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Spreadsheet vs Database: Which One is Right for Me? by Elizabeth DiLuzio

Happy weekend, data aficionados! My name is Elizabeth DiLuzio, volunteer curator for AEA365, internal evaluator at Good Shepherd Services, and instructor of Quantitative Methods in Evaluation at New York University. This week, one of our professional nightmares became a reality at Public Health England (PHE): they failed to properly contact trace nearly 16,000 positive COVID …

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Level Up: Growing Your Approach to Participatory Evaluation by Elizabeth DiLuzio

Happy Saturday! My name is Elizabeth DiLuzio, AEA365 Curator + Contributor and Evaluation + Strategy Manager at Good Shepherd Services. I don’t know about you, but I’ve been engaged in a lot of conversations about participatory action evaluation (herewithin participatory evaluation) lately. It seems as if we are all in our corners of the country, …

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Evaluation’s Role in a Data-Driven Reopening of Society by Elizabeth DiLuzio

Happy Saturday! I’m Elizabeth DiLuzio, AEA365 Curator + Contributor and Evaluation + Strategy Manager at Good Shepherd Services. Like many of you, I have been giving a lot of thought to our role as evaluator during COVID. More specifically, as our country shifts from stay-at-home initiatives to restore and reconstruct, how can we assist governments, …

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Self-Care in the Age of Coronavirus by Elizabeth DiLuzio

Hello and Happy Saturday! This is Elizabeth DiLuzio, AEA365 Curator + Editor and Manager of Evaluation and Strategy at Good Shepherd Services. If you’re anything like me, the last few weeks have been a rollercoaster. There is no way to deny that this global pandemic – and our response to it – is taking an …

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Tips + Resources for Virtual Gatherings During This Global Pandemic by Elizabeth DiLuzio + Laura Zatlin

Hello and Happy Saturday! This is Elizabeth DiLuzio (AEA365 Curator + Editor and Manager of Evaluation + Strategy at Good Shepherd Services) and Laura Zatlin (Manager of Community-Based Programs at Good Shepherd Services). As Part II of our COVID-19 resource exchange, we want to share a list of tips and resources for virtually gathering people …

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Using Open Data to Accelerate Data Literacy Learning by Elizabeth DiLuzio

Happy Open Data Week from the great City of New York! On this day in 2012, our Open Data Law was signed, legislating that every NYC department provides its data online via the NYC Open Data Portal. My name is Elizabeth DiLuzio, volunteer curator for AEA365, instructor of Quantitative Methods in Evaluation at New York …

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Diffusing the Drama: How the Karpman Triangle Can Help Us Move Past Conflict with Evaluation Stakeholders by Yael Gil’Adi and Elizabeth DiLuzio

Whether it’s intended or not, our role as evaluator can trigger a power dynamic between us and other stakeholders. At its worst, this dynamic can cause feelings of frustration, resentment, and helplessness for those involved. We’re Yael Gil’Adi and Elizabeth DiLuzio from Good Shepherd Services, and we’ve been there. Today, we’ve teamed up to share a tool we find helpful for understanding and shifting this dynamic.  The Karpman Triangle, more commonly known as the Drama Triangle, is a social model that offers …

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Lean Data in Action by Elizabeth DiLuzio, Christa Perfit, and Nate Mandel

Hi AEA! I’m Elizabeth DiLuzio, AEA365 curator and Manager of Evaluation + Strategy at Good Shepherd Services. I’m back to follow up on my November 2nd post about lean data. Today I’ll be interviewing two rockstars in the field of evaluation – Christa Perfit, Senior Manager of Monitoring + Evaluation at City Harvest (CH), and …

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How a Lean Data Approach Can Change Your Effectiveness as an Evaluator by Elizabeth DiLuzio

Hi everyone, Elizabeth DiLuzio here. I’m the newest AEA365 curator and Manager of Evaluation and Strategy at Good Shepherd Services in NYC. Today, I want to share a semi-new approach to impact evaluation called lean data. The use case for a lean data approach is quite compelling: it’s a decision-making tool for when time and …

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