This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. Find the alignment One of my favorite blogs is Nonprofit AF by Vu Le, former executive director of RVC, a Seattle-based nonprofit that promotes social justice by cultivating leaders of color, strengthening organizations led by communities of color, and fostering collaboration between diverse […]
Escaping the Bar Chart
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Bar charts aren’t evil. But they’re overused. Ready to escape the bar chart? I talked about Designs to Start Using Instead at the DataScienceGO conference in April 2021. Watch the Conference Session Choose Your Own Adventure This was a Choose Your Own Adventure […]
Project Management for Evaluation
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. Sometimes managing evaluations can feel like herding cats. Despite your best efforts at nailing down methods, timelines, and other evaluation requirements, plans tend to change, especially if you aren’t paying attention. Evaluators work in multiple environments and just like there’s no one-size-fits-all evaluation plan, […]
Evaluation Roundup – May 2021
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. Welcome to our monthly roundup of new and noteworthy evaluation news and resources – here is the latest. Have something you’d like to see here? Tweet us @EvalAcademy! New and Noteworthy — Reads How Far Dare an Evaluator Go Toward Saving the World? […]
What to Include in your Evaluation RFP
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. In an evaluation consultant’s ideal world, potential clients would show up in our inboxes and ask us to be their evaluators because they’ve heard about how great we are or have worked with us before. But in the real world, organizations must […]
Evaluation People
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. What makes a person an evaluator? Is it the job they do? Is it the training they received in grad school? Is it through membership in a big professional association like AEA? Is it because they’ve taken enough courses and paid enough money […]
Five Years of Full Time Consulting: My Biggest Lesson Learned
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. Five years down… On June 1st, 2016, I woke up, rolled over, opened my laptop, and began working. This was my first day as a full-time consultant, after nearly 3 years of juggling full-time employment with building a consulting business. Today is my […]
Multimedia Visualizations For Strategy and Impact
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. Multimedia visualizations are powerful ways to convey a lot of information in a small space and with little time. The use of a visual — a map, a drawing, a picture, sketch, or collage — provides layers of information beyond words. When dealing […]
Comentario en Semana de la evaluación: ¿de atrás hacia adelante? ¿junt@s o revuelt@s? por petasunsj
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at triplead.blog. Interesante reflexión amigo. Muy iluminativa la expresión “cada cual se hace su publicidad”. Es tal cual lo decís, y lo he vivenciado en los grupos de whatsapp de las redes a las que pertenezco. En el afán de atraer participantes para cada evento, […]
Why “Know Your Audience” is Terrible Dataviz Advice—and What to Do Instead
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Every time I scroll through social media, someone’s post is telling me: “Want to know the secret to great dataviz?! Know your audience!” “Want to make a great dashboard?! Know your audience!!” I mean… duh. “Knowing your audience” is terrible data visualization advice. […]