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Evaluation Practice, Reporting, Evaluation is my main job, I do some evaluation Kristy Madsen Evaluation Practice, Reporting, Evaluation is my main job, I do some evaluation Kristy Madsen

Evaluation Report Inspiration: Excerpts From A Breast Cancer Clinic Evaluation

A few years ago, we completed an evaluation for a breast cancer clinic. In honour of Breast Cancer Awareness month, we thought we would highlight some excerpts from that report to help inspire your next evaluation report!

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Evaluation Practice, Evaluation is my main job Kristy Madsen Evaluation Practice, Evaluation is my main job Kristy Madsen

Six Lessons From Practicing “True” Developmental Evaluation

I am now finally working on an evaluation that I believe to be true developmental evaluation. The initiative and evaluation is in its early days. Yet, I have already had a very different experience than previous DE (and so-called DE) experiences and learned a number of lessons I’d like to share. In this article, I outline six lessons from my DE experience, including why I think it is true DE.


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Reporting, Evaluation is my main job, I do some evaluation Kristy Madsen Reporting, Evaluation is my main job, I do some evaluation Kristy Madsen

Dial Down Your Data

In the past, I have been guilty of putting any and all data I could into a report. I’m talking pages of charts to show ALL the results. If I’m being honest, in some instances, I didn’t know what the point was. I put in as much detail as I could to shift the burden of deciphering the meaning behind the data to my reader.

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