: The ability and power to do, experience, or understand.

program evaluation consultation

Review evaluation needs, explore outcomes goals, key performance indicators and data collection tools. Includes 2 facilitated exploration meetings with your leadership team., and a written summary of evaluation options, resources and recommendations.

$600 per program

collaborative evaluation systems

In depth evaluation planning, system development, implementation and coaching.

Focusing on qualitative and quantitative data collection, DEI(2), participatory methods and building or complimenting your team’s capacity.

pricing based on project size and needs

(2)Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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A good evaluation system allows your team to make informed decisions that advance your mission and align your program tightly to participant needs and capacity. It also creates accountability to program funders and other stakeholders, including program participants.

Relevant evaluation systems are culturally competent and have a focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Typically requiring both quantitative and qualitative data collection, to paint a true picture of the impact your program has. There are a host of evidence-based data collection methods to choose from, especially in the qualitative realm, where participatory and Popular Education based strategies can play a valuable role. Colibri Consulting helps organizations zero in on the strategies that are most effective for their programs and their communities.

Collaborative Evaluation involves your team in developing a system that works for your organization and your participants.

Colibri Consulting can distil results into clear reports with easily understood data analyses, rich qualitative insights, and constructive, data-based recommendations for future program improvement. We can also coach your team, building capacity to interpret and report results ‘in-house’ on a regular schedule - providing iterative, long term evaluation to drive your program impact.

Services are based on program need, and may include:

  • needs assessments

  • Logic Model development/coaching

  • identification of Key Performance Indicators and measurement tools

  • data collection tool selection, adaptation and facilitation

  • data collection, entry and reporting coaching

  • impact presentation (data visualization, graphics, photos, stories, reports)