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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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DVR TIG Week: The Creative Process of Data Storytelling by Gwen Davis

Hi! My name is Gwen Davis, and I am a Senior Data Communications Specialist at the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). We regularly conduct program evaluations and nationally representative surveys to gather the most up-to-date data on local health departments in the United States. As researchers and evaluators, we often share …

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DVR TIG Week: Let’s Get Physical (with Data and in the Garden) by Gretchen Biesecker

Hi, I’m Gretchen Biesecker, Principal Consultant with Bee’s Knees Consulting LLC in Somerville, MA. Most of my work focuses on evaluation capacity-building with nonprofits. I’ve been fascinated by data physicalization—collecting, visualizing, engaging with data using tactile and physical forms. In 2019, I participated in a survey with strings at a Points of Light conference and …

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The Future of Evaluation of STEM Innovation and Entrepreneurship by Chithra Adams

Hi! I am Chithra Adams, and I serve as the Associate Vice President for Data Intelligence at VentureWell. VentureWell is a national nonprofit headquartered in Hadley, Massachusetts, that specializes in funding, training, and cultivating a pipeline of science and technology inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs. Together with our partners, we are driven to solve the world’s …

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Bringing Everyone In: Evaluating Inclusive Innovation by Jacki Purtell and Samantha Langan

Hello! We’re Jacki Purtell and Samantha Langan, Senior Data Intelligence Analysts with VentureWell’s Data Intelligence team. VentureWell is a national nonprofit headquartered in Hadley, Massachusetts, that specializes in funding, training, and cultivating a pipeline of science and technology inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs. Together with our partners, we are driven to solve the world’s biggest challenges …

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Using Extant Data to Understand Impact and Reach by Emily Markese and Adam Blandford

Hello! We are Emily Markese and Adam Blandford, evaluators from VentureWell’s Data Intelligence Team. VentureWell is a national nonprofit headquartered in Hadley, Massachusetts, that specializes in funding, training, and cultivating a pipeline of science and technology inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs. Together with our partners, we are driven to solve the world’s biggest challenges and create …

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Effective Data Management in Evaluation of Innovation & Entrepreneurship by Stefanie Leite and Olivia Noel

Hello! We are Stefanie Leite and Olivia Noel, internal evaluators on the Data Intelligence team at VentureWell. VentureWell is a national nonprofit headquartered in Hadley, Massachusetts, that specializes in funding, training, and cultivating a pipeline of science and technology inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs. Together with our partners, we are driven to solve the world’s biggest …

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What Evaluators Can Learn From The Lean Startup by Stefanie Leite and Olivia Noel

Greetings from VentureWell! We are Stefanie Leite and Olivia Noel, serving as evaluators on the Data Intelligence team. VentureWell is a national nonprofit headquartered in Hadley, Massachusetts, that specializes in funding, training, and cultivating a pipeline of science and technology inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs. Together with our partners, we are driven to solve the world’s …

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Anchors Away! Navigating the Evaluation of STEM Innovation & Entrepreneurship Programming by Samantha Langan

Hello! I am Samantha Langan, a Senior Data Intelligence Analyst with VentureWell’s Data Intelligence team. VentureWell is a national nonprofit headquartered in Hadley, Massachusetts, that specializes in funding, training, and cultivating a pipeline of science and technology inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs. Together with our partners, we are driven to solve the world’s biggest challenges and …

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Driving Innovation with Developmental Evaluation by Jacki Purtell

Hello! I’m Jacki Purtell, Senior Data Intelligence Analyst with VentureWell’s Data Intelligence team. VentureWell is a national nonprofit headquartered in Hadley, Massachusetts, that specializes in funding, training, and cultivating a pipeline of science and technology inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs. Together with our partners, we are driven to solve the world’s biggest challenges and create positive …

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