It's subtle, but can you see the difference between these two evaluation questions? "What are the top needs of our stakeholders?" and "What are the best opportunities for our program?" The first calls for a traditional needs assessment. The second is what I call a "Needs Assessment Plus," which...
SWOT AEA presentation.pptx
This AEA 2014 handout shares key findings from our independent review of a strategic learning coaching approach designed to improve grantee effectiveness in meeting their funder's goals. The funder also participated in the strategic learning coaching as a means to inform internal adaptive...
Does Strategic Learning Make a Difference_Cohen_2014.pdf
This handout describes the case, "Funder and External Evaluator as Learning Partners" presented in Think Tank Session 708 by Cohen Research & Evaluation, LLC and the Comprehensive Health Education Foundation. #EvaluationUse #2013Conference #HealthEvaluation #AdvocacyandPolicyChange ...
Case Study Burgoyne_Cohen_10_10_13.pdf
These slides are from the "how to" presentation, "Inviting Clients into Our Tent: How to Prepare and Lead a Strategic Learning Debrief." They are from the presentation on Evaluation Learning Circles by Cohen Research & Evaluation, LLC, and the Comprehensive Health Education Foundation. ...
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Multipaper Session Abstract: Extension faculty are pushed to find a better way, a new idea, and a working solution to the world’s most pressing problems. It is a large task, and one that is not accomplished without thought, prior planning, buy-in, and support from decision makers. One of...
AEA2012_#176_Lamm,Craig.pptx
This presentation describes the development and the tools used to create a multi-year strategic evaluation plan for a multi-program Federal Agency. Using the theory based Impact Evaluation Framework for Technology Deployment developed by Reed, Jordan and Vine (2007), a comprehensive and...
SEPAEA111110.ppt