Offered by
The Centers on Aging
at the University of Maryland College Park and Case Western Reserve University

Expertise in assessment and evaluation of older adult programs which can help you:

•  strengthen program proposals

•  assess program outcomes

•  conduct practical research

You change lives - we help you prove it!

Why would your non-profit or government organization want our services?

• Our experienced doctoral level researchers committed to evidence-based practice for older adult programs.
• Our 25-year history of assessing outcomes of older adult, civic engagement, health promotion, and volunteer leadership development programs.
• Our track record of successful assessment consultancy to older adult and other programs and agencies.
• Our ability to listen to, understand, and assist with the accountability demands and staff constraints under which nonprofit and governmental organizations operate.

 What specific benefits can we provide for you?

•   Provide program evaluation for older adult programs
• External evaluation services for a grant - funded program.
• Data-driven decisions about current programs.
• Outcome/impact assessment, e.g. civic engagement, health promotion, disease prevention, volunteer leadership, disability self-efficacy.
• Assistance in examining multiple areas of impact for multicultural and multigenerational programs.
• Consult on proposal development for older adult programs:
• Assist with proposal development or review of content
• Build program evaluation into a program proposal.
• Surface ways to assess potential impact for multiple constituencies.

 

• Conduct the research needed to increase your program funding:

• Develop credible and practical instruments targeted to your older adult program's specific goals.
• Identify valid, reliable, and user-friendly instruments to assess older adult outcomes, including civic engagement, leadership, health promotion, disease prevention, and disability.

 

•   Train your staff to conduct useful assessment and research:

• Give your staff members the skills and knowledge needed to design cost-effective evaluation of older adult programs themselves.
• Help staff apply a comprehensive theory-driven approach to assessing change at individual, organizational and community levels
• Partner with program directors to analyze outcome data, draw conclusions, and make recommendations for future programs

For More Information, Please Contact:
Tracey T. Manning, Ph.D.
The Center on Aging, University of Maryland
2367 HHP Building
College Park , MD 20742
Phone: 301-405-2529
Email: tmanning@academy.umd.edu
Or:
Karen Harlow-Rosentraub, Ph.D.
The Center on Aging and Health, Frances P. Bolton School of Nursing
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Ave
Cleveland , OH 44106
Phone: 216-368-3343
Email: ksr14@case.edu