This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. I published my first video on November 4, 2012… …and the rest was history! YouTubing, blogging, and speaking at conferences just for fun quickly transformed into a fulfilling, creative business that’s taken me all over the world and enabled me to work with […]
Equitable Facilitation: Tips, Tricks, and Tools
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at medium.com/innovationnetwork. This blog post is co-authored by Anvi Mridul and Rebecca Perlmutter. “Before we begin, I want to acknowledge the power dynamics created by virtue of me leading this meeting. I also want you to know that while I would like this to be […]
Canva Free, Canva Pro, or Canva for Teams?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Is it worth upgrading your Canva Free account to Canva Pro? Is Canva for Teams a different thing? Is Canva Pro really free for Nonprofits & Schools? So if you read my blog, you probably already know I’m a big fan of Canva. […]
Speed Versus Depth
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. There are many threats to quality action and behaviour change, but the most persistent and pernicious of these is brevity. Speed and efficiency are two twins tied to productivity, value, and innovation. At least, in theory. We have yet to see any substantive […]
How to Write about Research Methods Like a Human (and Not a Textbook)
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Did you devote years of your life trying to sound “smart” and “professional,” like a textbook? I did. I taught myself how to write in third-person language. I called myself “The researcher…” instead of plain ol’ “I…” I replaced my everyday words with […]
Incentives for participation
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. I’ve been thinking recently about bias in evaluation methodology. There’s so many different types of bias it’s hard to keep them all straight, never mind mitigating them all! One particular area has me interested: What bias does offering an incentive to participate introduce? […]
Using log frames: why they’re useful and how to make one
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. A Log Frame is a tool that has mainly been used for designing, monitoring, and evaluating international development projects. Using this tool is a way of structuring the main elements in a project or program, and highlighting the logical connections between them. In […]
Human Centered Report Design
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Are you searching for a modern reporting strategy that leads to visual reports other human beings would actually appreciate? I wrote you an eBook. You can download the new eBook here. Here is what you’ll find inside the 35 page visual eBook. It’s […]
AEA Coffee Break: Five Core Processes for Enhancing the Quality of Qualitative Evaluation
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at drbethsnow.com. Presenter: Jennifer Jewiss Date: 25 October 2022 The presenter had reflective questions for the audience, so I figured I’d put mine here, along with my notes from the webinar. Reflective questions 1: When I think of qualitative approaches to evaluation, the following words […]
Insights on participant ownership in evaluation and learning
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at medium.com/innovationnetwork. A starting list Earlier this year we were asking the representative of a grassroots organization whether and how they would be interested in being involved in the learning and evaluation work of one of our foundation clients. They told us that what is truly […]