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Mar
24
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Kalyna Durbak, the NEO’s novice evaluator, recently posted the five things she learned about evaluation since joining our staff. I thought I would steal, er, borrow Kalyna’s “five things” topic and write about the most important lessons I’ve learned after 25+ -years in the evaluation field. My first experience with program evaluation was in… Read More »
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Mar
10
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Since joining the NEO in October, I have learned a lot about the world of evaluation. Here are 5 things that have made me rethink how I approach evaluation, program planning, and overall life. #1: Anyone can do evaluation Think about a project that you are working on at work. Now take out your favorite… Read More »
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Feb
24
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Logic models just may be the duct tape of the evaluation world. A logic model’s usefulness extends well beyond initial project planning. (If you aren’t familiar with logic models, here’s a fun introduction.) Today’s post starts a new NEO Shop Talk series to take our readers beyond Logic Models 101. We call this series Logic… Read More »
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Feb
10
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Are you an introvert? Then I have an evaluation method for you: document review. You usually you can do this method from the comfort of your own office. No scary interactions with strangers. Truth is, my use of existing data in evaluation seldom rises to the definition of true document review. I usually read through… Read More »
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Jan
27
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Failure. We all know it’s good for us. We learn from failure, right? In Batman Begins, Bruce Wayne’s dad says “Why do we fall, Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves up.” But sometimes failure, like falling, isn’t much fun (although, just like falling, sometimes it is fun for the other people around you)…. Read More »
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