Monitoring & Evaluation Fundamentals:
Measuring Outcomes & Impact
5-week online course Start Date: March 18, 2025Monitoring & Evaluation Fundamentals:
Measuring Outcomes & Impact
5-week online course Start Date: August 16, 2022There is always a need to monitor the progress of the services your organization offers and to measure the outcomes and impact of your program.
Are you serving the public you intended to serve? Are you reaching all the people you are targeting? Are you offering services in the quantity and quality you had anticipated? These are some of the questions you will learn to ask in this course and find ways to answer at your own work place.
There is always a need to monitor the progress of the services your organization offers and to measure the outcomes and impact of your program.
Are you serving the public you intended to serve? Are you reaching all the people you are targeting? Are you offering services in the quantity and quality you had anticipated? These are some of the questions you will learn to ask in this course and find ways to answer at your own work place.
Who should take this Outcomes and Impact course?
This certificate course is designed for, but not restricted to:
o Nonprofit leaders and Social Entrepreneurs
o Business executives
o Public sector
o Individuals interested in international development
o Academics interested in measuring their program’s processes and outcomes
o People working in Corporate Social Responsibility departments
Course Format
This is an online course. Each week, a new module opens that includes videos, articles, and forums for discussions that can be completed offline at a convenient time for the participant.
The course also includes live sessions, which are not mandatory but highly recommended for creating connections with other participants and digging into course materials. Live session times are announced approximately one week before the course begins, as we do our best to take into account the time zones present in each class when we decide on session times.
What to expect: Course skills and Benefits
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Theory of Change
Identify and develop your program’s Theory of Change.
Certificate
You’ll get a certificate from the Centre for Executive Education within the United Nations established University for Peace.
Effective Decision Making
Make timely decisions from gathered data.
Personalized Feedback
Close communication with your course facilitator to gain crucial, personalized feedback.
Program Analysis
Determine your program’s effectiveness.
Dynamic Learning
You’ll get an engaging, dynamic experience that allows you to connect and learn by doing.
Data Compiling
Provide compelling data for donors and investors.
International Network
Deep relationships with a tight-knit, international network of alumni.
This course counts as part of the Diploma in Social Innovation or Global Leadership Diploma.
- Week 1: Understanding how your program works
- Week 2: Writing SMART objectives and indicators
- Week 3: Program Monitoring: Are you reaching your target audience?
- Week 4: Data collection, analysis, and interpretation
- Week 5: Using data to make changes to your program and to communicate with stakeholders
The final assignment is a portfolio that includes all the tools learned during the course.
** This course is a great follow up for Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Social Change.**
Jessica Hinshaw, co-facilitates the Monitoring & Evaluation Fundamentals: Measuring Outcomes & Impact course. She received her Masters in Public Health (specializing in Global Health) from Vanderbilt University and is a current doctoral student in the Human and Organizational Learning program at the George Washington University.
Jessica has worked professionally as a Monitoring and Evaluation and Global Health Education specialist in Nicaragua and the United States, focusing on community-based organizations and community-based participatory research. She is currently the co-chair of the Community-Based Primary Health Care working group of the American Public Health Association.
This is a 5-week online course scheduled to begin in March 18, 2025. This course runs two times a year, so if this isn’t the right date for you, ask us about future offerings at centre@upeace.org.
$650 tuition rate for the 5-week online course. A certificate is awarded upon completion by the Centre for Executive Education at the University for Peace, established by the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Have a question? Contact us at centre@upeace.org with inquiries or to set up a phone call, or visit our Frequently Asked Questions section.
