Hi all! I’m Juha Uitto, Deputy Director of the Independent Evaluation Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). I’ve spent many years evaluating environment and development in international organizations, like UNDP and the Global Environment Facility (GEF). As we all know, evaluating sustainability is not easy or simple. Sustainability as a concept and construct …
My name is Sara El Choufi and I wanted to share with you some of thoughts on evaluating the effectiveness aid to the environment. As evaluators, we tend to focus our work on programs and projects. We thoroughly evaluate a project, or a set of projects and draw out conclusion, best practices, lessons learned, etc. …
My name is Kylie Hutchinson. I am an independent evaluation consultant with Community Solutions Planning & Evaluation. In addition to evaluation consulting and capacity building, I tweet at @EvaluationMaven and co-host the monthly evaluation podcast, Adventures in Evaluation along with my colleague @JamesWCoyle. When I started out in evaluation 26 years ago, I was focused …
Kylie Hutchinson on The Ever Expanding Evaluator’s Toolbox Read More »
Hello! I’m Sheila B. Robinson, aea365’s Lead Curator and sometimes Saturday contributor with a new cool tool to spice up your evaluation presentations and reports! Do you know the feeling you get when you stumble upon something so good you want to share it, but then again, part of you wants to keep it all …
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My name is Erin Blake and I am worried about your health! Working for the Caribbean Public Health Agency has raised my awareness of the growing problems with obesity and associated diseases. The go to axiom in public health is ‘the health of the nation, is the wealth of the nation.’ Well, I think that …
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My name is Susan Wolfe and I am the owner of Susan Wolfe and Associates, LLC, a consulting firm that applies Community Psychology principles to strengthening organizations and communities. Prior to initiating my consulting practice, I was employed as an internal evaluator in more than one organization. Have you ever had a job where they …
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My name is Kylie Hutchinson. I am an independent evaluation consultant and trainer with Community Solutions Planning & Evaluation. In addition to my usual evaluation projects, I deliver regular webinars on evaluation topics, Twitter weekly at @EvaluationMaven, and co-host the monthly evaluation podcast, Adventures in Evaluation along with my colleague @JamesWCoyle. Sometime when I feel …
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I am Humberto Reynoso-Vallejo, a private consultant on health services research. A few years ago, I was part of an exploratory study of Latino caregivers in the Boston area caring for a family member suffering Alzheimer’s disease. Difficulties facing those families coping with the disease have promoted the rise of support groups for diverse population …
I am Humberto Reynoso-Vallejo, a private consultant on health services research. In a recent study, my colleague Lee Staples (Boston University) and I explored Immigrant Workers Centers (IWCs), community-based organizations that have been developed in the United States to promote and protect workers’ rights through support, services, advocacy, and organizing initiatives. We examined how IWCs …
Humberto Reynoso-Vallejo on Evaluating Immigrant Workers Centers Read More »
Hello Evaluators! I’m Sheila B. Robinson, aea365’s Lead Curator and sometimes Saturday contributor on yet another fabulous professional learning opportunity brought to you by the American Evaluation Association (AEA). Lesson Learned: I’m fortunate to live in a community with a university that offers a program evaluation certificate. I had a wonderful evaluation professor and am indebted …
