What is the Pro Bono Committee?

What we do

The AaEA Pro Bono Committee supports the important work of community organizations by offering evaluation support to non-profit organizations in Atlanta with the aim of building the evaluation capacity of organizations and strengthening the capacity of evaluators.  To do this, we offer trainings, workshops, and a structured evaluation support program.

The Pro Bono Evaluation Support Program

The Evaluation Support Program matches volunteer evaluators with nonprofit organizations to identify evaluation needs, build an appreciation for program evaluation within organizations, and create practical deliverable(s) that organizations can use. The program runs from October through February every year.

Applications for Nonprofit Organizations  and Volunteer Evaluators open September 5th, 2024! 

Apply by Sept 27th!

Volunteer evaluators will be matched with 3 other evaluators to form an evaluation team. The team will be matched with a non-profit organization for a three-month evaluation project. 

The nonprofit will provide critical input and in-depth knowledge about the program being evaluated. Based on the evaluation needs presented by the primary contact of the nonprofit, your team will collaborate with the non-profit to design and implement an evaluation project that can be accomplished in 3 months centered around the development of deliverables. 

Examples of past Pro Bono evaluation projects include:

• Developing logic models
• Conducting needs assessments
• Designing surveys, interview guides, or other data collection instruments
• Collecting data (quantitative or qualitative)
• Analyzing existing data
• Facilitating data driven program planning
• Leading a series of evaluation trainings for staff