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Strategic Learning & Evaluation
Challenging Three Long-Held Assumptions About Evaluation
July 26, 2013
Srikanth "Srik" Gopal Hallie Preskill
The evaluation field, like most established disciplines, operates on a series of assumptions that govern practices, tools, and modes of behavior. However, in r…
Education & Youth Strategic Learning & Evaluation
Why Another Set of Early Learning Indicators?
June 19, 2013
Hallie Preskill
This blog post is the second in a series focusing on a study of early learning success markers (indicators) for ages 0-8, supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundat…
Collective Impact Strategic Learning & Evaluation
Developmental Evaluation in Practice – Webinar Questions Answered
May 24, 2013
FSG
In a recent FSG and Stanford Social Innovation Review webinar discussion on complexity in collective impact, John Kania, coauthor of SSIR’s “Embracing Emergen…
Collective Impact Strategic Learning & Evaluation
Emergence & Developmental Evaluation – Webinar Questions Answered
May 21, 2013
FSG
In a recent FSG and Stanford Social Innovation Review webinar discussion on complexity in collective impact, John Kania, coauthor of SSIR’s “Embracing Emergen…
Strategic Learning & Evaluation
Linking Social Media to Social Change
May 8, 2013
Katelyn Mack
How can foundations get smarter about how they invest in social media strategies to drive social change?Two weeks ago I attended a convening hosted by Robert W…
Strategic Learning & Evaluation
Can Big Data Be Friends With Evaluation?
April 30, 2013
Shijie "SJ" Lu
In October 2012, we wrote a blog post titled, “Big Data and the Social Sector: Let the Revolution Begin!” In it, we posited that the use of big data revolution…
Strategic Learning & Evaluation
What Are the Products of a Developmental Evaluation?
April 24, 2013
FSG
If it is not a report – what is it? One of the concrete products of many evaluations is a written report. This is not always the case for Developmental Evaluat…
Strategic Learning & Evaluation
What Does Developmental Evaluation Look Like?
April 10, 2013
Katelyn Mack
If you are entrepreneurial and a thrill seeker then evaluating social innovation is for you! It is like getting into a pontoon to shoot the rapids on river - f…
Strategic Learning & Evaluation
Listen First, Speak Later
April 1, 2013
Katelyn Mack
Most people I meet know the virtue of being a good listener. It’s at or near the top of every list of “habits” and “tips” for being a successful leader, collea…
Strategic Learning & Evaluation
Top Three Lessons for Evaluators (and Everyone) to Keep in Mind When Working with the LGBTQ Community
February 22, 2013
Efraín Gutiérrez
Note: This post originally appeared on AEA365, the American Evaluation Association's blog.

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