Hi, my name is Rhodri Dierst-Davies, an evaluation specialist with Deloitte Consulting LLP working out of our federal practice. Many times federal programs are, by design, implemented differently across states and municipalities. These programs rely on inputs from local stakeholders and policy makers to ensure they are tailored to the needs of the communities they …
Greetings! We’re Clara Hagens, Marianna Hensley and Guy Sharrock, Advisors in the MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning) team with Catholic Relief Services (CRS). Building on our previous blog dated October 20, Embracing an Organizational Approach to ECB, we’d like to describe the next step in our ongoing MEAL capacity building journey: the development of …
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Hi, my name is Rex Green. I am the Director of the Quality Transformation Team. I have been performing outcome evaluations of mostly youth after-school programs for the past 16 years in the San Francisco Bay Area. Community Crime Prevention Associates contracts with me to evaluate community based organizations receiving funding from local governments. Together …
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Hi I am Abdul. I work in a nonprofit organization in Kabul. I a work as an M&E guy and strive for advocacy of evaluation which will lead to increased support from the people we work with and their belief in this process. Advocacy for evaluation is as important as evaluation itself.. Most people think …
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We’re Jennifer Rosinski, Senior Media Marketing Manager at UMass Medical School’s Commonwealth Medicine division and Ellen Moran, a contributing writer. Promoting your research, projects, and subject matter knowledge through the media can enhance your professional reputation across and outside of your field. This visibility may increase your chances of winning new grants or clients, or …
Hi my name is Jayne Corso and I am the Community Manager for AEA. Now that you are back from Evaluation 2016, how are you going to keep in touch with the connections you made in Atlanta? How about using LinkedIn? LinkedIn is a great way to follow up with your peers and colleagues form the …
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Happy November everyone! Liz Zadnik here, aea365’s Outreach Coordinator and sometimes Saturday contributor. I’m still synthesizing everything from the conference, but I wanted to share some social media tips that I picked up and have been reading about. Lesson Learned: You may know about the rule of thirds in photography and visual design, but …
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The twitterverse was dominated by #Eval16 chatter! It was great to see so many evaluators engaging on twitter and sharing their experiences with others. The #eval16 twitter feed truly shows the success of the conference and the connections that were made both within and outside the classroom. Here is a sampling of a few tweets …
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Hi there! Liz Zadnik, aea365’s Outreach Coordinator here, with my first-timer perspective on the conference. Fate has intervened the past few years, so I was thrilled when the stars aligned and I was able to be here. I have learned so much and been in non-stop awe, from the opening plenary (#Breart) to the poster …
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Hello there! Liz Zadnik here – I’ve had the pleasure of chatting with a few of the authors at this year’s poster presentation and reception. I asked some to share their experiences with poster creation, and will also add some of the innovative strategies I noticed folks using. What would you tell a colleague …
