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Building a Learning Culture and Using Data to Drive Decisions by Hilary Leav

5 Comments / Uncategorized / April 9, 2021

Greetings! I am Hilary Leav. I am the Director of MERL Learning at Compassion International, and I have a Masters degree in Measurement and Evaluation from American University. After nearly a decade conducting evaluations for both non-profit and for-profit industries, my focus has now shifted to learning and providing clear, actionable results for stakeholders. The …

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Virtual Data Collection and Participatory M&E by María José De León and Chandani López Peralta

1 Comment / Uncategorized / January 26, 2021

Hello! We are María José De León and Chandani López Peralta from TolaData, a digital platform for remote monitoring, evaluation and collaboration for the not-for-profit sector. I, Maria, am a Guatemala-based M&E expert with 13+ years of experience with INGOs, major donors and UN agencies. I, Chandani am a Berlin-based development professional with 10+ years …

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CEA Affiliate Week: How To Show The Real People Behind The Data by Amelia Kohm

2 Comments / Data Visualization and Reporting / December 4, 2020

I am Amelia Kohm, Ph.D.,  the founder of Data Viz for Nonprofits (DVN) in Chicago. DVN helps organizations to effectively and beautifully present their data on websites, reports, slide decks, interactive data dashboards and more. Data visualizations can provide something that photos and case studies—for all of their visceral appeal—cannot. Context. Charts, maps, and graphs …

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The Big Problem with “Dashboards” by Ann K. Emery

1 Comment / Data Visualization and Reporting / November 8, 2020

Hi, I’m Ann K. Emery—an evaluator-turned-dataviz-designer. Humor me: Comment and let me know how you’d define the term “dashboard.” Lesson Learned: There are Lots of Correct Definitions of Dashboards A couple months ago, I asked my newsletter readers for their definitions: “A dashboard is an at-a-glance – and brief – document or interactive space that allows the …

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Ed Eval TIG Week: Using Free Data and Mapping Resources to Better Understand School Communities by Amanda Klein

1 Comment / Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / May 1, 2020

Hello! I’m Amanda Klein, owner of Structured Solutions Educational Consulting, LLC. I help schools, districts, and related organizations tell the story of their impact on children and families. My passion comes from years of working in urban schools with students and families. I never forget that every line in a spreadsheet represents a real child …

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DVR TIG Week: Data Visualization to Communicate Floor and Ceiling Effects for Test Items By Robin Terrell Taylor

Leave a Comment / Data Visualization and Reporting / February 17, 2020

I’m Robin Taylor, Principal and Senior Evaluator of RTRES Consulting, a small business established to help STEM programs grow through data-driven evidence. I wanted to share an effective and practical way to demonstrate the range of item difficulties of pre-post-test items. This approach is not intended to demonstrate the validity of a test, but is …

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DVR TIG Week: Tableau’s Map Functionality for Enhancing Dashboards by Billi Shaner

3 Comments / Data Visualization and Reporting / February 17, 2020

I’m Billi Shaner, Senior M&E Advisor at InformEd International and Co-President of the AEA Local Affiliate in Seattle. At InformEd, we provide evaluation services to international development clients, focusing in the areas of education, health, and livelihoods. For some time, I’ve been intrigued by the potential of Tableau’s platform to encourage our clients to interact …

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AaEA Week: Using CRM platforms in performance monitoring for consistent, reliable, and useful data by Scott Klisures, Colin Regan, and Gizelle Gopez

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / December 28, 2019

Hi, this is Scott Klisures, Colin Regan of Deloitte Consulting LLP, and Gizelle Gopez also with Deloitte, and President-Elect of the Atlanta-area Evaluation Association. We are here to share tips on how to customer relationship management (CRM) platforms in performance measurement can increase the utility of your data for program improvement and enhancement. As technology …

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Gov’t Eval TIG Week: Layering data placemat sessions by Elise Garvey

Leave a Comment / Government Evaluation / January 19, 2019

Hello, I’m Elise Garvey, a senior management auditor from the King County Auditor’s Office in Seattle, Washington. I have become a huge fan of using data placemat sessions for my projects ever since learning about them at Eval 2015 and learning more from Kylie Hutchinson’s tips and tricks. Data placemats are large sheets of paper …

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DVR TIG Week: Dashboarding for continuous improvement: a preview of an upcoming field guide by Veronica S. Smith

1 Comment / Data Visualization and Reporting / November 12, 2018

My name is Veronica S. Smith. I am founder and principal of data2insight–a consultancy with the imperative to help people use data to create high performing teams and solve the complex problems of our age. I coined the term ‘dashboarding’ in a chapter of a 2013 New Directions for Evaluation volume on data visualization. Dashboarding …

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