It is no longer sufficient to promise that you will change people's lives with an inspiring performance and then report that the program seemed to go well. While accountability drives much evaluation, you will learn how evaluation can help you to improve your programs in this practical course. Using the tools of outcome-based evaluation, you will learn how to design and implement evaluations. Explore how to convert intangible intentions like "delight our audiences" into outcomes that can be measured. The course concludes with the development of an evaluation plan for your own nonprofit organization or a case study agency. We will evaluate the course by asking if you can write a convincing answer to a funder's question: "How will you know if your proposed project will succeed?" Maximum: 15 students. Please note: all course work is applied to a case study organization, which may be your own organization or one where you volunteer. Please see www.artsextensionservice.org/index.php/courses/online-certificate/faq for more information. Please see GENRL-ST 397G to take this course for undergraduate credit.