Mel Mark on Evaluation Pie as Sung at Evaluation 2011

The following is shared on behalf of Mel Mark, AEA’s intrepid 2006 President, Professor at Penn State, and infamous evaluation lyricist. The song below was sung at the closing session of AEA’s annual conference this past week in Anaheim. Rad Resource:  Evaluation Pie to be sung to the tune of American Pie by Don McLean …

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Frank Meintjies on Embedding M&E Within Organisations

I am Frank Meintjies who has worked in the public sector (the South African government) and the private sector (Deloite Consulting) either managing and implementing programmes or undertaking organisational development. Through this period, I have simultaneously conducted numerous evaluations, including process evaluations and impact evaluations. Although taken as a whole, most of my work has …

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Susan Sloan on Future Search for Establishing Common Ground for Action Planning

Greetings AEA365 enthusiasts! My name is Susan Sloan and I’ve worked as a professional evaluator for about 20 years, first at Duerr Evaluation Resources in Northern California and for the last six years in the field of public health in the Pacific Northwest. Over the years, I’ve participated in many planning groups–some successful and some …

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Jane Powers and Christine Heib on Youth in Research

Hi, we are Jane Powers and Christine Heib from Cornell University.  We have been collaborating with a community agency to assess the needs and numbers of homeless youth in the county.  In order to study this invisible sector of the youth population, we engaged a group of homeless youth as research partners.  They helped develop …

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Sharon Wildman on Evaluation Book Discounts and Exhibitors

My name is Sharon Wildman, I’m a graduate student, and I’m attending Evaluation 2011 this week for the third time. I wanted to share this quick tip for those of you who are new to the conference. Hot Tip: AEA members receive 20% off on all books ordered directly from Jossey Bass/Wiley, Guilford Publications, SAGE, …

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Clare Nolan and Sonia Taddy on Capacity Building for Nonprofits

Hello!  We’re Clare Nolan and Sonia Taddy with Harder+Company Community Research, a national consulting firm that specializes in evaluation.  We work with nonprofits, foundations, and government agencies throughout the country to plan and evaluate services for vulnerable populations. Lesson Learned:  Over the years, we’ve evaluated multiple grantmaking initiatives designed to build the capacity of nonprofits.  …

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Denece Dodson and Lyn Paleo on “Adhesive Formats” as an Alternative to Evaluation Post-tests

Hi! Denece Dodson and Lyn Paleo are evaluators at First 5 Contra Costa California, a public foundation that funds programs serving young children. Many evaluators wrestle with ways to encourage clients of health and social programs to complete evaluation forms—especially those who are uncomfortable with or hostile toward pre- or post-tests.  An innovative way to …

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Käri Greene on NVivo

My name is Käri Greene and I’m a Senior Research Analyst at Program Design & Evaluation Services, an intergovernmental agency for the Oregon Public Health Division and Multnomah County Health Department. I first started using software with qualitative data analysis back when the main QSR product was called NUD*IST. And I’ll admit – I got …

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