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Environmental Program Evaluation TIG Week: Ideas for a Sustainable and Eco-Centered Evaluation Practice by Kristi Lekies

Hello!  I’m Kristi Lekies, Associate Professor in the School of Environment and Natural Resources at The Ohio State University where my position includes teaching, research on human-nature interactions across the life span, and evaluation.  I’ve been an evaluator for over 25 years and have worked on projects focused on early childhood education, afterschool programs, foster …

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Promoting Equity Through Participatory Evaluation Approaches Week: Promoting Equity for Underserved Populations by Amy Griffin

I’m Amy Griffin, Director of Health Evaluation Initiatives at The Consultation Center at Yale and a member of YaleEVAL. Recently I had the privilege to work with a state agency and a statewide Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) coalition to develop a statewide LGBTQ needs assessment. Below are some Hot Tips to promote …

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Developing a Purposeful Presentation— What I learned Using My Favorite New Tools by Brittnee Hawkins

Hi! I’m Brittnee Hawkins, an evaluator at Time Solutions, LLC. I currently work on evaluation projects in the Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, GA. I recently completed an evaluation of a training development process that could potentially be used during public health emergencies. I …

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Sheila B Robinson on Spreading Your Wings and Registering for Evaluation 2015!

Happy Fall loyal readers! I’m Sheila B Robinson, aea365’s Lead Curator and sometimes Saturday contributor with a reminder to register early for Evaluation 2015. Hot Tip: Be an early bird! Register now. If you are planning to attend Evaluation 2015, the American Evaluation Association’s Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois this November, and have not yet done so, register …

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Sheila B. Robinson on a Utilization-Focused Approach to Evaluation Learning and Last Minute Opportunity

Hi! I’m Sheila B. Robinson, aea365 Lead Curator and sometimes Saturday contributor. We all know (I hope!) the four basic Program Evaluation Standards – utility feasibility, propriety, and accuracy. Not familiar? You may want to start by reading this. These standards sound simple enough, right? Wrong! Turns out, there is a lot to know in …

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Susan Kistler on Three Free (+1) Resources for Communications Quality

I am Susan Kistler, the American Evaluation Association’s Executive Director Emeritus and monthly aea365 Saturday contributor. Today we’re talking presentation excellence. If you are a regular reader, you’ve already heard about AEA’s Potent Presentation Initiative (p2i). Aimed at improving presentation quality at its annual conference and beyond, p2i is the homebase for all things presentation …

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Canadian Evaluation Conference – Going Green, Gold, and Global

We are the Green Team, aka Kim Walker and Karen Truesdale, members of the organizing committee for the 2010 Conference of the Canadian Evaluation Society. Our role is to encourage practices that optimize the environmental impact of this large conference. Why worry about being “green”? …. during a typical five day conference, 500 attendees will …

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