While these are the standard topics currently offered, ASC would be happy to tailor a series to your organization's needs.
Topic Overview
Program Evaluation and Development Workshop
Program evaluation is about understanding 1) your clients, 2) the structure and activities of your programs and services, 3) your goals, and 4) whether or not those goals are being met. This workshop will teach you what it takes to develop and evaluate your programs and services. During this training workshop, you will learn key strategies to better understand and articulate your programs and activities. Further, you will acquire the skills to communicate efficiently about the evaluation process.
This 2-day Training Workshop consists of the following:
Workshop Topics:
- Understanding the need for a program or service.
- Identifying the structure and purpose of a program or service.
- Developing program logic models (PLMs).
- Assessing how the program or service is being implemented.
- Determining the success of a program or service.
Who Should Attend?
This workshop is designed for a wide range of audiences from the evaluation novice to the experienced researcher. Whether you are an executive director, front line service provider, faculty member, or student, you will learn how to develop sustainable programs and assess what’s working and what’s not.
Why Choose ASC?
ASC has developed and evaluated programs and services with non-profit organizations and academic faculty for a number of years. Along with practical experience, ASC consultants have also taught research methodology and program evaluation courses at the university level, presented at professional conferences, and not to mention hosted its own training workshops. As a result, ASC has the experience needed to make sure all your questions are answered.
ASC Advantage:
In order to maximize the level of interaction you receive, our workshops are limited to a maximum number of 20 attendees. In addition, two experienced research consultants facilitate our workshops. Finally, it is important that you receive all the guidance you need. Along with time during the workshop to work on your own Program Logic Model and other activities, you are also invited to submit your own PLM for review after the workshop has ended. In other words, you will be able to develop a PLM at your own pace and submit it for a professional review at no additional cost. This is a value of $165 for FREE!
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Grant Writing and Program Planning Workshop
Applying for grants can be a very challenging process. To be successful, the grant proposal must effectively communicate the program or project to a wide audience. This workshop has been specifically designed to help you identify, summarize, and present your programs, services, and ideas to funders.
This 2-day Training Workshop consists of the following:
Workshop Topics:
- Understanding the need for your program.
- Identifying goals, objectives, and outcomes.
- Building program logic models that work for you.
- Incorporating program evaluation.
- Learning strategies for program sustainability.
Who Should Attend?
Our workshop is designed not only for those who are new to grant proposals or those who have struggled with grants in the past, but also those who are looking for better ways to communicate with funders. Additionally, this workshop is ideal for people wanting to get a better grasp of their programs and services in preparation for future grant writing endeavours.
Why Choose ASC?
ASC has developed and evaluated programs and services with non-profit organizations and academic faculty for a number of years. We know what it takes to help you understand your program and services and communicate them to a range of audiences. We also have extensive experience teaching and engaging groups and individuals with a variety of backgrounds. Finally, we value the application of knowledge, and will ensure you leave our workshop with the tools you need to write successful grants.
Without question there are other grant writing workshops out there. What sets our workshop apart from others is the strategy we employ so you develop a thorough understanding of your program. At ASC we believe a successful grant writing workshop is one that does more than just tell you which words to use, and talks at length about what to do and what not to do. While we certainly include those, we go further and make sure you completely understand how your goals, activities, and outcomes relate to one another. And then we help you develop the tools necessary to communicate those elements to funders. And most importantly, by the end of the workshop, you will have developed a working template specific to your programs and services, which can then be tailored to any future grant proposal you write.
ASC Advantage:
In order to maximize the level of interaction you receive, our workshops are limited to a maximum number of 20 attendees. In addition, two experienced research consultants facilitate our workshops. Finally, it is important that you receive all the guidance you need. Along with time during the workshop to work on your own Program Logic Model and other activities, you are also invited to submit your own PLM for review after the workshop has ended. In other words, you will be able to develop a PLM at your own pace and submit it for a professional review at no additional cost. This is a value of $165 for FREE!
