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Welcome to Project STAR Online!
Project STAR is a Corporation for National and Community Service sponsored technical assistance provider in performance measurement. We help set up national service...
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An audio-visual tutorial on collecting data to measure performance milestones for VISTA projects
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An audio-visual tutorial on how to report on performance milestones for VISTA projects
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When evaluating the effectiveness of a program, it is important to collect feedback from all participants, including children. While there are other methods of research and evaluation, well-designed...
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This toolkit provides an overview of the process of measuring milestones for VISTA and guidance on developing a project plan for your VISTA application. Other topics covered in this toolkit include...
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In the VISTA project plan, each action plan identifies the community need, goal and performance milestone(s), and includes information on how to measure milestones. Your action plan should contain...
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A logic model is a planning tool that shows the relationship between project resources and activities and your intended results. Here is a set of fun and interactive logic model puzzles that will...
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There is flexibility in how a project plan can be developed depending on the number of VISTAs, sites, and management considerations of the prime (sponsor).
For further assistance with the project...
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The VISTA Assignment Description (VAD) identifies key activities for VISTA members during their service year. The links below provide information helpful in the development of the VAD and demonstrate...
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Instruments are documents you use to gather data in a systematic way so you can measure program results. There is no all-purpose tool. You may need specialized instruments to measure your results, or...
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Data collection is the systematic process of documenting concrete and measurable evidence that indicates whether your project is achieving its targets for milestones.
For further assistance, contact...
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Data analysis is the process of condensing raw data into a format that answers your original performance measurement questions.
For further assistance, contact Project STAR, 800-548-3656 or e-mail....
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Reporting Results
Reporting your results lets funders and other stakeholders know what you have accomplished. Reporting your results includes providing a summary of your performance milestones, a...
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Related Links
Links to other performance measurement and evaluation resources
User’s Guide to Evaluation for National Service Programs (1998)
A complete guide to empowerment evaluation for national...
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The links below can help you develop or modify your VISTA project plan.
For further assistance with the project plan, contact Project STAR, 800-548-3656 or e-mail.
Project Plan Worksheet(DOC)...
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For download and print:
Performance Measurement Crossword Puzzle (PDF)
Performance Measurement Crossword Puzzle Answers (PDF)
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AmeriCorps*VISTA projects focus on capacity-building strategies to increase a sponsor organization’s overall resources and effectiveness toward achieving its mission. Capacity-building activities are...
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The Corporation for National and Community Service uses information derived from various sources to evaluate and report on its performance with the objective of improving the lives of recipients of...
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The Corporation for National and Community Service uses information derived from various sources to evaluate and report on its performance with the objective of improving the lives of recipients of...
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The Corporation for National and Community Service uses information derived from various sources to evaluate and report on its performance with the objective of improving the lives of recipients of...
