Evaluation Plan for Youth Development Training Center

Client
Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City
Faculty
Rona Affoumado and Christine Campbell
Team
Sahm Forbes, Kristy Grammer, Jessica Schneider, Meghan St. Cyr, Javier Uribe

Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of New York asked a Capstone team to create an evaluation plan for three of its Training Center's programs: Professional Development Workshop Series, Borough Mentoring Networks, and Technical Assistance. In order to do this, the Capstone team first created definitions of success for each program through in-depth conversations with external capacity-building experts and BBBS staff. Next, the team conducted a literature review of evaluation models, with a particular focus on the Donald Kirkpatrick model and its criticism. The team also spoke with comparable training and technical assistance agencies about their best-practices. The final deliverable resulted in a viable evaluation plan that will enable BBBS to facilitate long-term program development while responding to funder needs.