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Collecting Information: Survey Design Workshop
One of the most efficient ways to gather information about people is to have them complete a survey. However, for this to be successful, survey questions must be written in a way that motivates and allows respondents to provide accurate answers. Whether you are looking to create a stand-alone survey or a comprehensive series of related surveys, this workshop will teach you what it takes to create surveys that work.
This 1-day Training Workshop consists of the following topics:
Workshop Topics:
- Developing a Sample Design: A critical, but often overlooked, step to using surveys involves clearly identifying who the survey will target and how those people will be accessed.
- Question Structures: The fundamental structures of questions will be discussed.
- Writing Good Questions: Techniques to improving question wording and methods of responding will be explored in detail.
- Formatting The Survey: Strategies for improving the overall layout and presentation of questions will be developed.
- Dealing With Nonresponse: You will learn how to increase participation in your survey from start to finish.
Who Should Attend?
This workshop is designed for program and service providers, faculty, students, project coordinators, and anyone else needing to collect information from people using surveys. Primarily those new to surveys and with intermediate experience will benefit the most from this workshop. .
Why Choose ASC?
ASC has worked with community-based organizations and academic researchers for a number of years. We have developed basic satisfaction and service utilization surveys, as well as complex pre- and post-test surveys designed to meet the demands of advanced statistical analyses. ASC facilitators have also designed and taught undergraduate and graduate level research methodology courses. As a result, ASC has the experience needed to make sure all your questions are answered.
Courses and workshops focusing only on survey design are rare. Furthermore, university courses are lengthy and typically grounded in one discipline or another. Regardless of your topic of interest, this one-day course will provide you with the tools to begin developing your own surveys, as well as improve existing surveys that have been limiting your research.
ASC Advantage:
In order to maximize the level of interaction you receive, our workshops are limited to a maximum number of 20 attendees. In addition, two experienced research consultants facilitate our workshops. Finally, it is important that you receive all the guidance you need. Along with time during the workshop to work on your own Program Logic Model and other activities, you are also invited to submit your own PLM for review after the workshop has ended. In other words, you will be able to develop a PLM at your own pace and submit it for a professional review at no additional cost. This is a value of $165 for FREE!
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Collecting Information: Interviews and Focus Groups Workshop
Interviewing and focus groups are great tools for gathering information from clients and/or customers. If done well, you will be able to establish rapport with respondents and motivate them to answer questions in ways that surveys can’t. Unfortunately, if not done well, participation may not be forthcoming and information may be limited. After conducting interviews with participants from many demographics and on an array of topics, ASC has developed a training workshop to help you get the conversation started and keep it going.
This 2-day Training Workshop consists of the following:
Workshop Topics:
- An introduction to qualitative data will be provided in order to ground the strengths and weaknesses of interviewing and focus groups.
- Techniques to formulating questions will be discussed in both the contexts of interviewing and focus groups.
- Opportunities to develop facilitation skills will be provided.
- Strategies for analyzing interview and focus group data will be demonstrated.
Who Should Attend?
This workshop is designed for program and service providers, faculty, students, project coordinators, and anyone else needing to collect information from people using interviews and/or focus groups.
Why Choose ASC?
ASC consultants have conducted interviews and focus groups with kids and adults on a variety of topics. They have also designed and taught undergraduate and graduate level research methodology courses. As a result, ASC has the experience needed to make sure all your questions are answered.This workshop was designed to help you acquire the skills and experience necessary to facilitate informative interviews and focus groups. During this workshop, you will learn the power of using interviews and focus groups to obtain data that are rich in content and meaning.
ASC Advantage:
In order to maximize the level of interaction you receive, our workshops are limited to a maximum number of 20 attendees. In addition, two experienced research consultants facilitate our workshops. Finally, it is important that you receive all the guidance you need. Along with time during the workshop to work on your own Program Logic Model and other activities, you are also invited to submit your own PLM for review after the workshop has ended. In other words, you will be able to develop a PLM at your own pace and submit it for a professional review at no additional cost. This is a value of $165 for FREE!
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