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This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Maddison Staszkiewicz is a Depict Data Studio student and evaluator. She was part of the 2020 Great Graphs: Excel How-To’s cohort and is sharing her experiences with us. Thanks Maddison! –Ann —– I was ecstatic to register for the Great Graphs: Excel How-To’s […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Lillian Haley, Ph.D., MSW, ChFC® is the president and owner of Haley Evaluation & Research Services (HERS). She’s a Depict Data Studio student and when she shared her before/after makeover during our graduation ceremony, I knew I wanted to showcase her work. Keep […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. I recently had the chance to be on the Community Possibilities® podcast with Ann Price. Ann owns Community Evaluation Solutions and helps community leaders plan and evaluate strategies to create lasting change. She started the podcast as a way to connect with community leaders to […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Kristen Summers is the Senior Grants Manager at Saint Luke’s Foundation and a Depict Data Studio student. She emailed me an example of how she’s revamped her organizations grants docket and I knew I had to showcase her hard work. Keep up the […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. I recently had the honor of speaking with Bill Jelen, a.k.a. Mr. Excel. He was a guest speaker inside our data analysis course, Simple Spreadsheets. He’s a big, big deal in the Excel community! I’ve internet-stalked him for years on his website and his […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Today’s article comes from Maryfrances Porter, Ph.D. & Alison Nagel, Ph.D of Partnerships for Strategic Impact. They were recently guest speakers in our Simple Spreadsheets course and had so many great insights! – Ann — Thank you to Ann Emery, Depict Data Studio, […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Want to design reports that actually inform decisions? With software you already have?? Nobody wants to pour blood, sweat, and tears into a document that sits on a dusty shelf. In May 2021, I co-presented with Elizabeth Grim at the Eastern Evaluation Research […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. I work with a lot of different groups — government, universities, foundations, nonprofits, for-profits and many others. One thing I’ve learned is that organization has a little bit different communication style. Some groups are report-heavy. Think lots of paragraphs, portrait, Calibri size 11 […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Want to make sure that your data gets used to inform decisions? Get your stakeholders involved in the sense-making process! Are you familiar with data placemats? Here’s how they work: Design Data Placemats Facilitate an Interpretation Meeting Include those Insights in the Final Report […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Bar charts aren’t evil. But they’re overused. Ready to escape the bar chart? I talked about Designs to Start Using Instead at the DataScienceGO conference in April 2021. Watch the Conference Session Choose Your Own Adventure This was a Choose Your Own Adventure […]