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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 23.
Published in final edited form as: Eval Program Plann. 2009 Feb 5;32(3):213–220. doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2009.01.002

Table 1.

Schedule and content description of technical assistance provided.

Pfizer Foundation Southern HIV/AIDS Prevention Initiative Orientation to Evaluation, June 2, 2004: An introduction to evaluation philosophy and methods and procedures
 of community intervention planning, implementation, and evaluation.
1st cross-site program assessment survey (C-PAS) conducted: February-March 2005
Cross-site Evaluation Teleconferences and Site Visits, Fall 2004: Conducted teleconference with each grantee to gain better insights into the background of the programs,
 current status of intervention(s) development, and future plans. Subsequent site visits to each organization were also conducted by a member of the evaluation
 team and a member from Pfizer to gain additional insights of organizations environments, HIV/AIDS and other programs.
Training Workshop, May 11–12, 2005: Conducted in response to identified evaluation challenges and capacity-building needs during project year 2004, including data
 collection methods, tools, and analysis; database development; and logic model review.
Training Teleconferences, April–August 2005: A total of 12 teleconferences were designed and conducted to facilitate evaluation capacity-building opportunities
 through (a) reinforcement of intervention skills attained, (b) provision of an outlet for evaluation resource-sharing, and (c) discussion of real-time evaluation
 case studies that may be applied to individual program activities.
2nd C-PAS conducted: February–March 2006
Training Conference, June 14–16, 2006: Provided in-depth training in areas identified through evaluation of C-PAS findings, capacity-building activities, and feedback
 from grantees, including developing survey questions and focus group guides; qualitative and quantitative data entry, management, and analysis; and use of
 collected data.
Training Web Conferences, March and August, 2006: Two capacity-building training web conferences were developed and facilitated Year 3, designed to prepare
 grantees for sustained programmatic and evaluation activities beyond the last year of the initiative. Each web conference was offered twice, on separate days, to allow
 for small group interaction among 9–11 grantees, and to accommodate scheduling needs.
Program Assessment Teleconferences, August 9–10, 2006: One-on-one, semi-structured teleconferences were conducted to gain better insight into grantees’ technical
 assistance needs for completion of the 2006 Program Assessment and continued evaluation challenges that remain at the conclusion of the initiative.
3rd C-PAS conducted: September–October 2006