Greetings from the Gulf Coast Eval Network, and we look forward to welcoming you to New Orleans, Louisiana in just a few short months. You may have previously seen previous posts about topics like the launch of our somewhat new organization, the evaluators without boundaries program, and an entire week of LAWG-developed posts back in June.
Hi! I’m Don Glass a learning designer and developmental evaluator. I’ve had the privilege of being on the Kennedy Center‘s internal Research and Evaluation team for several years. Of special interest to me has been working with our collective impact initiative to develop shared measurement for equitable access to arts learning opportunities. It has become …
ACM TIG Week: Collective Impact Meets Networked Improvement Science by Don Glass Read More »
Hello, I am Matt Feldmann, with Goshen Education Consulting, Inc. and a collaborator for the weekly Independent Consulting Topic Chat. Does it seem like some of our colleagues are lucky, that they can do no wrong? This blog post concerns Networking Karma, the idea that we can create our own luck. By engaging in our …
CEA Affiliate Week: Networking Karma by Matt Feldmann Read More »
Hello! I am Brandon Coffee-Borden and I served as Program Co-Chair of the Systems in Evaluation Topical Interest Group (SETIG) during 2015 to 2018. This blog post will describe how I have used the Principles for Effective Use of Systems Thinking in Evaluation to support my practice around data interpretation and analysis in a systems-informed …
By way of introduction, my name is Jane Whynot and I currently serve as one of the Program Co-Chairs of AEA’s Feminist Issues in Evaluation TIG. Super sorry to have missed you this year in Cleveland but delighted that I can share some of the highlights with you via AEA365. Gender-based analysis plus (GBA+) is …
Hello! I’m Gregory Phillips and I work with both the EDIT and CONNECT research programs at Northwestern University’s Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing. Here at EDIT, we use evaluation, data integration, and technical assistance to foster a learning community to improve the health and wellbeing of LGBTQ+ populations in Chicago and …
SNA TIG Week: An Introduction to Network Canvas by Gregory Phillips Read More »
My name is Alicia Stachowski and I am an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin, Stout. I am working with Sue Ann Corell Sarpy on a Citizen Science Program sponsored by the National Academies of Science. We would like to share some preliminary findings from this research. Lessons Learned: Why Use Citizen …
Hi, I’m Barbara Klugman. I offer strategy support and conduct evaluations with social justice funders, NGOs, networks and leadership training institutions in South Africa and internationally. I practice utilization-focused evaluation, frequently using mixed methods including outcomes harvesting and Social Network Analysis (SNA). Rad Resource: For advocacy evaluation, SNA can help identify: how connected different types …
I am Steve Kimball, a researcher and evaluator with the Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative at the UW-Madison, Wisconsin Center for Education Research. We have recently embraced a Networked Improvement Community (NIC) approach to learn from and with schools using varying approaches to personalized learning. I have been intrigued with the implications of the NIC concept as …
My name is Linda Stern, Director of Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) at the National Democratic Institute. One challenge to evaluating democracy assistance programs is developing comparative metrics for change in political networks overtime. The dynamism within political networks and the fluidity of the political environments make traditional cause-and-effect frameworks and indicators superficial for capturing …
DG TIG Week: Evaluating Political Networks for Democratic Change by Linda Stern Read More »
