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Designing Evaluation Frameworks with AI
What you'll learn
- 1Use AI to build logic models that connect activities to outcomes
- 2Design theory of change documents that satisfy both internal planning and funder requirements
- 3Create evaluation questions and indicator sets aligned with your program model
Why Evaluation Design Matters More Than Data Collection
Most nonprofits start evaluation backwards. They collect whatever data is easy to gather, then struggle to tell a meaningful impact story. Effective evaluation starts with a clear framework: What change are we trying to create? How do our activities lead to that change? What evidence would demonstrate progress?
AI is a powerful thinking partner for this design work because it can rapidly generate, critique, and refine logical frameworks.
Building a Logic Model with AI
A logic model maps the causal chain from resources to impact. AI can help you build one that is both rigorous and practical:
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What you'll learn:
- Use AI to build logic models that connect activities to outcomes
- Design theory of change documents that satisfy both internal planning and funder requirements
- Create evaluation questions and indicator sets aligned with your program model