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Confidence and Leadership in Evaluation by Sheena Yap Chan

Hi, I’m Sheena Yap Chan, I am a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, keynote speaker, consultant, and award-winning podcaster (The Tao of Self-Confidence), where I interview Asian women about their journeys to self-assurance. I am passionate about leadership development. I’ve often wondered why some evaluators shy away from leadership roles, but I couldn’t pinpoint anything …

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Wait, Who Are You Again?: Getting Started with Positionality Statements by Lisa Sargent

Hey y’all! My name is Lisa Sargent and I am an in(ter)dependent consultant that helps organizations dream, strategize and evaluate their way to deeper impact. As evaluators, we know that the projects we assess, the groups we work with, the beneficiaries our efforts aim to help, and the funding allocated to these projects all exist …

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Three Hot Tips for Becoming A More Effective Evaluator That I Learned In Law School by Ron Reich

Hi, my name is Ron Reich.  I currently work as a consultant, helping organizations optimize their marketing.  Before my work as a consultant, however, I spent two years working at a consumer rights attorney.  In law school I had to learn about case law, how to “think like a lawyer” and how to construct a …

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Lessons Learned from Running (and Growing) a Nonprofit by Sasha Kalcheff-Korn

I’m Sasha Kalcheff-Korn, Executive Director of Realm of Caring Foundation, a global nonprofit primarily serving families who are dealing with life-limiting and chronic health conditions. We provide services to 74,000+ clients. I have been working in nonprofits for 15 years in Uganda, New York City, and Colorado. I earned my master’s degree in International Human Rights …

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Moving Beyond Collaboration: Embracing Reciprocity in Trauma-Informed, Equitable Evaluation by Tasha Parker

Hello, fellow evaluators and AEA members! I’m Tasha Parker, Ph.D., LSCSW, MPA, ACHT, Principal and Founder of the Institute of Development.  I want to discuss the importance of moving from collaborative and participatory approaches to true reciprocity in evaluation.  As our field has evolved, we’ve recognized the value of including diverse perspectives and local knowledge …

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Empowering Youth: The Impact of Involving Youth in Program Evaluation by Manuela Testolini

I’m Manuela Testolini, Founder & President of In a Perfect World, a youth development organization. At IAPW, we believe the most impactful programs not only teach young people to manage their emotions and build healthy relationships but also empower them to step into leadership roles. A key part of fostering that leadership is involving youth …

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Storytelling about Health Disparities to Advance Public Health Evaluation by Dr. LaShaune Johnson

Hello, AEA365 friends!  I am LaShaune P. Johnson, PhD.  I am a medical sociologist, the founder of Estella Lucia Evaluation, LLC, and a faculty at the University of Houston.  I am an alumna of the LEEAD program and the Certified Listener Poet training.  I am a community-based participatory researcher who uses arts-based methods to share …

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DVR TIG Week: Creating Charts with AI: Can AI Out Beat Us?

Hi Everyone, my name is Najat Elgeberi and I work as an assistant professor for program evaluation at the University of Nevada Reno-Extension. In my career I used to do a lot of consultancy work in the field of evaluation. I had to analyze data, create visuals and write reports. The most challenging part was …

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DVR TIG Week: Bring Open-Ended Responses to Life Using Interactive Dashboards by Shelly Engelman and Tom Withee

Hello everyone! This is Shelly Engelman and Tom Withee. While we’ve shared many examples in the past on building interactive data dashboards in Excel, we’re thrilled to introduce you to a powerful tool for visualizing data: interactive QUALITATIVE dashboards. While many of us are familiar with visualizing quantitative data, open-ended survey responses often get overlooked …

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DVR TIG Week: Want to Control the Quality of the Data You Inquire About? Make Your Own AI Chatbot by David Fetterman

Hi.  I am David Fetterman.  I am the president of Fetterman & Associates, an international evaluation firm. I am also the past-president of the American Evaluation Association and a co-chair of the Collaborative, Participatory, and Empowerment Evaluation TIG (with Liliana Rodríguez). I am the recipient of the Myrdal Award for Practice, the Lazarsfeld Award for …

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