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DVR Week: Ann Emery on the Dataviz Hall of Fame for Evaluation

Greetings, I’m Ann Emery from Innovation Network in Washington, DC. A few years ago, I discovered Hans Rosling’s 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes video. I’d never seen anyone share data in a way that simply made so much sense. Since then, I’ve been hooked on dataviz. Thankfully, I’m not alone! As the demand for …

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Susan Kistler on the (Mostly) Joys of Using (Free) Haiku Deck to Make Gorgeous Slides

My name is Susan Kistler and I am the Executive Director Emeritus of the American Evaluation Association. I am a student of the act of presenting, always on the lookout for ways to improve. Rad Resource – Haiku Deck: I have been trying out Haiku Deck, an alternative to PowerPoint for creating presentation slide decks. …

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Susan Kistler on the 2013 Summer Evaluation Training Institute

I am Susan Kistler, AEA’s Executive Director and aea365’s regular Saturday contributor. Today I wanted to share one of the raddest resources of all! Rad Resource – AEA Summer Evaluation Institute: Registration is now open for the AEA Summer Evaluation Training Institute, to be held June 3-5 in Atlanta, Georgia. Let’s take a look at …

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Susan Kistler on Remembering the Ides of March and Thinking About Your Message

I am Susan Kistler, the American Evaluation Association’s Executive Director and aea365’s regular Saturday contributor. We have a busy week coming up with all conference proposals due next Friday. Hot Tip – Beware the Ides of March (for it is the AEA conference proposal submission deadline): Famously known as the date of Caesar’s assassination at …

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Maggie Miller on Follow up to Small is Beautiful

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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Manny Straehle on the ICA Data Visualization Competition

Hello! I am Manny Straehle and I work with International Credentialing Associates (ICA). ICA is a measurement consulting firm with expertise in developing certificates, certification, and licensing programs. We are committed to producing reports and visualizations that are simple and easy to understand for the clients we serve, but we need your help. Hot Tip …

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ACA Week: Kathleen Tinworth on the Need to Communicate with Creativity and Innovation

I’m Kathleen Tinworth and I co-chair the recently re-named Arts, Culture, and Audiences TIG of AEA with Don Glass, who began this week’s AEA365 series. I lead the Audience Insights department at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and also consult via my alter ego, ExposeYourMuseum. Lessons Learned Don started this week with a …

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Susan Kistler on Fiverr and Free Coffee Break Webinars and an Amazing Cup of Cappuccino

I am Susan Kistler, the American Evaluation Association’s Executive Director and aea365’s regular Saturday contributor. Last week, I wrote about 25 low-cost/no-cost tech tools for Data Visualization and Reporting. Here’s a bit more about one of them. Rad Resource – Fiverr: On fiverr, people list things that they will do for $5. Lots of it …

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Ann Emery on 10 Things You Didn’t Learn in School

Greetings, I’m Ann Emery from Innovation Network in Washington, DC. I also tweet and blog about evaluation. If you recently completed your graduate or undergraduate degree, congratulations! You’ve already learned some of the key elements of evaluation. However, evaluation involves more than theory, methods, and statistical formulas. Hot Tips: Here are 10 things you probably …

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Susan Kistler on the Amazing Multicolor Search Engine (you gotta try this!)

I’m Susan Kistler, the American Evaluation Association’s Executive Director and usual aea365 Saturday contributor. But, you say, “it isn’t Saturday Susan, what are you doing here?” “Well,” says I, “there was a last minute cancellation so I’m stepping in to share a surprisingly addictive tool to help as you are on the hunt for pictures …

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