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Overview This training will review the competencies and elements to introduce participants to evaluation concepts. Our Evaluation 101 training covers implementing systems and a structure to set an organization up for success and embed evaluation into their organizational practices. We will highlight the steps involved in creating an evaluation system and prepare participants to begin similar processes in their own organizations that are aligned to their data management plans. This workshop introduces the concept of logic models, SMART outcomes, and an organizational learning culture. This half-day session will dive into the importance of data systems and procedures and how to develop them. We will share examples of how to develop processes to ensure consistency in how data is collected, stored, and analyzed. We will also cover the implications of when organizations do not have these procedures. Participants will walk about with concrete action steps they can carry out!   Workshop Objectives: Participants will understand basic evaluation terms and processes, including the four steps of program evaluation. Participants will gain skills to establish clear outcomes and outputs, collect clean data, analyze data, and implement evaluation procedures. Participants will understand the goals of process evaluations and outcome evaluations. Participants will identify successes […]