![Who knew dataviz could be so easy? [Guest post by Stephen Alexander]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/alexander_remake.png)
For the record, I had no clue that data visualization could be easy. As someone who’d spent two years working to understand and improve an organizational dashboard (not to mention an evaluation process), perhaps I should have known better. My assumption, for whatever reason, was…
This is the second of a three part series on how internal evaluators can build their organization’s evaluation capacity and is based on a talk at Eval 13 by the same name. Last post, I wrote about starting from scratch when you first begin evaluation…
![Making Evaluation Happen When you are not in the Room: Part 1, Starting From Scratch [Guest post by Patrick Germain]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/strategy.png)
This is the first of a three part series on how internal evaluators can think about building their organization’s evaluation capacity and sustainability and is based on a talk at Eval13 by the same name. Any evaluator, internal or external, working to incorporate evaluative practices…
![Four Steps: Social Network Analysis by Twitter Hashtag with NodeXL [Guest post by Johanna Morariu]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sna.png)
Note from Ann: Today’s guest post is from Johanna Morariu, Director of Innovation Network, AEA DVRTIG Chair, and dataviz aficionado. Basic social network analysis is something EVERYONE can do. So let’s try out one social network analysis tool, NodeXL, and take a peek at the…
![Building an Evaluation Culture with Top Ten Lists [Guest post by Corey Newhouse]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/public_profit.png)
Hi, I’m Corey Newhouse, the Founder and Principal of Public Profit. We help public service organizations measure and manage what matters. As the leader of an 8-person evaluation firm, I think often about staff training and common organizational practices. Anyone who has been in the field…