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Susan Kistler

LAWG Week: Will Fenn on the Evaluation Merry-Go-Round

Welcome to the Evaluation 2013 Conference Local Arrangements Working Group (LAWG) week on aea365. I’m Will Fenn from Innovation Network a Washington, D.C.-based monitoring and evaluation consulting firm specializing in advocacy and policy change evaluation. There is an all too common situation that arises around evaluation — I’ll call it the evaluation merry-go-round. I saw …

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LAWG Week: David J. Bernstein on Submitting Proposals and Presenting at DC-Based AEA Conferences

I am David J. Bernstein, a Senior Study Director with Westat, an employee-owned research and evaluation company. I am a Past Chair of the Government Evaluation Topical Interest Group (TIG), and have been an evaluator in the DC area for over 30 years. Val Caracelli and I are the Local Arrangements Working Group (LAWG) Co-Chairs …

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Susan Kistler on Free Guides to Participatory Video and the Most Significant Change Technique

My name is Susan Kistler and I am the American Evaluation Association’s Executive Director and aea365’s regular Saturday contributor. Are you using video as part of your evaluation work? Over the past couple of weeks, I have had the privilege of speaking with a number of AEA members who are using video in different ways …

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LGBT TIG Week: Joe E Heimlich on LGBT Cultural Competence

Welcome to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Evaluation Topical Interest Group (LGBT TIG) week on aea365! My name is Joe E. Heimlich. I’m a professor with Ohio State University Extension where I work with informal learning institutions and organizations to build capacity. This week, I’m in my role as coordinator for the LBGT TIG’s …

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Susan Kistler on EvalPartners, Free eLearning in Development Evaluation, and Mapping Evaluation Associations Around the World

My name is Susan Kistler and I am the American Evaluation Association’s Executive Director and aea365’s regular Saturday contributor. A number of aea365 contributors have written before about the International Organization for Cooperation in Evaluation (IOCE). IOCE has partnered with UNICEF and other organizations to form EvalPartners and AEA was pleased to join EvalPartners in …

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Bloggers Series: Kevin Flora on the EdMatics Blog

Hey ya’ll (I’m from Kentucky), I’m Kevin Flora, the owner of EdMatics. I am a doctoral student at the University of Kentucky in the Interdisciplinary program of Educational Studies.  Essentially, I am less than two years away from being out of school and permanently in a career. Rad Resource – EdMatics: The EdMatics blog is …

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Bloggers Series: Melissa Cater on eXtension Evaluation Community Blog

My name is Melissa Cater, and I am an assistant professor and evaluation specialist at Louisiana State University AgCenter. I also coordinate and contribute to the eXtension Evaluation Community of Practice (Eval CoP) blog. Rad Resource – eXtension Evaluation Community Blog: The Eval CoP blog is a resource for evaluators of all levels from novice …

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Bloggers Series: Ann Emery on the Emery Evaluation Blog

Greetings! I’m Ann Emery from Innovation Network in Washington, DC. Rad Resource – Emery Evaluation: Like many evaluators, I wear several hats – full-time evaluation consultant, part-time research methods graduate student, and 24/7 data nerd. My blog weaves these roles together: I blog about my adventures as a nonprofit and foundations evaluator. I share data …

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Bloggers Series: Brian Hoessler on the Strong Roots Blog

Hi everyone, my name is Brian Hoessler and I am an independent consultant in Saskatoon, Canada. Through my company, Strong Roots Consulting, I work with non-profit organizations and community-based initiatives to build their capacity through research, strategic planning, and evaluation. Rad Resource – Strong Roots blog: The website for Strong Roots is also home to …

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Susan Kistler on Real Time Reporting When the Lights Go Out

My name is Susan Kistler and I am the American Evaluation Association’s Executive Director and aea365’s regular Saturday contributor. Except, today is Sunday, because Friday and Saturday brought snowfall for the record books and here on the Southcoast that snow came with 40 mile per hour sustained winds and gusts far exceeding that. Power outage …

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