Reflections | Eval Lab

Bringing Thinking & Learning into Strategy & Planning: Eval Lab 3.0

This post was originally published by the Evaluation Capacity Network. The past two years have provided a wide-spread lesson on constant...

Reflecting on a Messy, Much-Needed Strategic Learning Journey

This post was originally published by the Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations. ECVO’s evaluation learning journey started right...

Promoting Evaluative Thinking in Everyday Practice: Eval Lab 2.0

Eval Lab is back! And this time, the focus is on collaboratives. Eval Lab is a six-part series involving in-person learning focused on...

Evaluating the Eval Lab!

As an entirely new and unique initiative, and without an existing model upon which to base the Eval Lab, we (the facilitators) conducted...

Developmental Evaluation: Making Sense of the Muck

I have always been a big picture kind of thinker. The type that sees the forest instead of the trees, so to speak.

A Confession of Sorts

I think a lot about whether what I am doing is urgent vs. important.

Another Way of Engaging in Evaluation

I can’t help thinking of a concept from a book I wouldn’t have read without being a part of this group.

Looking Through a Different Lens

When I found out about EvalLab, I was intrigued by the concept. When I was accepted, I was excited to attend on behalf of my organization.

Why Do We Need An Eval Lab?

With the increasing push for evaluation in the nonprofit sector, organizations face the difficult task of incorporating evaluation