Hi, I’m Jessica Byrnes, and I’m a member of the AEA marketing team. Now that 2019 is in full swing, it’s time to put your social media goals and strategies for the new year into practice. Below are two top trends to keep up with in 2019 to take your online presence to the next …
2 Social Media Trends to Follow in 2019 By Jessica Byrnes Read More »
My name is Tatia Prieto, President of Prismatic Services, and we focus on PreK-12 evaluations. With clients, sometimes it seems our biggest challenge is helping them understand why and when to collect data. I’m a data geek who thinks in terms of process maps and spreadsheets, so it’s easy to forget that program implementers are …
I am Stephen Porter, an evaluator in Oxfam, an international non-governmental organization (INGO). A major part of my job is to provide evidence on whether people live equitably and free from the injustice of poverty. When conducting evaluations we often seek to apply tools to improve the quality and use of evaluations in an ethical …
ICCE TIG Week: Invisibility in Evaluation by Stephen Porter Read More »
Hi, I’m Barbara Klugman. I offer strategy support and conduct evaluations with social justice funders and NGOs in South Africa and internationally. I practice utilization-focused evaluation, frequently using mixed methods including outcomes harvesting and social network analysis (SNA). My own history spans social activism, directing NGOs and both working for and being on boards of …
Hello! We are Laura Beals and Barbara Perry, internal evaluators at Jewish Family & Children’s Service, a large social-service agency located outside of Boston, MA. We have been gathering feedback from clients and other constituents via surveys, often online, for many years, but we recently completed a needs assessment project in which we also wanted …
Detecting Fraudulent Responses to Online Surveys by Laura Beals and Barbara Perry Read More »
I’m Nick Hart, the current chair of the EPTF and Director of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Evidence-Based Policymaking Initiative. In 2016, Congress and the president established a federal Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking that studied how to improve government’s infrastructure for evidence building, and offered a series of recommendations about strengthening government’s evidence capacity, among other …
I am Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken, and I direct the Transnational NGO Initiative at Syracuse University, USA. The Initiative has assisted a number of major international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to review their leadership and management practices related to large-scale organizational change. My colleagues – Steve Lux, Shreeya Neupane, and Ramesh Singh – and I recently completed …
Hello AEA 365! We are the Societal Advancement Insights & Impact team at the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, NC. (Valerie Ehrlich, Tim Leisman, Micela Leis, and Jeff Kosovich.) Professional networks among teachers play an important role in K-12 settings, where certain network characteristics have been linked to improved teacher practices and student outcomes. …
Hi everyone! Carolyn Fisher, Martina Todaro, and Leah Zallman of the Institute for Community Health here, with the second installment in our epic tale of survey design. When last we left our heroes, we had arrived at this question to measure vulnerability due to low income, and were about to pilot it with our client’s …
Hi there, fellow evaluators! We are Carolyn Fisher, Martina Todaro, and Leah Zallman, of the Institute for Community Health. ICH is a nonprofit consulting organization that specializes in participatory evaluation, applied research, and strategic planning. We help health care systems, governmental agencies, and community-based organizations improve services and create meaningful impact. In a two-part blog …
