This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at communityevaluationsolutions.com. One of the things I have noticed from working with nonprofits and community coalitions is that most people do not consider themselves “data people.” Instead, they are typically visual learners. And they are doers. They want to make something happen in their community. […]
Evaluation Cookies
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at communityevaluationsolutions.com. My husband and a good friend got together and bought me Christina Tossi’s baking class for Christmas. Christina is the founder of Milk Bar in New York City. The class is INTENSE! Thirty days of lessons, baking, then developing your own recipes. The […]
Evaluators as Change Agents: Evaluating Community Coalitions
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at communityevaluationsolutions.com. Hi everyone! A few weeks ago, I was privileged to speak with the West Michigan Evaluators Network (WMEN) about evaluating coalitions and collaboratives. I started from the framework and opinion that evaluators can and should be social change agents. After all, my company’s […]
How is Making Bread Related to Evaluating Communities?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at communityevaluationsolutions.com. by Ann Price You may or may not have heard about the COVID bread craze. Just to set the record straight, I didn’t start baking bread out of some fear that the store shelves would be stripped of all carbs. I just happen […]
How to Overcome your FEAR of Evaluation
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at communityevaluationsolutions.com. What are you most afraid of? For me, it definitely heights. For my husband, its bees or anything that buzzes or remotely sounds like a bee. For some nonprofit and community leaders, what they fear most is evaluation. Sometimes, there are good reasons […]
What happens after the storm?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at communityevaluationsolutions.com. My happy place. The beach is the one place in the world I can totally relax. What is your happy place? My family just got back from a week-long stay on St. George Island. We were supposed to go in May, but back […]
No Data?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at communityevaluationsolutions.com. Ok, Nonprofit leaders, now that I have your attention……Shameless use of a cat and Star Trek GIF I know. In fact, I bet you are actually drowning in data, but it’s just not organized and used! I once worked with a large nonprofit […]
The Best Laid Plans…Getting to Root Causes
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at communityevaluationsolutions.com. Have you ever planned a meeting complete with a well thought-out, organized agenda, only to toss it because your group had more important needs? That was exactly what I experienced last week. In a call I was leading this past Friday, one of […]
Getting to the Root Cause(s)
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at communityevaluationsolutions.com. It’s so easy to think social problems are simple. Take interpersonal violence for example. When it is discussed, most people ask, “Why does she stay?” For a few years in graduate school, I ran a randomized community survey that asked people to tell […]
Reaching Youth Where They Are
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at communityevaluationsolutions.com. CCAPSA Youth Advisory Team Hi everyone-So many community-based prevention programs are trying to pivot, to change the way they are working in communities in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Since prevention and nonprofit leaders who work with youth can’t go into schools, […]