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Susan Kistler on VOPEs and the EvalPartners Innovation Challenge

Leave a Comment / Evaluation Policy, Evaluation Use, International and Cross-cultural Evaluation / June 22, 2013 June 22, 2013

My name is Susan Kistler and I am the American Evaluation Association’s Executive Director Emeritus and aea365’s regular Saturday contributor. Today, we’re talking about VOPEs and a unique opportunity for global impact. Lesson Learned – VOPEs: What’s a VOPE? A VOPE is a Voluntary Organization for Professional Evaluation (VOPE). According to the freely downloadable Evaluation …

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Kristi Fuller and Glenn Landers on Ensuring Utility in Evaluation Practice

1 Comment / Evaluation Use, Health Evaluation / March 24, 2013 March 24, 2013

Hello all! We are Kristi Fuller and Glenn Landers, staff at the Georgia Health Policy Center. The Center is housed within Georgia State University’s nationally ranked Andrew Young School of Policy Studies and provides evidence-based research, program development, and policy guidance. We gave a roundtable presentation at the American Evaluation Association’s (AEA) 2012 conference focused …

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Susan Kistler on a Free Book Drawing and Free Online Training on Infographics and Data Visualization

33 Comments / Data Visualization and Reporting, Evaluation Use / December 8, 2012 December 9, 2012

My name is Susan Kistler. I am the American Evaluation Association’s Executive Director and aea365’s regularly Saturday contributor. Back in September, I wrote about the emergence of huge, free, online courses – some of them taught by leading-edge thinkers in a particular field. I noted that I’d need to wait until winter to enroll in …

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Cultural Competence Week: Jenny Jones on the Fifth Annual Asa G. Hilliard III Think Tank on Relational Ecosystems

2 Comments / Evaluation Use / December 5, 2012 May 27, 2013

I am Jenny Jones, member of AEA’s Public Statement on Cultural Competence in Evaluation (the Statement) Dissemination Working Group. Over the past five years, AEA has honored Asa G. Hilliard’s legacy through an annual Think Tank. The Fifth Annual Asa G. Hilliard III Think Tank on Relational Ecosystems explored how professional roles and relationships can …

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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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WE Week: Susan Jenkins on Using Technical Advisory Groups

Leave a Comment / Evaluation Use / May 14, 2012 April 23, 2012

My name is Susan Jenkins. I am a Social Science Analyst with the U.S. Administration on Aging and on the board of the Eastern Evaluation Research Society. I have found technical advisory groups (TAGs) invaluable for successful evaluation implementation. A technical advisory group should be made up of relevant subject matter experts who can provide …

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Susan Kistler on Plexus Institute’s Free Developmental Evaluation Virtual Book Club

6 Comments / Evaluation Use, Theories of Evaluation / December 31, 2011 December 31, 2011

I’m Susan Kistler, the American Evaluation Association’s Executive Director, who is happily enjoying a long holiday weekend and preparing for the new year. This week I learned about a great opportunity that I wanted to share. Hot Tip – Free Developmental Evaluation Virtual Book Club: The Plexus Institute is hosting a book club reading of …

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Victor Kuo on Three Tips to Make Sure Evaluations Get Used

Leave a Comment / Evaluation Use / July 3, 2011 July 3, 2011

Hi. My name is Victor Kuo, and I am with FSG Social Impact Consultants, a nonprofit strategy and evaluation consulting firm. How often have you heard the lament, “They liked the evaluation, but they really didn’t do anything with the findings…” or “After we discussed the results with them, the report got shelved, and we …

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Chris Michael Kirk on Negotiating the Value of Evaluation

Leave a Comment / Evaluation Use, Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / June 24, 2011 September 2, 2011

My name is Chris Michael Kirk, and I am a Doctoral Candidate in the Community Psychology Program at Wichita State University. During my time here, I’ve had the opportunity work with Dr. Rhonda K. Lewis on the evaluation of a federally-funded youth-serving program at the University. In programs like this, the demands of program implementation …

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Nancy Lee Leland on “Q by Q”

2 Comments / Evaluation Use / June 23, 2011 June 23, 2011

Hello. My name is Nancy Lee Leland and I am Senior Research Associate and Evaluation Team Leader for the University of Minnesota’s Prevention Research Center for Healthy Youth Development. I also do independent evaluation-related consulting with private, governmental, and nonprofit organizations. I strive to engage program and other organizational staff in the evaluation process and …

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