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No More Crappy Survey Reporting – Best Practices in Survey Reporting for Evaluations by Janelle Gowgiel, JoAnna Hillman, Mary Davis, and Christiana Reene

Janelle, JoAnna, Mary, and Christiana here, evaluators from Emory Centers for Public Health Training and Technical Assistance. We had the opportunity to present a session entitled No More Crappy Surveys at last year’s AEA Summer Evaluation Institute. We are on a mission to rid the world of crappy surveys, and are here to share some of our Hot Tips and Rad Resources to do so.

If you haven’t already, check out the first and second blog posts in this series, No More Crappy Surveys – Best Practices in Survey Design for Evaluations (you can check it out here) and No More Crappy Survey Analysis – Best Practices in Survey Analysis for Evaluations (which you can read here). Today, we’ll be following up with some tips on how to report your survey findings to different audiences and tips to engage partners throughout the survey process.

Tips and Tools for Engaging with Data in Online Convenings by Mindy Hightower King

Hello! My name is Mindy Hightower King. I am the founder of Limelight Analytics LLC, a measurement and evaluation firm located in Bloomington, Indiana, that conducts research and evaluation on behalf of non-profit organizations, government agencies, and foundations.

Many of our clients are readily embracing opportunities to return to in-person meetings and conferences (we embrace this, too!). We also find there are still some very compelling reasons to engage, learn, and share ideas in online forums. If you find yourself sharing data in online meetings or convenings, and you are interested in creative ways to engage your audience, then this blog post is for you!

DVR TIG Week: Gathering Feedback on Data Visualizations by Christy King

Hello! My name is Christy King. I am the Internal Evaluator for Pennsylvania’s State GEAR UP grant. Since I began working on the grant almost 8 years ago, one of my endeavors has been to provide data visualizations that are useful to a variety of roles. One aspect of this endeavor is being open to …

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DVR TIG Week: Considering Accessibility in Evaluation Presentations by Caitlyn Bukaty and Morgan Buras-Finlay

Hello! We are Morgan Buras-Finlay and Caitlyn Bukaty. I, Caitlyn, have served as a leader of the AEA Disabilities and Underrepresented Populations (DUP) TIG for many years and work as a research associate at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston. I, Morgan, am an evaluator and researcher, and also identify as hard of …

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#Eval22 Roundup by Elizabeth DiLuzio

Greetings, AEA365 readers! Elizabeth (Liz) DiLuzio here, Lead Curator of the blog. Today marks the last day of this year’s conference. I hope that you who participated are feeling as inspired, reflective, and fulfilled as I am. If you were unable to to attend, or if you want to relive it, let’s take a non-exhaustive tour of some of the conference’s greatest takeaways as determined by the Twitterverse.

Indiana Evaluation Association Week: Communicating through Data Visualization by Amanda Vote

Greetings, colleagues! I am Amanda Vote, a consultant with Diehl Consulting Group in southern Indiana and a member of the Indiana Evaluation Association. As evaluators, we often rely on data visualization (such as charts, maps, and graphs) to help communicate findings and messages. Here, I have provided a high-level review of my lessons learned when …

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IC TIG Week: 4 Lessons Learned from Engineering by Alicia B. Kiremire

Good morning from a hot summer day in Louisiana!  My name is Alicia B. Kiremire, owner of FlowStream Management, LLC. As an engineer turned independent evaluation consultant, I’d love to share four engineering lessons that have been super helpful in my evaluation work. Lessons Learned: #1: Nurture a “systems” way of thinking. In engineering, we …

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IC TIG Week: Finding Independence Through Professional Branding by Nina Sabarre

Happy Independence Day! My name is Nina Sabarre, Founder & Principal of Intention 2 Impact (I2I) and Chair of the Independent Consulting TIG. Although I2I recognizes Juneteenth as the nation’s true commemoration of freedom, 4th of July also offers an opportunity to pause, reflect, and celebrate independence.  This week, the Independent Consulting TIG is taking …

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STEM TIG WEEK: Disseminating Results to Engage Multiple Audiences by Alan Melchior, Tatjana Meschede and Nancy Boyer

We are Alan Melchior and Tatjana Meschede, Senior Researchers at Brandeis University’s Heller School, and Nancy Boyer, Director of Evaluation and Impact at FIRST, a global nonprofit providing STEM programs to youth ages 4 through 18.  Over the last 9 years FIRST and Brandeis have been working together on a longitudinal study assessing the long-term …

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