Posted On: Monday, May 6th, 2013
Evaluation stakeholders are becoming less interested in reading lengthy, formal evaluation reports. InsightShare, a data visualization consulting firm, has proposed a new and engaging way to share evaluation results – Photostories. On a recent blog post by the American Evaluation Association, they describe photostories as a new format developed by InsightShare for sharing project case… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, April 22nd, 2013
Are you interested in learning useful evaluation tips from experts around the world? The American Evaluation Association sponsors a blog that is dedicated to highlighting Hot Tips, Cool Tricks, Rad Resources, and Lessons Learned related to evaluation. The blog, called “AEA 365: Tip-a-Day on Evaluation” features a post a day from and for evaluators around the globe…. Read more »
Posted On: Monday, April 15th, 2013
The American Evaluation Association is hosting a webinar on the use of crowdsourcing in evaluation. As defined by the webinar presenter Tarek Azzam crowdsourcing is, “the process of using the power of the many individuals (i.e. the crowd) to accomplish specific tasks.” Azzam explains that the idea of crowdsourcing is not new, but due to… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, April 8th, 2013
When starting an evaluation project, there are so many different options (i.e. methods, strategies, processes) and approaches available that it can be difficult to decide which to use. To assist with this and the larger evaluation planning process, Better Evaluation has developed a Rainbow Framework and Planning Tool that asks the reader a series of… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013
Research has shown that successful nonprofit organizations tend to be armed with a foundational understanding of evaluation. But what does a “foundational understanding of evaluation” involve? The Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health has developed an Evaluation Capacity Checklist that assesses key elements in building and sustaining an organization’s capacity for evaluation… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
Non-profit organizations have been coming up with a variety of ways to conduct evaluation work with less resources. Conducting evaluation work on a budget can mean different things, such as reducing the budget for an external evaluation or having no budget to contract externally but having access to advice for quality assurance. Whatever your budget,… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
What sets apart nonprofits that are making a real difference in their communities from those that always seem to be struggling? Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) demonstrates that effective monitoring and evaluation work is the answer; more and more high-performing organizations seek and use data and feedback to continually assess and improve their work. GEO argues… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, March 18th, 2013
Are you an Executive Director or Program Manager who is interested in building your program evaluation skills? On Wednesday, April 10th Alison Brewing Consulting will be holding a one-day training session for you – Evaluation 101: What Every Non-Profit Leader Needs to Know. The training will focus on things like: the role of program logic models… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, March 11th, 2013
On March 26th, Hippy Canada will be hosting a free symposium for non-profit agencies committed to navigating social and economic change and strategic philanthropists. This one-day event will give you a solid theoretical grounding in performance management; leading-edge examples from Canadian and US social sectors; and concrete tools and skills for strengthening your performance management work…. Read more »
Posted On: Monday, March 4th, 2013
Does your organization collect evaluative information that never gets used? If this sounds familiar, you may find that a qualitative analysis program called NVivo useful. NVivo is an excellent tool for gathering, collecting and analyzing data. This qualitative analysis program provides a place to organize and manage your material so that you can start to… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, February 25th, 2013
Are you looking for more interesting ways to share your evaluation results? The next time you are putting together an evaluation report, think about using participatory video. Participatory video brings together a group or community to tell the story of their experience of a particular project or program. For example, this methodology could be used to describe… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, February 18th, 2013
Have you ever wondered what’s on the minds of program evaluators these days? Tune in to hear James Coyle and Kylie Hutchinson chat about topics, trends, and tips in the field of program evaluation through a series of podcasts called, “Adventures in Evaluation“. Relevant, practical, and entertaining, James and Kylie aim to make this one… Read more »
