Our names are Amy Germuth and Johanna Morariu and we are proud to serve as the Chair and Co-Chair of the Data Visualization and Reporting TIG. Although this TIG started just last year we already have multiple members working to entice the AEA community to better communicate using infographics and data visualizations. We hope you …
DVR Week: Amy Germuth and Johanna Morariu on Kicking off the DVR TIG Week Read More »
I’m Stephanie Evergreen and I blog on the aptly titled “Stephanie Evergreen’s Blog.” Clever, huh? Rad Resource – evereval.wordpress.com: At this point in its evolution, my blog describes and demonstrates how to visualize data and communicate better as evaluators. I like to think I post new ideas weekly. Hot Tips – favorite posts: I’ve been …
Bloggers Series: Stephanie Evergreen on the Stephanie Evergreen Blog Read More »
I’m Kylie Huthinson, AEA Member, Community Solutions consulting firm owner, occasional aea365 contributor, and annual Christmas caroler. Each year, I adapt a carol to share with my clients, and this year – encouraged by a recent discussion of evaluation songs, I made a special one just for aea365. Hot Tip: Let your clients and stakeholders …
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My name is Melissa Biel and I am an independent consultant. I frequently work with hospitals, clinics and community organizations to conduct community health needs assessments. A common component of a community needs assessment is identifying access to primary health care. I have found the Uniform Data System (UDS) and the associated UDS Mapper to …
Melissa Biel on the Uniform Data System (UDS) Mapper Read More »
I’m Naomi Walsh and I am a novice consultant. One of the challenges of breaking into consulting is presenting yourself as a professional. One way that I do this is to share timelines for projects that I am working on – they show that I am organized and prepared, and provide a visual planning aid …
Naomi Walsh on a Must-Have Free Timeline Maker Read More »
I’m Susan Kistler, AEA’s Executive Director, and I contribute each Saturday’s post to aea365. At the annual conference earlier this month, I had the opportunity to attend the Data Visualization and Reporting group’s innovative business meeting. They filled the meeting with short Ignite presentations interspersed with fun activities (well at least to evaluators!). Lesson Learned: …
Susan Kistler on Making Us Laugh to Win a Great Book from SAGE Publications Read More »
My name is Susan Kistler. I am the American Evaluation Association’s Executive Director, and I post each Saturday to aea365. Earlier this month, the AEA Data Visualization and Reporting TIG hosted Ignite the Night at AEA’s annual conference – a fast paced and fun series of presentations where each presenter gets five minutes and 20 …
Susan Kistler on Tips and Tools for Presentations From Ignite AEA Read More »
I’m John Nash and I’m the program co-chair, with Stuart Henderson, for the American Evaluation Association’s new Topical Interest Group, Data Visualization and Reporting (DVR TIG). I’m here to tell you about some innovative events taking place in Anaheim during the 2011 AEA Conference. Hot Tip: Ignite Yourself at the Conference You don’t need matches …
John Nash on the Ignite Event and Slide Clinic at the AEA Conference Read More »
My name is Corey Newhouse and I’m the Founder and Principal of Public Profit. We help youth service and educational organizations measure and manage what matters. I’m a self-taught user of video in evaluation, and am writing to share some of my lessons learned. We have incorporated video into our evaluation studies for the last …
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I am Jeff Wasbes, a Senior Researcher and Project manager with Research Works, Inc., an independent evaluation consulting firm. A simple and functionally useful tool for diagramming systems is the Causal Loop Diagram (CLD). CLDs have been applied in nearly every conceivable discipline because by just using some very basic elements, one can describe the …
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