Hi, I am María Montenegro and I am the co-founder and Chair of EvalYouth North America. EvalYouth North America is a recently formed chapter of the EvalYouth global network that aims to support young and emerging evaluators and to promote inclusion of youth in evaluation processes. Our chapter is the latest of several regional EvalYouth chapters, and […]
Hello! I am Kavita Mittapalli, Ph.D. I own a K-16 research and evaluation firm, MN Associates, Inc. (MNA) just outside Washington DC metropolitan area. I founded MNA in 2004 as a graduate student at George Mason University. I have a Ph.D. in Research Design and Methodology in Education. We are a team of five evaluators
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Hey there, I’m Michael Moses, a Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist at EnCompass LLC. We work with U.S. government agencies, private foundations, multilateral organizations, and others that are tackling complex development challenges, from systemic corruption to human trafficking. We help our clients and their partners: Develop and implement strategies for addressing these challenges Collect
Hi, we are Andrew Taylor and Ben Liadsky from Taylor Newberry Consulting. In the past, we’ve written about how nonprofits and funders can develop an evaluation relationship that prioritizes shared learning. In other words, our work has focused on helping nonprofits and funders to better understand each other and to develop the skill sets needed
We are closing out the OL-ECB TIG week by bringing back a blog with evergreen content that was so popular the first time around that we needed to give it another day in the sun. You can view part 2 of this original post here. We hope you enjoy. My name is Scott Chaplowe and
Hello! We are Shenandoah Gale, Director of Evaluation & Learning at N Street Village and Andrea Scallon, Director of Measurement, Evaluation & Learning at Miriam’s Kitchen. We serve on the Advisory Council of Measure4Change (M4C) and wanted to share this Rad Resource that increases our capacity in the hopes that you can find ways to
Evaluation without learning is akin to dutifully planting and watering a garden-to-be, without staying to reap the benefits of its harvest. My name is Elizabeth McGee (she/her), I am the Founder and Senior Consultant at LEAP Consulting. Throughout my evaluation career, I have witnessed learning efforts fall short because of the tendency to see learning
Hello, I am Barbara Klugman (PhD), based in South Africa, once an anti-apartheid and women’s rights activist, now providing freelance strategy and evaluation supports for social justice funders, networks and NGOs. I work with groups engaged in organising and advocating for social or environmental justice. In this process, I have come to realise that sometimes
Hello! We are Leslie Fierro, Heather Codd, and Ann Marie Castleman. Over the past several years we have engaged in scholarship and on-the-ground activities to help strengthen the capacity of individuals, teams, and organizations to plan, commission, and implement high-quality evaluations. One discipline that is heavily involved in evaluation is public health. Public health professionals
I’m JoAnna Hillman, Director of the Center for Program Evaluation and Quality Improvement with Emory Centers for Public Health Training and Technical Assistance. As an evaluator, I see evaluation in EVERYTHING. EVERYDAY. At times, I feel a little like Michael Constantine’s character, Gus Portokalos, in My Big Fat Greek Wedding when he repeatedly says “Give
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