This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at rka-learnwithus.com. RK&A is excited to announce that Randi Korn will be giving the Keynote Address at the Small Museum Association Conference in College Park, Maryland next week, February 17! This year, the SMA conference theme is “Honoring the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage: Museums […]
Resolving Data Fears in Education
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at engagewithdata.com. I had some great conversations this week with colleagues about establishing a culture of data in organizations and training organizations who are new to evaluation and data. These conversations reminded me about one of my favorite old blog posts, that I originally wrote […]
working from the mistake
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at camman-evaluation.com. You’ll have to imagine the heady perfume of woodsmoke and cedar that permeated the afternoon. Yesterday afternoon I spent a few delightful hours in a spoon carving workshop learning how to carve a cedar spoon with a bush knife and some hot coals. […]
Data Driven Approach for Nonprofits (Actionable Tips)
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at connectingevidence.com/blog.
Ask Nicole: How Do I Decide Whether or Not to Give Up?
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. Have you ever deconstructed the lyrics to a song? I did that recently with Beyoncé’s Ring the Alarm from her 2006 album B’Day. In particular, the chorus/hook of the song. If you’re […]
The Effective Philanthropy Resource Site Showdown – [a graphic novel data analysis]
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. The digital world is filled with underutilized data. I created this experimental data analysis as a way to show how datasets embraced by the SEO world can be valuable evaluation resources. If the analysis leaves you with more questions. At the end of […]
Structured Solutions’ New Service Packages
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at engagewithdata.com. You may notice that the website has gotten a bit of an overhaul. I wanted to better communicate what clients get from working with me and what makes Structured Solutions different from other small evaluation firms. The biggest change is that I’ve restructured […]
How to Kick Off Your Evaluation Kick-Off Meeting
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. So you landed an evaluation contract and the first meeting date is set. Here are some pointers for kicking your evaluation off on the right foot. Determine who is going to chair the evaluation meetings It is important to determine who is […]
Theory of Change Template (Get Useful Nonprofit Data)
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at connectingevidence.com/blog.
Visual Thinking
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. Service and product design involves creating something, envisioning it’s use, consideration of its effects, and hopefully seeing it achieve a goal. When we are creating or planning our project we need to consider all of that on top of the many ideas we […]