Dr. Arias is the new chief operating officer for a small nonprofit company that uses donations to help fund philanthropic trips to third-world countries. Dr. Arias sees that there is a great deal of wasted expenses, but she is unsure where the structure should be changed. She wants to determine which parts of the current nonprofit structure are working and what structures are resulting in losses. Dr. Arias is interested in conducting a(n):
A) needs evaluation.
B) informative evaluation.
C) process evaluation.
D) outcomes evaluation.

Question

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Needs evaluation is the process of determining whether a program or service is meeting the needs of its target population. In this case, Dr. Arias wants to determine which parts of the current nonprofit structure are working and what structures are resulting in losses. This is a needs evaluation because it will help Dr. Arias to identify the areas that need to be changed in order to improve the efficiency of the nonprofit.

Dr Arias Is the New Chief Operating Officer for a Small