I’m Patti Bourexis, President of The Study Group Inc. Back in the 1980s I was thrown into the world of marketing. Some of the enduring lessons I learned were from the marketing books of Al Ries and Jack Trout – particularly Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind. “Positioning,” wrote Ries and Trout in 1981, “is …
Hello! My name is Stella SiWan Zimmerman and I am the President and founder of ACET Inc., a consulting firm specializing in the evaluation of educational, health, and human services programs. ACET has been in business for close to 15 years and we rebrand our image every 5 years. A ‘brand’ is anything that differentiates …
I’m Rita Fierro, Ph.D. the founder of Fierro Consulting, LLC. As part of the Independent consulting TIG, I’m sharing with you resources and lessons learned from my branding process. I coined the expression “authentic branding” to indicate a process that focuses on one’s inner strengths and desires instead of the external market. When I first …
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Greetings! I’m Pat Mueller, President of Evergreen Evaluation & Consulting, Inc. of Jericho, Vermont. EEC’s business focuses on evaluation of federally funded Special Education programs. You’ll hear more about the rebranding of this niche firm later in the week. The purpose of this week’s blogs is to share some thoughts, resources and musings on the …
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Hello, I am Maggie Miller, the principal of Maggie Miller Consulting. I conduct program evaluation for small to mid-size nonprofits in the Denver/Boulder area. Sometimes I think I should change that tagline because I’ve gotten referrals to larger nonprofits (whom I adore), but I am still very attached to the small identity. Hot Tips: Trust …
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I’m Gail Barrington, President of Barrington Research Group, Inc. I would never describe myself as an early adopter, especially when it comes to technology, so the fact that I am even writing this blog is amazing! After I finished my book, Consulting Start-up and Management: A Guide for Evaluators and Applied Researchers, I still had …
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Hello, my name is Fatima Frank. I am the Evaluation Specialist for evalû, a small consulting firm that focuses exclusively on rigorous evaluations of social and economic development initiatives. We champion impact evaluation that maintains academic rigor but is based entirely on our clients’ need to improve strategic and operational effectiveness and increase profitability. Rad …
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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. I serve as the local evaluator for four programs that are funded by Federal grants for a five year cycle. Each program was required to set …
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Hi! I’m Wendy Tackett, President of iEval, an evaluation consulting firm in Michigan, and I’m Joseph Trommater, Project Director for S.P.A.R.K.S., a 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLCs) program funded in northern Michigan through the Michigan Department of Education. iEval serves as the external evaluators for S.P.A.R.K.S. and has maintained that relationship for ten years. …
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My name is Susan Kistler. I am the American Evaluation Association’s Executive Director and aea365’s regular Saturday Contributor. Today, we’re talking all things LinkedIn! Rad Resource – AEA’s LinkedIn Group: AEA’s LinkedIn Community has over 9000 subscribers from around the world and is open to anyone with an interest in evaluation. It’s free (always worth …
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