This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. This article is rated as: At Three Hive Consulting, we recently embarked on an innovative journey to pilot a 4-Day Work Week (4DWW). Because we’re evaluators, we tasked ourselves with assessing the impact of this new work schedule. Here, we share […]
Evaluation as self-care for your program
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. This article is rated as: July 24 is International Self Care Day – who knew that was a day, right? But I think we can all use a reminder to focus on taking care of ourselves, in whatever way is best […]
Playing the Fool: Why Asking a Few Silly Questions Makes You a Better Evaluator
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. As evaluators, it’s our job to ask questions. When I tell people about what my company does, I tell them we help organizations that do good, to do better, by asking the right questions and answering them. Through asking and answering questions, we […]
Empowering Evaluators: 12 Training Ideas Beyond Conventional Evaluation
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. This article is rated as: “What other training should I take?” This question can be tricky to answer for both emerging and experienced evaluators. Emerging evaluators can get a good sense of what complements their evaluation training by looking at job […]
What I Look for When Hiring a New Evaluator
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. This article is rated as: Early in your career, it can be hard to know what field you want to work in, let alone feel confident in finding a job. If you’re thinking that you might want to become an evaluator, or you’re […]
Evaluation Report Inspiration: Excerpts From A Breast Cancer Clinic Evaluation
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. Evaluators do not often share their evaluation reports. The organization or client that the evaluator works for usually owns the report, which can make sharing them difficult. But sometimes it can be helpful to see what and how information is presented in […]
Scope Creep: When to Indulge it, and When to Avoid it
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. In most evaluation plans, we try to define scope. Defining evaluation scope means putting boundaries around things like: Time – defining what timeframe of the initiative you will include in your evaluation, or how long you will be undertaking evaluation work People – […]
Six lessons from practicing “true” developmental evaluation
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. Remember when you were a kid and you heard there was going to be a new kid at school? The news spread like wild fire. Students were excited and intrigued by this new person. When the new kid arrived at school, many were eager to […]
Does my program need a dashboard?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. One of the deliverables my clients often request is a dashboard. Those clients are looking for easy-to-understand, powerful insights at a glance. They want to be able to know what they need to know when they need to know it, then make evidence-informed decisions. […]
What to Put in Your Evaluation Contract
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. Congratulations, evaluator, you’ve landed a client! Or maybe your organization has selected an evaluator to complete an exciting project. Either way, your next step is a contract for evaluation services. It’s always safest to have a contract in place before any work […]