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Sharon Wildman on Evaluation Book Discounts and Exhibitors

My name is Sharon Wildman, I’m a graduate student, and I’m attending Evaluation 2011 this week for the third time. I wanted to share this quick tip for those of you who are new to the conference. Hot Tip: AEA members receive 20% off on all books ordered directly from Jossey Bass/Wiley, Guilford Publications, SAGE, …

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SCEA Week: Kara Crohn on the AEA Annual Conference Fieldtrip and Using Multiple Methods to Check Your Assumptions

My name is Kara Crohn. I am a Research Manager for EMI (http://www.emiconsulting.com). We are best known for our research and evaluation related to energy efficiency. We also assist clients with strategic planning, policy, program design, and program optimization. EMI is based in Seattle, Washington. I had the good fortune to start our Southern California …

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SCEA Week: Bonnie Richards on Valuing in the Social Services

My name is Bonnie Richards, and I am a Research Associate with Vital Research, an evaluation and consulting company located in Los Angeles, California. The Social Services sector is among the industries we serve when designing and implementing evaluation projects. Lessons Learned: So, what frames a Social Services evaluation project? Consider how values and valuing …

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SCEA Week: Anne Vo & John LaVelle on the Landscape of Evaluation Practice in Greater Los Angeles

Hi! This is Anne Vo from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and John LaVelle from Claremont Graduate University (CGU). We are the Co-directors of the Southern California Evaluation Association (SCEA), a local affiliate of the American Evaluation Association (AEA). Today marks the launch of the SCEA-themed week on aea365 so we will be …

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Susan Kistler on the AEA Public eLibrary

My name is Susan Kistler and I am the Executive Director for the American Evaluation Association. You likely know that AEA’s annual conference is coming up the week beginning October 30. What you may not know is that conference presenters are strongly encouraged to share handouts and supplementary materials via the AEA public eLibrary. Rad …

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Scott Chaplowe on Fun and Games in M&E Trainings

Hello, my name is Scott Chaplowe, and I am a Senior Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer with the International Federation Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The IFRC has a lot of stakeholders –communities, 186 National Societies, local governments, partners, donors, etc. One part of my job is to lead M&E trainings that empower …

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Dominica McBride, Rita Fierro, & Pauline Brooks on Rejuvenating Your Evaluation by Rejuvenating Yourself!

I’m Dominica McBride, President of The HELP Institute, Inc., a nonprofit organization that uses program evaluation to strengthen programs in impoverished communities. I’m Rita Fierro, owner of Fierro Consulting. I specialize in building organizations and communities by inspiring genuine relationships, shared decisions, and growing results. I’m Pauline Brooks, Independent Consultant specializing in social determinants. The …

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Susan Kistler on Storytelling Tools

I’m Susan Kistler, AEA’s Executive Director, and I contribute each Saturday’s post. It’s been a busy week here at AEA. October 1 was the cutoff for earlybird registration for Evaluation 2011, Kylie Hutchinson offered a great eStudy course on Effective Reporting (eStudy is now on hiatus until the new year), and the conference program is …

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