This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. Try this out, and let me know how it goes for you. During Summer 2020, at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, I participated in a conversation with evaluators who were both working as independent consultants and on staff. A question was posed: […]
How “Sending the Elevator Back Down” Promotes Equity
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. How can “sending the elevator back down” promote equity? January is National Mentorship Month, highlighting the power of mentorship and its benefits. Mentoring fosters trust and understanding between a more experienced person (mentor) and someone with less experience (mentee). Ideally, mentoring is mutually beneficial, […]
Ask Nicole: What To Do with Ineffective Board Members?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. Have a question you’d like to be featured? Let me know. The board of directors is a governing body for an incorporated organization, consisting of individuals that provide strategic governance and support to an organization’s leader, staff, and stakeholders. Here in the United […]
Try This: Assess Staff & Board Buy-In
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. Try this and let me know how it goes for you. This post is a follow up to What’s in it for Me? Evaluating Stakeholder Engagement, where I shared, “If [the question] “What’s in it for me?” sounds self-serving, it’s because it is. […]
Let’s Build a Partnership
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. Recently, the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) published data on the 2022 pass rate for the ASWB licensing exam. The analysis concluded major disparities in pass rates for Black test takers, older adults, and other marginalized groups. The data were published as […]
Ask Nicole: Trust & the Client-Consultant Relationship
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. Have a question you’d like to be featured? Let me know. A year or so before leaving my old agency, I conducted an intake assessment with a new client. They were in their early twenties and presented as a young man. They were […]
A Project is Never Just a Project
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. I’m partnering with a health policy research firm on a multiyear contract to support a philanthropic foundation’s work in increasing its ability to thoughtfully invest in community-driven birth equity solutions. A month ago, while administering a pre-assessment in preparation for a staff training, […]
Try This: The SOAR Analysis
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. This this activity and let me know how it goes. You’ve probably heard of the SWOT analysis. Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats. It’s considered a traditional component of the strategic planning process. It’s useful, for the most part. What I mean by this […]
What Gets Measured Doesn’t Always Matter
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. In one of my earlier evaluation projects, I spoke with a program participant, who received a grant from my client organization to use towards a community-based event focused on community-level breastfeeding education. She felt that their event had not been successful because, in […]
Ask Nicole: Pros & Cons of Naming Your Business After Yourself
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. Have a question you’d like to be featured? Let me know. Today marks 6 years since leaving my employer to run my business full time. While I no longer talk about the ins and outs of running a business anymore, today is an exception. […]