This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Do you know why so many research and evaluation reports are super long and boring? I have a theory. One nice thing about putting all of your ideas into a book is that it makes it easier to chat about those ideas with […]
Mapping community organizing models: An adapted journey mapping approach
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at medium.com/innovationnetwork. Before the pandemic, Innovation Network partnered with Community Change to document the community organizing models of the nine local grassroots organizations in their Power in Places initiative. One common feature of the organizations (nine grassroots groups across eight states) we worked with is […]
Comment on Tools I use to Be Productive—And Maintain My Sanity by Managing my Research Pipeline using Todoist
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at danawanzer.com […] been writing for a long while about how Todoist is my brain. I’ve been using it since 2014 and every year it has gotten better and better at doing what I […]
Managing my Research Pipeline using Todoist
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at danawanzer.com I’ve been writing for a long while about how Todoist is my brain. I’ve been using it since 2014 and every year it has gotten better and better at doing what I love: manage my tasks. Want to learn how to use Todoist […]
Powered by our values: Equity, Curiosity, Growing Possibility, Community, and Authenticity
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at medium.com/innovationnetwork. This blog post is part of a series of posts about Innovation Network’s transformation towards equity. “Innovation is progress in the face of tradition” — Divad @ThereBeKulture Over the last few years Innovation Network has undergone significant changes that sought to incorporate developments into our organizational […]
5 Tools that Make Reporting Easier AND Better
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. In today’s post I’ll share my five favorite reporting tools. And no, my list doesn’t include Excel, PowerPoint, Word, R, Illustrator, D3, Tableau, or PowerBI. My Quest. I think I’ve been on a quest. Now I didn’t know I was on a quest. […]
Stop it with the Interactive Dashboards
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. So your organization gave you a Tableau license. Or perhaps you attended a half-day PowerBI workshop. Now you’re ready to use your new tools and make some of your data interactive. But should you? Not everything should be interactive! Tools like Tableau and […]
From Peaks to Print: Visualizing My Hiking Journey
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 […]