This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at engagewithdata.com. It’s not always easy to measure the impact of family and community engagement efforts. Some aspects of education — like test scores or report card grades — (notwithstanding the wide variety of controversies around their use) are pretty straightforward to measure. They’re already […]
Nonprofit Data Adjustments to COVID-19
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at connectingevidence.com/blog.
There are words I really hate right now
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at communityevaluationsolutions.com. There are words I really hate right now. First is the C-word. Along with that nasty little picture of the virus. I also hate the p-word, the s- d- word, and the term F-T-C. I hate the term “living in the time of uncertainty.” […]
Evaluando en tiempos de pandemia
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at triplead.blog. Las circunstancias actuales nos animan a repensar cómo evaluamos teniendo en cuenta los desafíos (a) éticos, (b) conceptuales y (c) metodológicos que afectarán nuestra capacidad para realizar evaluaciones. De nuevo un interesante post del Banco Mundial sobre la “Realización de evaluaciones en tiempos […]
Evaluation Roundup – April 2020
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. New and Noteworthy — Reads A framework for adapting evaluation designs in times of COVID-19 Last month’s roundup focused specifically on COVID-19 and its implications for evaluation. Evaluators continue to produce COVID-19 related resources as the global crisis continues. The Independent Evaluation […]
The Evaluation Mindset: When Nobody Listens
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. If only we had known we were vastly underprepared for a global pandemic… I say that tongue-in-cheek. Of course we knew. President after president was briefed with data and evidence showing the potential devastation a pandemic could have on our global society. In […]
Goodbye Microsoft Defaults, Hello Data Viz Toolkit!
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Hi there! My name is Courtney Sims and I have the privilege of being a monitoring and evaluation Associate for Sharp Insight, LLC based in the Washington, D.C. region. About Sharp Insight At Sharp Insight, we support our clients wherever they are on […]
Better Data Collection
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. With so many people working from home and using their communication devices to do many of the tasks we once did in other ways or are now doing much more often or differently it’s tempting to think: it’s a perfect time to reach […]
The Virus Makes the Timeline
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at rka-learnwithus.com. A few weeks ago, we heard from Dr. Anthony Fauci: “You’ve got to understand that you don’t make the timeline, the virus makes the timeline.” Fauci’s words ring ever-more true to me today than when he first spoke them. Today marks the one-month […]
Use change language in reports
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at winderl.net. An engaging report uses ‘change language’ instead of action language. Hunh? Ok, it’s not as complicated as these big words suggest. Language matters. Let’s look at it closer: ACTION LANGUAGE Action language reflects the completion of a series of activities. An example of […]