This week, instead of writing a long post, I wanted to feature some infographics that the White House produced to accompany the State of the Union. Even as a former political staff, I would often zone out during the hour plus speeches so the White House took the speech to the next level streaming additional …
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Jan 09
OODA: Observe Orient Decide Act
In his January 5th column, Thomas Friedman uses the US Air Force as a case study for fiscal discussions currently occurring in Washington. This same concept can also be applied to non-profits operation. In his article, Friedman looks at the OODA Loop, a four step process that is ingrained in fighter pilots through training. OODA …
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Jan 02
Evaluations Could Become Your Best Program
When organizations discuss evaluations, they often follow existing programs. The goal is to learn about the program and what participants thought about it and longer term what the impact might have been. These discussions often are focused on mass surveys (phone or internet) to get feedback. Surveys are by nature not very personal. Participants are …
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Dec 20
Set Target Benchmarks Before Evaluating
One of the most frequent lost opportunities when conducting an evaluation is not setting detailed enough expectations and targets when you begin. By setting quantitative goals ahead of time, all parties will enter the evaluation with the same outcome expectations and therefore when the results come in, there will not be disagreement with the findings. …
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