Seeking Value Chain Coordination Professionals to beta test the Value Chain Coordination Evaluation Guide and Template! 

Do you struggle to capture and share the full impact of your value chain coordination work? Is evaluation continually on your list of things to set time aside for, get help on, or avoid altogether? Help is here!  

Over the last year, Wallace Center has been developing a framework to help focus and clarify how to evaluate value chain coordination, and we are seeking practitioners to try it out! Beta testers will use the framework from September of 2022 till February of 2023, will receive up to 3 hours of free technical assistance in developing their evaluation plan, and a $250 honorarium.  

The Wallace Center’s Food Systems Leadership network team, with input from Value Chain Coordination (VCC) professionals and consultants, developed a prototype VCC evaluation guide and template to help VCC practitioners build an evaluation plan that effectively documents the impact of this work. These resources will help you align your evaluation systems with your values and capture the full story of your work.  

This guide walks through the steps of developing your VCC evaluation plan. You can use the guide as a worksheet with your team to help you capture short-, mid-, and long-term outcomes and the racial equity impacts of your work. Once you work through the first four steps of the guide, you can use your notes to then complete the evaluation template here. 

Evaluation approaches can vary widely depending on the partners involved, resources available, and funder requirements. The guide will take you through the following steps as you develop or hone an evaluation plan unique to your work: 

Step 1: Confirming your values 

Step 2: Linking values to strategy 

Step 3: Identifying your roles 

Step 4: Considering your levels of change 

Step 5: Completing your evaluation template 

If you are interested in participating in this beta test, complete this short form or email [email protected].  Those who participate in the pilot will receive up to 3 hours of free support in developing their evaluation plan, and a $250 honorarium!