What Do I Look For?

How Do I Find One?

Appendixes

Use this guide to help you determine whether you have the resources and expertise within your initiative to plan and implement a needs assessment and program evaluation, or if it is best to hire a local evaluator to help you conduct these activities. This guide contains useful tips on what to consider in the decisionmaking and selection processes of hiring a local evaluator.

For more information on conducting needs assessments or program evaluations, see the Guide to Conducting a Needs Assessment and Guide to Performance Measurement and Program Evaluation.