The real-time evaluation memo: A tool for enabling evaluative thinking and learning in foundations and nonprofits

Foundation Review

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Hwalek, Melanie ^a,b   Williams, Mary Grcich ^c  

^a SPEC Associates   (United States)

^b Lumina Foundation's higher education   (United States)

^c Lumina Foundation for Education   (United States)

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EID: 84860162055     PISSN: 19445660     EISSN: 19445679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4087/FOUNDATIONREVIEW-D-10-00024     Document Type: Article

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