continuous improvement

Ed Eval TIG Week: Next Steps for Continuous Quality Improvement by Krista Collins

Hi, my name is Krista Collins, Director of Evaluation at Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) in Atlanta, GA.  Over the past few years, after school program quality standards have become more prevalent across the field as a way to ensure that young people are engaging in safe and supportive environments that promote positive …

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Ed Eval TIG Week: Dana Wanzer and Tiffany Berry on Embedding Continuous Quality Improvement Throughout Organizations

Hello! We are Dana Linnell Wanzer, evaluation doctoral student, and Tiffany Berry, research associate professor, from Claremont Graduate University. Today we are going to discuss the importance of embedding quality throughout an organization by discussing our work in promoting continuous quality improvement (CQI) in afterschool programs. CQI systems involve iterative and ongoing cycles of goal …

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John Cosgrove on Questions & People Drive Continuous Improvement

I’m John Cosgrove, an evaluator who is committed to utilization-focused evaluation. I am currently working with community colleges around the country to improve evaluation efforts and the use of data for continuous improvement. Clients indicate they want evaluation and data to drive continuous improvement and decision-making. Although a good place to start, data collection alone …

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AKEN Week: Vanessa Hiratsuka on Continuous Quality Improvement, Quality Assurance, Evaluation, and Research: Where does my project fit?

Hello, I am Vanessa Hiratsuka, secretary of the Alaska Evaluation Network (AKEN) and a senior researcher at Southcentral Foundation (SCF), a tribally owned and managed regional health corporation based in Anchorage, Alaska, which serves Alaska Native and American Indian people. As part of Commitment to Quality, a key organizational value, Southcentral Foundation (SCF) prioritizes continuous …

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CEA Week: Holly Lewandowski on Encouraging Clients to Think Evaluatively to Strengthen their Programs

My name is Holly Lewandowski. I am the owner of Evaluation for Change, Inc. a consulting firm that specializes in program evaluation, grant writing, and research for nonprofits, state agencies, and universities. I worked as an internal evaluator for nonprofits for ten years prior to starting my business four years ago. There have been some …

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