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Storytelling with data

Storytelling with data

A wonderful thing about program evaluation is that evaluators have the opportunity to use data to tell stories about the program. I want people to understand everything about the program, like who was served, what happened to them as a result of the program, and what roadblocks…

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What does it mean to have an organizational culture of learning?

What does it mean to have an organizational culture of learning?

As an internal evaluator in a multiservice community-based youth center, one of my many roles and goals is to foster an organizational culture of learning and evaluation. What does this really mean? And how do we know whether we’ve achieved it? One of several frameworks for…

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The many faces of program evaluation

The many faces of program evaluation

Program evaluation can take many forms depending on the type of information that people are hoping to gather. As an internal evaluator at a large urban youth center, I evaluate each of our 50+ youth development programs. Each evaluation is a little different because different…

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Why I love program evaluation

Why I love program evaluation

There are so many wonderful things about program evaluation. Here are a few: Program evaluation helps everyday people make sense of numbers. Program evaluation helps the people who run programs understand the link between what they’re doing and what they hope to accomplish. This is one of…

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Most challenging parts of program evaluation

Most challenging parts of program evaluation

I *love* program evaluation, but we all have the occasional frustration. Here are the most challenging parts of program evaluation for me personally: Data quality issues – when that report is due to the funder within 12 hours, and you just found out about the…

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The accidental-on-purpose evaluator

The accidental-on-purpose evaluator

When I ask fellow evaluators about their career path, I’ve heard: “I stumbled into it.” “I kind of fell into it.” “I couldn’t stand research anymore.” “I wanted to do something useful.” “I wanted to influence policy decisions.” “I love math.” “I hate math. That’s…

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What do you tell non-evaluators about evaluation?

What do you tell non-evaluators about evaluation?

Here are some one-liners I’ve used: To teacher friends: I do behind-the-scenes administrative stuff like analyzing standardized test scores. I bet there’s someone at your school or in the district office with a similar job. To the real behind-the-scenes data analysts: I’m like a data coach. I…

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Adventures of a New Evaluator

Adventures of a New Evaluator

Evaluation is an exciting field. I’m always impressed to watch colleagues designing and conducting evaluations, as well as finding great ways to share results and make sure findings get used. Lately, I’ve been particularly impressed with the growing number of evaluators who are sharing their insights  through…

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