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Strengthening program evaluation in your nonprofit

ASU Lodestar Center

Evaluation Capacity = ability to do and use evaluations The key to achieving more effective evaluation and overcoming these challenges is evaluation capacity building (ECB). The evaluator takes on many roles: facilitator, technical expert, and sometimes a shoulder to cry. The root problem here is poor evaluation capacity.

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More on Collaborative Knowledge Capture for Conferences Using Social Media Tools

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" I love seeing this through Loretta's lens of learning. Specificallly, she challenges the idea put forth by Nancy White " The act of production is an act of meaning making." Loretta, doe it depend on which learning theory you buy into? can be offered up to an interested and engaged public.

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AAM 2010 Recap: Slides, Surprises, and a Banjo

Museum 2.0

Finally, museums as "facilitators" of visitors' own experiences and interests. This session worked because everyone was willing to speak incredibly honestly about the challenges they face in their work. Other Stuff There were several other sessions and meetings that inspired and challenged me at the conference.

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