Hi, I’m Courtney Clingan, a Senior Research Analyst with The Improve Group, a research and evaluation consulting firm based in St. Paul, Minnesota. To wrap up our week of posts on evaluation teams, I want to share a memorable experience I had when staff from a client organization truly became part of the evaluation team. …
Evaluation Teams Week: Clients as team members by Courtney Clingan Read More »
Hi, we’re Audrey McIntyre and Michael Prideaux. We recently completed internships at The Improve Group, an evaluation consulting firm based in Minnesota. As new evaluators, we have interesting perspectives from serving on evaluation teams during our internships. We worked with The Improve Group colleagues and clients on projects for the Angel Foundation, the Highland Friendship …
Hello! I am Jennifer Obinna, Ph.D., M.S.S.W., and I lead evaluation teams at The Improve Group, a research and evaluation consulting firm in St. Paul, Minnesota. Whether I am leading an internal team that reports to me or a collaborative team with clients and community partners, I look for ways to share power so that …
Evaluation Teams Week: What’s your (leadership) style? by Jennifer Obinna Read More »
Hello! We are Chithra Adams, Director of Evaluations at the Human Development Institute at the University of Kentucky and Rebecca Stewart, Chief Practice Officer at The Improve Group, a research and evaluation firm based in Minnesota. For today’s post on evaluation teams, we are tackling a topic that no team leader relishes – what to …
Hello, my name is David McKay and I am a senior evaluator at Kentucky University’s Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service. We help to improve lifelong opportunities and services for individuals with disabilities, their families, and the community. Our evaluation team works on a variety of projects, the number of which …
Evaluation Teams Week: How to make teamwork “work” by David McKay Read More »
Hello, we are Chithra Adams, Director of Evaluations at the Human Development Institute at the University of Kentucky, and Leah Goldstein Moses, CEO of The Improve Group, a research and evaluation consulting firm based in St. Paul, Minnesota. There is an African proverb that says, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you …
Hi all! I’m Liz Zadnik, Outreach Coordinator and Saturday contributor. It was almost three years ago that I joined the curating team – I honestly can’t believe how time has flown! I’ve learned so much and have grown as a writer and evaluator. It’s been a fantastic experience and I am incredibly grateful to Sheila …
A Quick Note of Gratitude from Liz Zadnik Read More »
Hi there! I’m Liz Zadnik, member of the aea365 curating team and Saturday contributor. I don’t know about you, but summer has started here on the East Coast of the United States and I could not be more excited. I’m ready for some sun and time on the beach! We all have our vacation rituals …
Finding inspiration from podcast hosts and new formats by Liz Zadnik Read More »
Hi, I’m Claire Stoscheck, a Research Analyst with The Improve Group, an evaluation consulting firm based in Minnesota. I wanted to share with you an important part of this work, and one I am constantly reminded of – how creating space for clients to contribute their specialized knowledge leads to innovation and great ideas in …
Hi, I’m Daren Nyquist, a Research and Evaluation Director at The Improve Group, an evaluation consulting firm in Minnesota. Today I’m going to tell you about building evaluation capacity with clients over time, something we have had the benefit of doing with some long-term clients. It’s exciting to see community-focused organizations taking the reins on …
