Evaluation Resources

NFWF uses evaluation to foster learning and adaptive management to improve the quality of our conservation investments. This site provides information on a variety of evaluation functions within the Foundation.

New Evaluation RFPs Released

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is seeking qualified organizations to conduct independent evaluations of two separate NFWF programs:  Sustain Our Great Lakes and the Long Island Sound Futures Fund. Please see the Request For Proposals for each program’s deadlines and proposal submission requirements. Organizations interested in applying for both program evaluations will have to submit separate applications for each program.

The Environmental Evaluators Network

Launched in 2006, NFWF, U.S. EPA, and U.S. NOAA co-host an annual forum for environmental evaluators and practitioners. From this forum emerged an Environmental Evaluators Network and Environmental Evaluators Network group on LinkedIn, EEN's primary online platform for collaboration, discussion, and networking!

Evaluation of Grant Programs

Evaluation principles and practices are incorporated into the foundation's Keystones and Charter Programs to better clarify program and initiative goals, gauge progress over time, assess achievement of outcomes, and continuously improve.

The Grants Library

To disseminate knowledge to the conservation community, NFWF has developed a searchable, online Grants Library which currently contains information on over 3,000 NFWF-funded grant projects and a number of NFWF program evaluations.

Evaluation Publications

NFWF evaluation staff recently co-edited and edited special volumes on environmental evaluation in two journals.

• New Directions in Evaluation (Summer 2009)—volume focused on methodological issues constraining environmental program and policy evaluations.
• Journal of Evaluation and Program Planning (March 2010)—volume focuses on evaluation of environmental education efforts.

For further information, contact the foundation's Evaluation Officer: Christina Kakoyannis.