ABSTRACT
There is growing interest in finding ways to evaluate and measure outcomes from development projects addressing community change, especially as public and private organizations try to document positive results from their program investments. Since adverse financial trends such as high unemployment and slow growth in incomes affecting many communities and regions will continue in the near future, and opportunities borne out of these changes continue to evolve, community leaders must be able to make accurate decisions based on meaningful evaluations of past practices. Thus, development agencies, policy-makers, and funders will continually look for ways to measure and evaluate their programs.
