Use evaluation research as a tool to determine which interventions are likely to produce desired outcomes and which organizations are ready to scale them¶

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Description¶

The article describes a concrete funder strategy: "Implementing this process can assist foundations in using evaluation research as a tool to determine which interventions are likely to produce desired outcomes, and to identify which organizations are ready to scale them." This pairs evidence review of interventions with assessment of organizational readiness before scaling.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Access to evaluation research on candidate interventions and a process for assessing organizational readiness to scale

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• Foundation staff and federal agency program officers funding scalable programs

Target Learning Goals¶

• Selecting interventions likely to produce desired outcomes and identifying scale-ready organizations

Affordances¶

• Spree Scaling Process Framework

Related Strategies¶

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Nan Maxwell, Scott Richman. (2019). Scaling Programs with Research Evidence and Effectiveness (SPREE). The Foundation Review, vol. 11, issue 3. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/scaling-programs-with-research-evidence-and-effectiveness-spree