What are the advantages of having a set of established outcome indicators and tools for my evaluation?
By having a standard set of indicators and tools, organizations can more easily select a few that correspond to the outcomes that their stakeholders determine to be most relevant, without a lot of extra work or dependence on outside expertise. Organizations have commented that using Success Measures’ indicators and tools: • De-mystifies the development of data collection tools. • Provides credibility because they have been tested in the field and have been validated and accepted by many community development practitioners, researchers and funders. • Provides an easy way to build your own evaluations around existing indicators and tools, including existing choices and opportunities for customization. • Can eventually provide a powerful means of telling the story of the aggregate results across groups of organizations using Success Measures.
