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Gov’t Eval TIG Week: Diana Harbison on Using Evaluation to Enhance Employee Engagement

Leave a Comment / Government Evaluation / November 17, 2015

My name is Diana Harbison and I’m the Director of the Program Monitoring and Evaluation Office at the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, which links U.S. businesses to global infrastructure opportunities. According to a recent survey, USTDA has some of the most engaged employees in the United States government. There are countless articles – and …

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Gov’t Eval TIG Week: Nick Hart and Kathy Newcomer on Lessons Learned in Federal Evaluation and Performance Measurement over the Past 15 Years

1 Comment / Government Evaluation / November 15, 2015

We are Kathy Newcomer, Director of the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Administration at George Washington University and President-Elect of AEA, and Nick Hart, a PhD candidate at GWU and Board Member of Washington Evaluators. We both have extensive experience working with Federal agencies to implement evaluation and performance measurement initiatives, providing insights about lessons …

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Gov’t Eval TIG Week: Elise Garvey on Government Evaluation TIG Week

1 Comment / Government Evaluation / November 15, 2015

I am Elise Garvey, Management Auditor with the King County Auditor’s Office in Seattle, Washington and I serve as the co-chair of the Government Evaluation Topical Interest Group (TIG). In 2015, the Government Evaluation TIG is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and there is nothing like an anniversary to motivate a time of reflection and inspire …

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#Eval15 Week: Sheila B Robinson on the Journey from Failure to Exemplar and Back!

1 Comment / Uncategorized / November 14, 2015

Hello All! I’m Sheila B Robinson, aea365’s Lead Curator and very tired conference-goer, sharing some closing thoughts from some of evaluation’s thought leaders. Today we celebrated the end of #Eval15 week in song,* much the same way as we have in past years. Throughout the week we listened, we learned, we observed, we met, and we …

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#Eval15 Week: Donna Podems, Aimee White, and Sheila B Robinson on the Challenges of Creating a Conference Poster

2 Comments / Uncategorized / January 16, 2016

Greetings! We are Donna Podems, Amiee White (AEA board members), and Sheila B Robinson, aea365’s Lead Curator with some tips and advice for creating a killer conference poster. We served as judges of the Evaluation 2015 Potent Presentations (p2i) Poster Competition and used p2i criteria to identify the top two posters that came closest to …

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#Eval15 Week: Sheila B Robinson on What’s Happening at #Eval15

1 Comment / Uncategorized / November 11, 2015

Hello aea365-ers and #Eval15 conference goers! I’m Sheila B Robinson, aea365’s Lead Curator, sometimes Saturday contributor, and this week…conference-goer! Lesson Learned: The Twittersphere is lighting up with #Eval15 happenings! Earlier this week on aea365 Stewart Donaldson, our 2015 AEA president, shared conference registration data with us. Now, he’s tweeted the following update: Approximately 5000 now registered for …

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#Eval15 Week: Tom Archibald on The Great Evaluative Thinking Scavenger Hunt at Evaluation 2015

2 Comments / Uncategorized / November 8, 2015

I’m Tom Archibald, Chief of Party of the USAID/Education and Research in Agriculture project in Senegal and Assistant Professor of Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education at Virginia Tech. I’ve just arrived in Chicago and am looking forward to another exciting week full of learning, connecting, and fun! Jane Buckley and I are getting ready for …

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#Eval15 Week: Stewart Donaldson on Evaluation 2015, an Exemplary Conference!

1 Comment / Uncategorized / November 6, 2015

Hello! I’m Stewart Donaldson, 2015 AEA President. I’m on my way to Evaluation 2015, the 73rd event on the International Year of Evaluation list of conferences. The President and CEO of our management company, SmithBucklin, emailed to give me a hearty congratulations on what appears to be a record-breaking AEA conference in Chicago. “From what …

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Sheila B Robinson on a “Sharing is Caring” Initiative for Evaluation 2015

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / November 6, 2015

Happy Weekend AEA365-ers! I’m Sheila B. Robinson, aea365’s Lead Curator and sometimes Saturday contributor and I am so excited to be headed to Chicago, IL for Evaluation 2015. I’ve been perusing the conference schedule and as usual, have chosen 2-5 sessions to attend for each time slot. Clearly, I cannot attend them all, and thus …

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Sheila B Robinson on Tips for First Time Attendees at Evaluation 2015

1 Comment / Uncategorized / October 31, 2015

Hello AEA members! I’m Sheila B Robinson, aea365’s Lead Curator and sometimes Saturday contributor with tips for first-time conference attendees. Hot Tips: Here’s what I’ve learned both from my own experience and from many others. Build your agenda before the conference! There are hundred of sessions, and no, you cannot attend them all! Use the online agenda …

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