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SWOT Analysis

Breathing Life Into a Living Document: PDTIG Strategic Plan by Jacqueline Singh

Greetings! My name is Jacqueline Singh. I’m an Executive Evaluation and Program Design Advisor at Qualitative Advantage, LLC and Program Design TIG Program Chair. As a new member to the PDTIG, it’s been an exciting first year due to an opportunity to lead our Leadership Team through a process to reassess aspects of the PDTIG. …

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2-for-1 Week: Garry Lowry, Lynn Chaiken and Tamara Lamia on Evaluability Assessments of PHHS Block Grant and Other Flexible Funding Mechanisms and Opportunities

Hi—we are Garry Lowry from the Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lynn Chaiken from the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, and Tamara Lamia from ICF International. We are part of a team that conducted a rapid eight-month evaluability assessment of the Preventive …

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Jackson Hille on The Essential Guide to SWOT Analysis

I am Jackson Hille, the Content Associate for FormSwift, a SF-based startup that helps organizations, entrepreneurs, and businesses go paperless. Recently, for a work project, I had to evaluate the current strengths and weaknesses of our content campaigns, and also decide what content avenues present our greatest opportunities and our greatest threats. As a professional …

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Bethany Laursen on How to Evaluate the Situation, Not Just the Program: It’s Complex!

I’m Bethany Laursen, Evaluation Outreach Specialist with the Solid & Hazardous Waste Education Center (SHWEC) at the University of Wisconsin. I’m also principal consultant at Laursen Evaluation and Design, LLC. At SHWEC, I help staff design programs that engage opportunities to achieve our mission. Opportunity hunting requires a form of situation assessment, which has not …

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BLP TIG Week: Michelle Baron on The Importance of Strategic Planning in Building a Culture of Evaluation

Hello! I’m Michelle Baron, an Independent Evaluation Strategist. In my work in higher education, I’ve encountered a mixture of evaluation champions and critics. Today I’d like to address the importance of strategic planning in building a culture of evaluation. Strategic planning is considered by many to be an organizational road map by outlining the organizational …

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