Category Archives: event notes

AEA Conference 2022

Preconference Workshop: Transformative Mixed Methods: Supporting Equity & Justice by Donna Mertens A key reason that I decided to take this pre-conference workshop was because I wanted to learn from Donna Mertens. I really like her writing and wanted to … Continue reading

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Webinar: Introduction to Thematic Analysis: Understanding, conceptualising, and designing (reflexive) TA for quality research

Date: 29 November 2022 Offered by NVivo Presenters: Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke Summary “The process is not the purpose” – this quote really resonated for me, as did their note of “fitting method to purpose”. They aren’t trying to … Continue reading

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Webinar Notes: Using Evaluation in Context: Multicultural Validity and Cultural Competence in Evaluation

Date: 14 April 2022 Hosted by: AEA, Government Accountability Office Speakers: Karen Kirkhart, Kathryn Newcomer, Giovanni Dazzo, Nicole Bowman, Terell Lasane (moderator) This was a really great webinar. I furiously took notes of as many of the insightful things the … Continue reading

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Webinar Notes: Ethical Storytelling

Panelists: Amy Costello & Frederica Boswell Hosted by: Nonprofit Quarterly Video of the webinar can be viewed here. Tiny Spark podcast Sophie Otiende, Activist and Advocate, HAART Kenya: non-profits “parade and exploit” the people they are claiming to help e.g., … Continue reading

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Webinar Notes: Beyond the Board Statement: How Can Boards Join the Movement for Racial Justice?

Sheila Matano, who is the VP of the board of the BC Chapter of the Canadian Evaluation Society (CESBC), who is also the chair of our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee, told me about this two-part webinar series. Like … Continue reading

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Complexity eStudy Notes – Session #2

My notes from part 2 of the American Evaluation Association (AEA) eStudy course being facilitated by Jonny Morell. one person commented that “measuring collective impact of small effects of multiple programs is almost always shot down by stakeholders in favour of … Continue reading

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Complexity eStudy Notes – Session #1

Given my interest in complexity and evaluation, I decided to take the American Evaluation Association (AEA) eStudy course being facilitated by Jonny Morell. I’ve seen Jonny speak at conferences before and have learned some useful things, so figured I could … Continue reading

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Webinar Notes: Shifting Mental Models to Advance Systems Change

Title: Shifting Mental Models to Advance Systems Change Offered by: FSG, New Profit, and the Collective Impact Forum. Speakers: -Tammy Heinz, Program Officer, Hogg Foundation -Hayling Price, Senior Consultant, FSG-Darrell Scott, Founder, PushBlack-Julie Sweetland, Vice President for Strategy and Innovation, Frameworks … Continue reading

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Recap of the 2018 Canadian Evaluation Society conference

This year’s Canadian Evaluation Society (CES) conference was held in Calgary, Alberta and had a theme of Co-Creation. As always, I had a great time connecting with old friends and making new ones, learning a lot, and getting to share some … Continue reading

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Recap of the Canadian Evaluation Society’s 2017 national conference

The Canadian Evaluation Society’s national conference was held right here in Vancouver last month! I was one of the program co-chairs for the conference and I have to say that it was pretty awesome to see a year and a … Continue reading

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