What is “Normal”?
Why do so many of us aspire to be “normal?” Who decides what’s normal and abnormal? What happens to our self- and social- worth when
Category: Evaluation
Politics is Not Forbidden. Should Nonprofits Rethink Their Political Agnosticism?
Non-profits have long operated under the assumption that they must remain non-political. A recent article by Bill Shore in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, July
Don’t Blame the Robots
We’ve previously written about the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and new computer technologies on employment in the US. (See, for example, “Humans Need Not
Ranking, Rating, and Measuring Everything
In an important and brief new book, The Metric Society: on the Quantification of the Social, (Polity, 2019), German sociologist Steffen Mau argues that the
Being Smart About What You Feel
Emotional Intelligence In a previous blogpost, “Interpersonal Skills Enhance Program Evaluation,” we discussed the importance of interpersonal and relational skills for program evaluators. These skills
Meritocracy: Who Deserves to Succeed?
Meritocracy is a system in which skills, ability, talent, and knowledge are thought to be the best basis for promoting people to positions of power
Evaluation Site Visits – Seeing is Knowing
Gathering evaluative information about a program or initiative often relies upon evaluators physically visiting the program’s location in order to observe program operations, to collect
Pretending to Love Work
In a previous blog post, “Why You Hate Work” we discussed an article that appeared in the New York Times that investigated the way that the
Social Innovation and Evaluation
During the last 15-20 years, “social innovations” (SIs) have grown both in number and in terminological confusion. Social innovations include initiatives and programs as substantively
Program Evaluation Methods and Questions: A Discussion
“I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers that can’t be questioned.” ― Richard Feynman The Cambridge Dictionary defines research as “A
What is “Normal”?
Why do so many of us aspire to be “normal?” Who decides what’s normal and abnormal? What happens to our self- and social- worth when
Politics is Not Forbidden. Should Nonprofits Rethink Their Political Agnosticism?
Non-profits have long operated under the assumption that they must remain non-political. A recent article by Bill Shore in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, July
Don’t Blame the Robots
We’ve previously written about the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and new computer technologies on employment in the US. (See, for example, “Humans Need Not
Ranking, Rating, and Measuring Everything
In an important and brief new book, The Metric Society: on the Quantification of the Social, (Polity, 2019), German sociologist Steffen Mau argues that the
Being Smart About What You Feel
Emotional Intelligence In a previous blogpost, “Interpersonal Skills Enhance Program Evaluation,” we discussed the importance of interpersonal and relational skills for program evaluators. These skills
Meritocracy: Who Deserves to Succeed?
Meritocracy is a system in which skills, ability, talent, and knowledge are thought to be the best basis for promoting people to positions of power
Evaluation Site Visits – Seeing is Knowing
Gathering evaluative information about a program or initiative often relies upon evaluators physically visiting the program’s location in order to observe program operations, to collect
Pretending to Love Work
In a previous blog post, “Why You Hate Work” we discussed an article that appeared in the New York Times that investigated the way that the
Social Innovation and Evaluation
During the last 15-20 years, “social innovations” (SIs) have grown both in number and in terminological confusion. Social innovations include initiatives and programs as substantively
Program Evaluation Methods and Questions: A Discussion
“I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers that can’t be questioned.” ― Richard Feynman The Cambridge Dictionary defines research as “A
What is “Normal”?
Why do so many of us aspire to be “normal?” Who decides what’s normal and abnormal? What happens to our self- and social- worth when
Politics is Not Forbidden. Should Nonprofits Rethink Their Political Agnosticism?
Non-profits have long operated under the assumption that they must remain non-political. A recent article by Bill Shore in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, July
Don’t Blame the Robots
We’ve previously written about the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and new computer technologies on employment in the US. (See, for example, “Humans Need Not
Ranking, Rating, and Measuring Everything
In an important and brief new book, The Metric Society: on the Quantification of the Social, (Polity, 2019), German sociologist Steffen Mau argues that the
Being Smart About What You Feel
Emotional Intelligence In a previous blogpost, “Interpersonal Skills Enhance Program Evaluation,” we discussed the importance of interpersonal and relational skills for program evaluators. These skills
Meritocracy: Who Deserves to Succeed?
Meritocracy is a system in which skills, ability, talent, and knowledge are thought to be the best basis for promoting people to positions of power
Evaluation Site Visits – Seeing is Knowing
Gathering evaluative information about a program or initiative often relies upon evaluators physically visiting the program’s location in order to observe program operations, to collect
Pretending to Love Work
In a previous blog post, “Why You Hate Work” we discussed an article that appeared in the New York Times that investigated the way that the
Social Innovation and Evaluation
During the last 15-20 years, “social innovations” (SIs) have grown both in number and in terminological confusion. Social innovations include initiatives and programs as substantively
Program Evaluation Methods and Questions: A Discussion
“I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers that can’t be questioned.” ― Richard Feynman The Cambridge Dictionary defines research as “A