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Happy National Volunteer Week by Natalie DeHart

Natalie DeHart here, AEA’s Membership Programs Coordinator. As the week of National Volunteer Week closes, I wanted to take a moment to touch on why volunteering for AEA is so great. Volunteering allows you, our members, to make meaningful contributions to the fulfillment of AEA’s governance, operations, and membership programming. It provides the opportunity for …

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Fired Up, Ready to Go: 2017 Call for AEA Board Nominations by Jennifer Greene, Jim Rugh, Maurice Samuels, Nicole Vicinanza, Anne Vo

Greetings, AEA Members. We are Jennifer Greene (Chair; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Jim Rugh (Independent Consultant), Maurice Samuels (MacArthur Foundation), Nicole Vicinanza (JBS International), and Anne Vo (University of Southern California) — your 2017 Nominations Working Group. We have the pleasure of announcing the Call for AEA Board Nominations and to encourage you to consider …

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Chelsea Heaven on Why Graduate Students Interested in Evaluation Should Consider Volunteering

Greetings, I am Chelsea Heaven, a recently graduated master’s level biostatistics and public health student. As with many of my fellow recent graduates, I am always on the lookout for as many opportunities as possible to kick-start my young career in statistics and evaluation. A colleague of mine who I work with at my campus’ …

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SWB Week: Gary Shapiro on Volunteering for Statistics Without Borders

Greetings, I am Gary Shapiro, co-founder and current Chair of Statistics Without Borders (SWB). Recently, we started collaborating with the American Evaluation Association. This week aea365 will feature knowledge and resources from SWB members appropriate for professional evaluators. Tips: What is SWB? SWB is an  all-volunteer outreach group of the American Statistical Association. The group …

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IE Week: Ann Emery on Why I love Internal Evaluation

Greetings aea365 community! I’m Ann Emery and I’ve been both an external evaluator and an internal evaluator. Today I’d like to share a few of the reasons why I absolutely love internal evaluation. Lessons Learned: Internal evaluation is a great career option for fans of utilization-focused evaluation. It gives me opportunities to: Meet regularly with Chief Operating Officers and Executive …

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IC TIG Week: Susan Wolfe on Networking to Enhance Your Business or Career

Hi, I’m Susan Wolfe. I am the owner of Susan Wolfe and Associates, LLC, an independent consulting firm that applies Community Psychology principles to strengthening organizations and communities. As an independent consultant and community psychologist, I spend time networking in my local and professional communities.   Networking serves two functions for me.  First, it helps me …

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