Manny Straehle on the ICA Data Visualization Competition

Hello! I am Manny Straehle and I work with International Credentialing Associates (ICA). ICA is a measurement consulting firm with expertise in developing certificates, certification, and licensing programs. We are committed to producing reports and visualizations that are simple and easy to understand for the clients we serve, but we need your help. Hot Tip …

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Susan Kistler on Thinking Imaginatively for Evaluation Reporting

My name is Susan Kistler and I am the Executive Director of the American Evaluation Association and the regularly Saturday contributor on area365. Next week I am traveling to Minnesota to give a workshop at the Minnesota Evaluation Studies Institute on “Data Visualization, Presentation, and Reporting That Engages Stakeholders, Elevates Your Message, and Enhances Use.” …

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LAWG Week: Megan Grimaldi on Using NVivo to Examine Trends in a National Nonprofit Network

Welcome to the Evaluation 2013 Conference Local Arrangements Working Group (LAWG) week on aea365. I’m Megan Grimaldi from Communities In Schools.  When I think about how I’ve grown in my life, I see a cycle.  I start out with a goal or a need (wanting to lose weight); I work with supportive people who can help …

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LAWG Week: Jennifer Hamilton on When to Drink the RCT Cool Aid

Welcome to the Evaluation 2013 Conference Local Arrangements Working Group (LAWG) week on aea365.Howdy!  My name is Jennifer Hamilton, and I am a Senior Study Director at Westat and a Board member of the Eastern Evaluation Research Society, an AEA affiliate. I am also a statistician and methodologist, who sometimes tweets about evaluation, in addition …

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LAWG Week: Joseph Gasper on Propensity Score Matching for “Real World” Program Evaluation

Welcome to the Evaluation 2013 Conference Local Arrangements Working Group (LAWG) week on aea365. I am Joseph Gasper, and I am a Senior Study Director with Westat, an employee-owned research corporation in Rockville, Maryland. Westat was hired by New York City’s Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO) to evaluate approximately 35 programs to move economically disadvantaged …

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LAWG Week: Fatima Frank on Using Technology in the Field of Data Collection

Welcome to the Evaluation 2013 Conference Local Arrangements Working Group (LAWG) week on aea365. My name is Fatima Frank. I am the Evaluation Specialist for evalû, a small consulting firm that focuses exclusively on rigorous evaluations of social and economic development initiatives. I was recently part of a discussion with fellow evaluators on how organizations with limited resources …

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LAWG Week: Will Fenn on the Evaluation Merry-Go-Round

Welcome to the Evaluation 2013 Conference Local Arrangements Working Group (LAWG) week on aea365. I’m Will Fenn from Innovation Network a Washington, D.C.-based monitoring and evaluation consulting firm specializing in advocacy and policy change evaluation. There is an all too common situation that arises around evaluation — I’ll call it the evaluation merry-go-round. I saw …

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LAWG Week: David J. Bernstein on Submitting Proposals and Presenting at DC-Based AEA Conferences

I am David J. Bernstein, a Senior Study Director with Westat, an employee-owned research and evaluation company. I am a Past Chair of the Government Evaluation Topical Interest Group (TIG), and have been an evaluator in the DC area for over 30 years. Val Caracelli and I are the Local Arrangements Working Group (LAWG) Co-Chairs …

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Susan Kistler on Free Guides to Participatory Video and the Most Significant Change Technique

My name is Susan Kistler and I am the American Evaluation Association’s Executive Director and aea365’s regular Saturday contributor. Are you using video as part of your evaluation work? Over the past couple of weeks, I have had the privilege of speaking with a number of AEA members who are using video in different ways …

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LGBT TIG Week: Robert Hoke on Cultural Competence, LGBT, and Challenges to the Field

I’m Robert Hoke, independent evaluation consultant, and co-chair for the LGBT Issues TIG.  Today, I want to share some reflections from this AEA365 week. Although it is becoming easier, it remains challenging to be different regarding sexual identity and gender issues.  The “It Gets Better” campaign grew out of the bullying of youth, and primarily …

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