Purposes of Assessment - Keystone Guide

Keystone Accountability (n.d.). Purposes of Assessment. KeystoneAccountability. Retrieved June 26, 2012, from http://www.keystoneaccountability.org/analysis/purposes

This webpage from Keystone Accountability outlines the six major reasons that social organizations monitor, assess and report their performance and results.

The reasons identified include:

To improve projects
To build capacity and promote civic engagement
To demonstrate results and social return on investment
To inform strategy
To sustain legitimacy across stakeholders
To inform society

Source

Keystone Accountability (n.d.). Purposes of Assessment. KeystoneAccountability. Retrieved June 26, 2012, from http://www.keystoneaccountability.org/analysis/purposes