This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at elizabethgrim.com. Recently I completed a personal hiking milestone. So in true nerdy evaluation fashion, I wanted to honor my experience with a data visualization. This post shares three tips for creating engaging visuals: Incorporate icons, use color intentionally, and label directly. The post From […]
Stop Speaking for the Data
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. It’s late August, and are into another hot week here in North Carolina. So yet again I was outside with the hose watering our little vegetable garden. And in that meditative moment I thought about The Lorax. I am the Lorax. I speak […]
The Reporting Revolution – Virtual Book Launch Party & Book Tour
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. The proof copy is on its way and if everything goes right, I will have The Reporting Revolution up on Amazon next week. So what now? It’s time for a party! First, Thank You! All told over 450 of you downloaded a free […]
Try This: Assess Staff & Board Buy-In
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. Try this and let me know how it goes for you. This post is a follow up to What’s in it for Me? Evaluating Stakeholder Engagement, where I shared, “If [the question] “What’s in it for me?” sounds self-serving, it’s because it is. […]
When a Course is More Than a Course: 3 Ways “Great Graphs in Excel” Was Beyond Graphs
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Last year, I finally enrolled in the Great Graphs in Excel course. After 2 years of thinking about it. And thinking I’m retired and I don’t really make graphs anymore. But I knew I had 10 years of mentoring data I wanted to […]
Last Chance to Download – The Reporting Revolution
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. I think the book is done. Depending on the response, there may be a second book to follow-up this one. But for now, I’m done writing. In 5 days, on August 23, I will taking the free download offline as I prepare the […]
Let’s Build a Partnership
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. Recently, the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) published data on the 2022 pass rate for the ASWB licensing exam. The analysis concluded major disparities in pass rates for Black test takers, older adults, and other marginalized groups. The data were published as […]
Visualizing 24 School Divisions’ Submissions with a Dashboard in Microsoft Excel
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. This guest post comes from Amadu Sidi Bah, who’s graduated from our Simple Spreadsheets, Great Graphs, Report Redesign, and Dashboard Design courses. Great work, Amadu! — Ann K. Emery All too often, written submissions from stakeholders come in dense, long reports. That’s what […]
Free Resource Library relaunch, now with more cool stuff.
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. I just relaunched my free resource library, here is what you’ll find inside. Limited Time Downloads and Events As of today you’ll only find one time limited download, my in-process book The Reporting Revolution. This section will change often as some resources I […]
Principles: Evaluation, Strategy and More
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. Over at our sister site (Censemaking), we are publishing a series on Principles-Focused Evaluation. The series is looking at the basic building blocks that underpin the approach and will describe how to use it. We will be posting some additional materials here at […]