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WE Week: Nick Hart on the Value of Affiliate Connections with the Academic Community

1 Comment / Uncategorized / May 26, 2014

Hello, I am Nick Hart, Treasurer of AEA’s Washington Evaluators (WE) affiliate and a PhD student in Program Evaluation at The George Washington University. I’d like to share some thoughts on the value of local affiliates’ connections with the academic community.   Situated in the Washington, D.C. area, WE has a unique opportunity to connect …

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WE Week: Matthew Von Hendy on High Quality Low Cost Research Resources For Evaluators

2 Comments / Uncategorized / May 26, 2014

Hello! My name is Matthew Von Hendy, I am the owner of Green Heron Information Services, which provides research and information services to evaluation professionals.  I love helping connect people with the information that they need to solve problems or make decisions. Many evaluators are working in budget constrained environments which can make accessing the …

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WE Week: Ladel Lewis and Bernadette Wright on Members Wanted: Recruitment, Retention and Reclamation

3 Comments / Uncategorized / June 30, 2014

We are Ladel Lewis and Bernadette Wright, the leadership team of Meaningful Evidence LLC and co-founders of ASK MATT and active on the Membership Committee of Washington Evaluators (WE), the AEA affiliate for the National Capitol Area. Like a great party needs guests, your organization needs members to succeed. Here are some example ways a …

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WE Week: Ann K. Emery on Transforming your Affiliate or TIG into a Well-Oiled Machine

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / May 30, 2014

Welcome! I’m Ann K. Emery, longtime fan of AEA affiliates and proud Secretary of the Washington Evaluators. WE has transformed from an informal organization into a lean, mean fighting machine. We’ve standardized our procedures for planning events and tracking members; transferred institutional knowledge from our brains into documents; and improved how we share information with …

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WE Week: David J. Bernstein on Sustaining an Evaluation Community of Practice

1 Comment / Uncategorized / May 26, 2014

I am David J. Bernstein, a Senior Study Director with Westat, an employee-owned research and evaluation company. I am the President-elect of Washington Evaluators (WE), the Washington, DC/Virginia/Maryland area affiliate of the American Evaluation Association (AEA). This year marks the 30th anniversary of the WE. As WE founder Michael Hendricks has noted, affiliates help develop …

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WE Week: Brian Yoder on Evaluators Visit Capitol Hill

1 Comment / Uncategorized / May 26, 2014

I’m Brian Yoder. I live in Washington, D.C., and I serve as president of the local AEA affiliate, the Washington Evaluators.  I’m writing about an initiative I spearheaded called Evaluators Visit Capitol Hill which took place during the AEA conference in Washington, D.C. last year. (Share Clip) EVCH is a collaboration between AEA’s Evaluation Policy …

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Dan McDonnell on Even More Ways to Analyze Tweets with Twitonomy

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / May 31, 2014

Hello, my name is Dan McDonnell and I am a Community Manager for the American Evaluation Association. In my last Saturday post, I introduced a Twitter measurement and analytics tool called Twitonomy and a few of the basic features available. While you can certainly pull some great data and interesting stats with the free version, the …

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Sheila B Robinson on Playing “Trivial Pursuit” – AEA Style!

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / May 24, 2014

Hello! I’m Sheila B Robinson, aea365’s Lead Curator and sometimes Saturday contributor, and I have some questions for you today! Hot Tip: Poke around AEA’s website (or go directly to this link under the “Learning” tab) and you’ll find some fabulous trivia about the annual conference. For instance… 1.) Who was president of AEA in …

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Dan McDonnell on Uncovering Interesting Facts About Your Twitter Network with Twitonomy

3 Comments / Uncategorized / May 17, 2014

Hello, my name is Dan McDonnell and I am a Community Manager for the American Evaluation Association. With the plethora of social media tools, apps and platforms available, it can often be overwhelming to find the right one to best suit your needs. I recently came across a tool that I’m very excited to share with you …

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Sheila B. Robinson on a Fabulous Way to Start Your Summer: AEA’s Summer Evaluation Institute

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / May 10, 2014

Hello Evaluation Learners! I’m Sheila B. Robinson, aea365’s Lead Curator and sometimes Saturday contributor, coming to you from Rochester, NY where we’re enjoying our first warm weekend in ages and I’m thinking summer! In March I wrote about a great opportunity for summer – the 2014 AEA Summer Evaluation Institute – and gave a preview of some of the high quality …

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