What is Evaluation For?
Evaluation is the longest four-letter word in the English language. Kidding aside, what is evaluation? Why should we all care?
Read moreEvaluation is the longest four-letter word in the English language. Kidding aside, what is evaluation? Why should we all care?
Read moreDevelopmental evaluation requires different ways of thinking about programs, people, contexts and the data that comes from all three. Without
Read moreIf you’re working toward some sort of collective goals — as an organization, network or even as an individual —
Read moreLook around and one will notice a lot of talk about social enterprise and social impact. Look closer and you’ll
Read moreWould we invest in something if we had little hard data to suggest what we could expect to gain from
Read moreThe quest for excellence within social programs relies on knowing what excellence means and how programs compare against others. Benchmarks can
Read moreDevelopmental evaluation, a form of real-time evaluation focused on innovation and complexity, is gaining interest and attention with funders, program
Read moreInnovation is about channeling new ideas into useful products and services, which is really about design. Thus, if developmental
Read moreDevelopmental evaluation (DE) is a problematic concept because it deals with a complex set of conditions and potential outcomes that
Read moreEvaluation relies heavily on feedback and data; providing more visual ways of sharing this data might provide better options for explaining complex phenomena.
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