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Musings about capacity building, program evaluation, and data visualization.
Tech Chat – Twitter Part 4: Networking like a boss
This is the final post of the four-part tech chat series about Twitter for evaluators. Wondering how you can use Twitter for networking and to advance your career? This post provides examples of how to network like a boss on Twitter.
Tech Chat – Twitter Part 3: Advanced tips and tricks
This is the third post in a four-part tech series about Twitter for evaluators. This post reviews more advanced tips and tricks for engaging others and managing your content. You will learn how to schedule posts, select hashtags, create lists, manage email notifications, pin posts to your profile, and analyze tweets. Be sure to check out the bonus resources at the end!
Tech Chat – Twitter Part 2: Creating a strong profile
In the second post of a four-part tech chat series, I walk you through the steps of creating a strong Twitter profile. Learn how to make your profile professional and approachable so you are ready to network.
Tech Chat – Twitter Part 1: Demystifying the social media platform
To tweet or not to tweet? In the first post of a four-part tech chat series, I break down the language and components of Twitter. Learn what people are talking about when they mention handles and hashtags so you can sound like a pro.
Evaluation Family Reunion: Why I Attended #Eval17
Fall means it’s time for the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, or what I like to refer to as the evaluation family reunion. The event provides time for networking, learning, and reflecting so it is timely that this year the conference theme was “From Learning to Action.” The top three reasons I continue to attend the conference each year are the community, attention to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and authenticity.
Design for Non-Designers
Whether you identify as a designer or a non-designer, I think we can all agree that we are living in an era where short and easily digestible materials are preferable to dense reports. We have recently seen renewed interest in the field of data visualization, with formats such as infographics and one-pagers in high demand. At the same time, many organizations have limited funding and training opportunities available to purchase and learn design programs. Fortunately, there are a number of free and low-cost tools available online with equally low learning curves, allowing both designers and non-designers to create polished products.