Why Evaluate

It is important to evaluate the outcome of your community engagement projects for some of the following reasons:

• Provide a means to demonstrate to the community the value of the project and the participants work
• Gathers constructive feedback from partners, participants, artists, and community members that can be used to improve future community engagement projects
• Meets funders requirements to ensure that public/private funds have been effective in achieving the goals of the project
• Provides both qualitative (experiences, stories) and quantitative results of the project

• Builds a body of evidence over time that shows your organizations’ contribution to the community as well as ensuring that your community engagement program will be able to continue to attract partners and other resources.