A Short Primer on Innovative Evaluation Reporting
A Short Primer on Innovative Evaluation Reporting

Author: Kylie S Hutchinson

Publisher: Kylie Hutchinson

Published: 2017-11

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 9780995277410

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How engaging is your evaluation report? Do busy stakeholders actually read it and act on your findings? Evaluators everywhere struggle with these questions. Unfortunately, many still use a lengthy, one-size fits all approach for reporting that doesn't meet the needs of diverse evaluation audiences. A Short Primer on Innovative Evaluation Reporting highlights why the traditional evaluation report isn't working and what you can do about it. Discover four principles for communicating your results effectively and ways to make your key messages stickier. Learn simple tricks to make your final report more appealing to readers. Explore exciting alternatives that not only capture the attention of stakeholders, but inspire them to action.

The Data Visualization Sketchbook
The Data Visualization Sketchbook

Author: Stephanie D. H. Evergreen

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2019-04-03

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 1544350988

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The Data Visualization Sketchbook, the latest addition to bestselling author Stephanie D.H. Evergreen’s arsenal of data viz tools, provides advice on getting started with sketching and offers tips, guidance, and completed sample sketches for a number of reporting formats including a project page, graphs, dashboards, a one-page handout, slide design, and a report structure. Dr. Evergreen shows how sketching gives people the space to think through not just an individual graphic, but how several graphics could fit together in a composition when creating drafts for infographics and dashboards. The book comprises seven complete sets of report templates for you to sketch in and plan your own reporting, and it includes full-color qualitative and quantitative "Chart Choosers." This must-have sketchbook helps readers realize mistakes, find solutions quickly, and report data by methods that keep audiences engaged and informed.

Evaluation Management
Evaluation Management

Author: Tessie Tzavaras Catsambas

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2024-01-23

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1544353154

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This text helps evaluation teams and commissioners of evaluations work together to achieve results that meet utilization and organizational learning goals. With plenty of practical guidance from many years of experience, the authors provide a valuable resource for student readers, experienced evaluators, and commissioners of evaluation.

Nonprofit Management 101
Nonprofit Management 101

Author: Darian Rodriguez Heyman

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2019-08-13

Total Pages: 577

ISBN-13: 1119585473

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A new edition of the essential guide to nonprofit management This intensely practical, comprehensive guidebook is for both leaders new to the nonprofit sector looking for a quick primer on all the issues that matter, as well as established veterans looking to understand how all the pieces fit together. Showcasing practical tips and takeaways, this how-to manual and resource guide provides easy to implement solutions for organizations seeking to expand impact and meet mission. Seasoned veterans including Van Jones, Fair Trade founder Paul Rice, Lynne Twist, Kay Sprinkel Grace, Joan Garry, and more share knowledge and useful insights on all aspects of nonprofit management, including: Fundraising from individuals, companies, and foundations Online fundraising, social networking, and effective use of technology Marketing, public relations, and events Board and volunteer engagement Human resources and career planning Lobbying and advocacy Legal and financial management Leadership and strategic planning This is essential reading for anyone in the nonprofit sector looking for the latest information in the field.

Evaluation Management
Evaluation Management

Author: Tessie Tzavaras Catsambas

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2023-12-08

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 1544353146

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Evaluation Management: How to Commission and Conduct Evaluations that Matter helps evaluation teams and commissioners achieve results that meet utilization and organizational learning goals and inform positive change for programs and communities. Tessie Tzavaras Catsambas and E. Jane Davidson provide insights on both the tactical and strategic levels of evaluation management, using approaches and skills from project management, administration and logistics, budgeting, team management, leadership development, communication, coaching, systems thinking, and negotiation. They also demonstrate how intentionality for equity, sustainability and culturally responsive practices is essential for ensuring an evaluation’s relevance and enhancing productive stakeholder engagement. With plenty of practical guidance from many years of experience, the authors provide a valuable resource for student readers, experienced evaluators, and commissioners of evaluation.

10 Steps to Creating an Infographic
10 Steps to Creating an Infographic

Author: Stephanie B. Wilkerson

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2023-08

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 1071817337

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This book provides step-by-step guidance for developing high-quality infographics. Practical in its approach, 10 Steps to Creating an Infographic: A Practical Guide for Non-designers outlines a user-friendly process for developing infographics with a clearly defined purpose and powerful message. The book’s "how-to" approach makes infographic creation accessible for anyone who doesn’t have a background in graphic design or a budget for a graphic designer. Author Stephanie B. Wilkerson breaks down the complex task into a series of steps and models each step through a book-long example of the evolution of an infographic. Through this, and other examples presented throughout the book, readers will learn about infographic best practices and tips, as well guidance for avoiding design pitfalls.

Program Evaluation
Program Evaluation

Author: Arlene Fink

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-12-22

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1003818323

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- Features new methodologies developed during the Covid-19 pandemic - Includes a range of features to help support practice, including checklists, sample forms, and case studies. - Can be used by students and practitioners across different disciplines and professional roles. - International perspective, featuring examples and case studies from different regions and countries.

How to Present an Evaluation Report
How to Present an Evaluation Report

Author: Lynn Lyons Morris

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated

Published: 1978-10-01

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9780803910690

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Guide to the evaluation of programmes in educational planning - covers fundamentals of programme evaluation, objectives and decision making, design and planning methodologys, e.G. Comparison with control groups, measurement of attitudes, and success, statistical analysis, and related evaluation techniques to quantify assertions (conducting surveys and writing an evaluation report). Bibliographys, diagrams, illustrations, questionnaires and statistical tables.