Measuring Change: Evaluating Impact for Sustainable Programs

Abstract

This academic paper addresses the necessity and complexity of program evaluation, utilizing the comprehensive evaluation of the Illusion Theater’s “Keepin It Real” Program as a case study. I demonstrate how the “Keepin It Real” Program is pertinent to the conversation about the necessity of evaluation tools, and the results they can produce. The increase in demand for results-driven reporting has served as a catalyst to field-wide thinking about alternative ways to measure and report impact as a method for sustaining and improving programmatic activity.