Evaluation of the EcoAction Community Funding Program

May 2009

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Annex 5
Summary Table of Findings


EVALUATION QUESTION

Achieved

Progress Made, Attention Needed

Little Progress, Priority for Action

RELEVANCE

     
1. Is there a legitimate and necessary role for government in this program area or activity?    
2. Is the program connected with societal /environmental needs? To what extent is EcoAction addressing those needs?

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SUCCESS

     
3. To what extent is the EcoAction program reaching its intended target audiences?     
4. To what extent has the program progressed towards its intended immediate outcomes as identified in its logic model?a      
  • Communities take action on the reduction of GHG and other local environment priority issues
 

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  • Increased capacity and skills of communities to act on priority environmental issues
 

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  • Improved access to information for funding recipients and supporting sponsors
 

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  • Improved knowledge sharing between and among EcoAction, funding recipients and their communities
 

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  • Improved networking, creation of partnerships between communities and other sectors
 

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5. To what extent has the program progressed towards the achievement of the intermediate outcomes identified in its logic model? What were the barriers to success?a      
  • Improved knowledge and skills within communities and among individuals to preserve and protect the environment
 

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  • Improved community capacity, skills and knowledge to build and sustain projects into the future
 

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  • Community groups achieve measurable results for the protection, rehabilitation and/or enhancement of natural environment
 

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  • Reduction in emissions that contribute to climate change through increased awareness and participation of Canadians in the One-Tonne Challenge
 

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  • Reduction in emissions that contribute to other air quality issues (e.g., smog)
 

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  • Reduction in and diversion from the use of hazardous substances that affect water quality
 

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  • Protection of wildlife and plants, and protection and improvement of their habitat.
 

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6. To what extent has the program contributed to its stated ultimate outcomes?a      
  • Healthier and sustainable communities are created
 

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  • Individual Canadians make more responsible environmental decisions
 

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Cost Effectiveness

     
7. Has the program provided value for federal dollars spent?    
8. Is duplication avoided and complementarity achieved?

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9. Are there any alternative, more cost-effective ways of achieving the stated outcomes?    

Design and Delivery

     
10. To what extent are various target groups satisfied with the program and the changes to the program?    
11. How effective is the governance structure?    
12. Is the performance data collected against program activities/outcomes? If so, is collected information used to inform senior management /decision makers?    

~√ denotes where results are based on self-reported information only.
a The achievement of these outcomes is difficult to determine due to problems with data availability.  


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