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Oct 23, 2019

Funders are from Mars, Evaluation Consultants are from Venus

Julia Coffman, Center for Evaluation Innovation, October 2019 If we want evaluation to add real value to social change efforts, both funders and evaluation consultants have to re-examine their roles and how they relate. This entry is part of a series of evaluator responses to critiques of evaluation and our…

Philanthropy

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Funders are from Mars, Evaluation Consultants are from Venus
Funders are from Mars, Evaluation Consultants are from Venus
Philanthropy

8 min read


Oct 16, 2019

What Will it Take for Philanthropy to Learn?

October 2019 In collaboration with evaluation and learning leaders in fourteen foundations, we experimented with how to integrate learning into the way philanthropy works. Our “Lab for Learning” revealed several ideas about what it takes.

Philanthropy

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What Will it Take for Philanthropy to Learn?
What Will it Take for Philanthropy to Learn?
Philanthropy

13 min read


Jul 2, 2019

Are you really ready for developmental evaluation? You may have to get out of your own way.

Tanya Beer, Center for Evaluation Innovation Developmental evaluation requires changing the way evaluation commissioners and evaluators work together. If it feels like business as usual, you’re probably not doing it. On May 31, 2019, Community Science sponsored the webinar “Developmental Evaluation: Rewards, Perils, and Anxieties.” A foundation officer (Kristi Ward…

Innovation

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Are you really ready for developmental evaluation?  You may have to get out of your own way.
Are you really ready for developmental evaluation?  You may have to get out of your own way.
Innovation

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Jun 20, 2018

5-A-Day: Learning by Force of Habit

Julia Coffman, Center for Evaluation Innovation, June 2018 Establishing a learning organization or culture is such a big goal that it can overwhelm our ability to act on it. Building learning habits into common routines makes it more manageable, creating small wins that can lead to big change. Last year…

Habit Building

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5-A-Day: Learning by Force of Habit
5-A-Day: Learning by Force of Habit
Habit Building

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May 9, 2018

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: The Consequences of Small Failures in Learning

Julia Coffman, Center for Evaluation Innovation, May 2018 It was the worst U.S. maritime disaster in three decades, involving an experienced captain with a reputation for safety. What went wrong and what can this teach us about the often-overlooked factors that affect our learning and decisions? I was flying across…

Management

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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: The Consequences of Small Failures in Learning
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: The Consequences of Small Failures in Learning
Management

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Jul 11, 2017

FaceTime, Open Workspace, and Electronic Calendars are a Few of My Least Favorite Things: Learning and the Way We Work

Julia Coffman, Center for Evaluation Innovation, July 2017 Last year I wrote about my rocky relationship with sticky notes. Actually, it was more about the expanding role of evaluators who work in philanthropy, and the challenge of trying to meet the many demands that accompany that role. …

Evaluation

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FaceTime, Open Workspace, and Electronic Calendars are a Few of My Least Favorite Things: Learning…
FaceTime, Open Workspace, and Electronic Calendars are a Few of My Least Favorite Things: Learning…
Evaluation

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Apr 28, 2016

Oh for the Love of Sticky Notes! The Changing Role of Evaluators Who Work with Foundations

Julia Coffman, Center for Evaluation Innovation, April 2016 There I was, stuffing sticky notes and Sharpies into a Ziploc bag. And staring back at me, in sharp neon relief, was the realization that my job as an evaluator had changed. Big time. But before I get to that, let me…

Evaluation

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Oh for the Love of Sticky Notes! The Changing Role of Evaluators Who Work with Foundations
Oh for the Love of Sticky Notes! The Changing Role of Evaluators Who Work with Foundations
Evaluation

16 min read

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