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Cassandra O’Neill on a Flexible Thinking and Action Planning Tool

1 Comment / Organizational Learning and Evaluation Capacity Building / September 30, 2012 August 27, 2012

My name is Cassandra O’Neill and I work at Wholonomy Consulting. We are frequently asked to identify goals and develop action plans in our work. We have developed a flexible thinking and action planning tool which we are sharing widely. We originally developed this tool to help early childhood professionals develop meaningful quality improvement action …

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Wilder Research Week: Edith Gozali-Lee on Multisite Longitudinal Studies in Education

Hello, I am Edith Gozali-Lee, a research scientist at Wilder Research. I work primarily on research and evaluation projects related to education. I am currently working on a multi-site, longitudinal study of an early childhood initiative. The study includes three cohorts of school-based preschool program children in ten schools, five cohorts of community-based child care …

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Wilder Research Week: Brian Pittman on Complex Systems

2 Comments / Nonprofits and Foundations Evaluation, Systems in Evaluation / August 9, 2012 July 27, 2012

Hello, I am Brian Pittman, a Research Associate at Wilder Research. Our work involves many different topics, scopes, and stakeholders, but an increasing proportion of our projects deal with complexity. Therefore, we work to learn and use the principles and practices of complex systems in our work. This post includes a brief primer of the …

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Wilder Research Week: Dan Swanson on Data Quality

Leave a Comment / Nonprofits and Foundations Evaluation / August 8, 2012 August 8, 2012

Hi, I’m Dan Swanson, Assistant Survey Research Manager at Wilder Research. I oversee our survey center where I am responsible for implementing and maintaining quality control measures throughout the data collection process. A phrase often repeated here at Wilder is, “No matter how you analyze or write about the data, its quality cannot get any …

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Wilder Research Week: Caryn Mohr on Case Studies

Leave a Comment / Nonprofits and Foundations Evaluation, Qualitative Methods / August 6, 2012 July 27, 2012

Hello, I am Caryn Mohr, a Research Scientist at Wilder Research, a nonprofit human services research and evaluation group in St. Paul, Minnesota. Our work ranges from qualitative to quasi-experimental studies, and often involves multiple research methods. My recent work has afforded the opportunity to see the merits and challenges in conducting case study research. …

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Wilder Research Week: Paul Mattessich on Foundations and Evaluation

1 Comment / Evaluation Use, Nonprofits and Foundations Evaluation / August 5, 2012 July 27, 2012

I’m Paul Mattessich, Executive Director of Wilder Research. Our staff includes about 30 applied research professionals who study program effectiveness and community trends related to: children; education; public health; housing; homelessness; aging; social disparities; and other topics. The mission of Wilder Research is to improve the lives of individuals, families, and communities through human services …

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MN EA Week: Nicole MartinRogers on Project Management Tools for Evaluators

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / March 16, 2012 February 24, 2012

Hello, my name is Nicole MartinRogers. I am the Survey Research Manager at Wilder Research, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Wilder Research manages projects that range from small evaluations for local nonprofits to multiyear statewide evaluations of complex interventions. Hot tip: Project management (the discipline) offers great tools that will help keep your projects on track, …

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MN EA Week: Mary Anne Casey on Making Presentations Stick

1 Comment / Data Visualization and Reporting / March 15, 2012 February 23, 2012

Mary Anne Casey here. I’m a Minnesota-based consultant who helps people plan and evaluate programs. I’ve also done some writing and teaching on qualitative methods, particularly focus groups. Are you on the lookout for ways to make your presentations more memorable and meaningful? Rad Resource: Chip and Dan Heath’s book, Made to Stick, is jam-packed …

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