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Part 1. Overview: Program Evaluation Basics Overview; A Note about Words; What is a Program?; Understanding Programs; What is Program Evaluation?; Why is evaluation important?
Part 2. Stages of Evaluation: The Cycle and Stages of Evaluation; The Tasks of Each Evaluation Stage
Part 3. Types of Evaluation: Types of Evaluation; Needs Assessment; Feasibility Assessment; Monitoring; Context Evaluation; Formative/Process Evaluation; Summative Evaluation; Impact Evaluation
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The "Program" in Program Evaluation

A program is a group of related projects and activities that share the same objective, are repeated on a regular basis, and are based on a similar theory of change while using similar processes and interventions to make that change happen.

In the Wikimedia community, organizations and individual volunteers use programs to engage users to contribute to Wikimedia projects. Some of these programs are below. Programs with an asterisk (*) are linked to a brief history about the program.

Edit-a-thons *

Wikipedian in Residence

On-Wiki Writing Contests *

GLAM content partnerships *

Wikimedia Education Program

Wiki Loves Monuments *

Other photo initiatives *

Editing Workshops *

Wikimedia Conferences

Hackathons