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MESI Week: Jean King on Bringing Evaluation Training to Life

1 Comment / Uncategorized / April 28, 2015 April 18, 2015

This is Jean King, professor of Evaluation Studies at the University of Minnesota and mother of the Minnesota Evaluation Studies Institute (MESI—pronounced “messy” because evaluation is that way). MESI began 20 years ago to provide high quality evaluation training to all comers: evaluation practitioners, students, accidental evaluators, and program staff and administrators. We are fortunate …

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MESI Week: Melissa (Chapman) Haynes on Professionalization of Program Evaluation through Inclusive, Dynamic Training

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / April 26, 2015 April 18, 2015

My name is Melissa (Chapman) Haynes from the University of Minnesota’s Minnesota Evaluation Studies Institute (MESI). At MESI we have a strong interest in building evaluation capacity within the university and the community through university-community partnerships. We are trying to build this capacity in a sustainable manner, and in a way that builds upon the …

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Martha Meacham on Navigating Copyright Issues: When Should We Be Concerned?

3 Comments / Uncategorized / April 24, 2015 April 18, 2015

Hi, my name is Martha Meacham. I am a librarian at the Lamar Soutter Library, University of Massachusetts Medical School. We are always happy to help answer the many questions we receive about copyright. While this can be a complicated issue, it shouldn’t be scary. A little background understanding and due diligence will help guide …

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Catherine Cooper on the Bridging Multiple Worlds Alliance Toolkit

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / April 21, 2015 April 16, 2015

Greetings! My name is Catherine Cooper, and I am the Faculty Director of the Educational Partnership Center and Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. I invite you to explore and use the resources from the Bridging Multiple Worlds Alliance (BMWA). The BMWA is a growing network of researchers, educators, and policy …

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Madhawa Palihapitiya on Aligning the institutional bottom-line with the societal bottom-line for effective needs assessment

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / April 20, 2015 April 16, 2015

Hi! I’m Madhawa “Mads” Palihapitiya, Associate Director at the Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration at UMass Boston. We recently concluded the first phase of a statewide municipal conflict resolution needs assessment study commissioned by the state Legislature. Hot Tip: The term “need” can mean many things to many people. For needs assessment purposes, needs are …

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Kylie Hutchinson on Writing Better Recommendations

1 Comment / Uncategorized / April 19, 2015 April 19, 2015

I’m Kylie Hutchinson, independent evaluation consultant and trainer with Community Solutions Planning & Evaluation. I also tweet regularly at @EvaluationMaven. Have you ever wondered what evaluation recommendations and SpongeBob SquarePants have in common? Well, in my opinion, a lot. Think about why we make recommendations. We want stakeholders to take action on our evaluation findings. …

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Liz Zadnik on Staying current in evaluation while also juggling other responsibilities (A Practitioner’s struggle)

1 Comment / Uncategorized / April 18, 2015 April 15, 2015

Hi there, Liz Zadnik here, bringing you another Saturday post focused on practitioner experiences and approaches. Today I’m going to focus on my personal journey to stay up-to-date and relevant in all things evaluation. I was not formally trained as an evaluator – everything I know has been learned or gained through on-the-job hands-on experiences and mentorship (I’m very …

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Vincent Francisco on How context informs capacity-building and opportunities for community-level change

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / April 15, 2015 April 9, 2015

Hello, I’m Vincent Francisco, Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health Education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In working with initiatives that span from very small and targeted program development to state and national-level initiatives for broader systems improvement, there are several challenges and opportunities that present themselves. Challenges Ever changing …

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Sheila B Robinson on Welcoming Summer with a Breath of Fresh Warm Air, and New Evaluation Learning

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / April 11, 2015 April 11, 2015

Hello Evaluation Learners! I’m Sheila B. Robinson, aea365’s Lead Curator and sometimes Saturday contributor. Today, I’m writing about AEA’s Summer Evaluation Institute, a fabulous learning opportunity coming up soon. Anyone who knows me knows that two things I love are learning, and meeting with evaluation colleagues, and this is the perfect opportunity to do both. Registration is …

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