Improving the Practice of Philanthropy: An Evaluation of the Hewlett Foundation's Knowledge Creation and Dissemination Strategy

In May 2013, the Hewlett Foundation contracted Harder+Company Community Research, an evaluation and planning firm for the social sector, to assess the strategy and help inform its future investments in this area. The evaluation approach was exploratory and descriptive and based on the premise that learning is the primary goal. Harder+Company used a variety of research methods as part of the assessment, including a literature review, surveys and interviews with grantees, an assessment of the quality of grantee products using a rubric, a review of grantee external evaluations, and interviews with experts in the field