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Data Visualization and Reporting

SEA PD Week: Visualizing Evaluation Findings Using Infographics by Gaelyn West

Hi all! My name is Gaelyn West and I serve as the State Government Representative and Board Member for the Southeast Evaluation Association (SEA). My work experience includes program evaluation, strategic planning, and grant development in state government. One of the most important tasks that evaluators face is relaying their evaluation findings to a lay …

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GEDI Week: Cultural Considerations in Data Visualization: A GEDI Take by Mike Osiemo Mwirigi and Glen Acheampong

Hello from two scholars and two coasts! We are Mike Osiemo Mwirigi, MS, and Glen Acheampong, MPP. During our GEDI program year, we learned that evaluators and stakeholders are increasing their use of visuals to present data. Data visualization pioneers in evaluation have pointed out that a good visual can make evaluation results more user …

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Using Theatre to Share Evaluation Findings With a Wider Community by Carolyn Camman, Christopher Cook, Andrew Leyland, Suzie O’Shea, and Angela Towle

Hello! We are Carolyn Camman, Christopher Cook, Andrew Leyland, Suzie O’Shea, and Angela Towle of the UBC Learning Exchange, which is a little bit of the University of British Columbia in the heart of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES). It’s a bridge for mutual understanding and learning between the University and a neighbourhood rich in community, …

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¡Milwaukee Evaluation! Week: Using Infographics to Disseminate Key Findings by Rose Hennessy

Greetings! I’m Rose Hennessy, Adjunct Professor in the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare and a Doctoral Student at the Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health, both at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. In teaching Program Evaluation to MSW students, I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to collaborate with Jennifer Grove and Mo Lewis at the …

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Making Stories Stick: The Power of Visualisation When Communicating with Young Evaluation Professionals by Antonina Rishko-Porcescu, Khalil Bitar and Bianca Montrosse-Moorhead

Hello, AEA365 readers! We are Antonina Rishko-Porcescu (Ukraine), Khalil Bitar (Palestine/Germany) and Bianca Montrosse-Moorhead (USA), from EvalYouth, a global, multi-stakeholders partnership which promotes young and emerging evaluators to become future leaders in evaluation.  Antonina is leader of an EvalYouth task force; Khalil is Vice-Chair of EvalYouth and Bianca is Co-Chair of the network.  We are …

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Helping readers understand your “funky” formats -how to bring your readers up to speed with research-based reporting techniques by Corey Newhouse

Greetings everyone! Corey Newhouse here, Founder and Principal of Public Profit – a consulting firm helping mission-driven organizations measure and manage what matters. Have you ever toiled for hours on a data-heavy report, only to hear back from a client that it doesn’t look or feel quite right? Maybe they missed your point entirely? As …

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SW TIG Week: Data Interpretation Meets Data-viz by Jennifer R. Lyons

Greetings!  My name is Jennifer Lyons, MSW from Lyons Visualization, LLC.  I am a social worker, data designer, and speaker.  In my independent consulting business, I bring creative energy to making data intriguing and impactful, while helping clients transform the way they communicate their story. Today I want to talk about a method I like …

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Memorial Week in Evaluation: The Demise of the Lengthy Report by Kylie Hutchinson

I’m Kylie Hutchinson (a.k.a. @EvaluationMaven), independent evaluation consultant and trainer with Community Solutions Planning & Evaluation and author of Survive and Thrive: Three Steps to Enhancing Your Program Sustainability. The word I chose to memorialize this week is a small but important one. It’s the letter “a”, as in “She asked for a final evaluation …

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Create an efficient presentation design workflow by Echo Rivera

Hey everyone! I’m Echo Rivera, owner of Creative Research Communications and research associate at Center for Policy Research. My passion is helping evaluators bring creativity to the research communication process. Today I want to talk about your presentation design workflow. Let me ask you something: does the process of making a presentation stress you out? …

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Potent Presentations Initiative (p2i) has a new home! Come visit! by Sheila B Robinson

Hello all! I’m Sheila B Robinson, aea365’s Lead Curator and sometimes Saturday contributor with a Hot Tip and Rad Resource for presentation designers! On March 30, we unveiled a new, reorganized and freshened up Potent Presentations Initiative (p2i) website. Here’s what you’ll find: On the p2i HOME page, you’ll find a brief introduction to p2i, …

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