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Point K Update

What's New at innonet.org and
the Point K Learning Center

August 2013

Greetings!

We've been busy! Check out recaps of our recent webinars, presentations, and blog posts.

What's New?

Nine Steps to Advocacy Evaluation

Evaluation: Finding a Common Ground

Data Visualization

Ask an Evaluator

Upcoming Presentations

Nine Steps to Advocacy Evaluation
Webinar with the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy

In June, Johanna Morariu and Will Fenn shared the nine steps of advocacy evaluation in a webinar with the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. The webinar was based on "Pathfinder: A Practical Guide to Advocacy Evaluation."

Missed the webinar? Watch the recording, view the slides, or check out additional resources.

Evaluation: Finding a Common Ground

Presentation at the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers

In July, Veena Pankaj and Kat Athanasiades facilitated a session titled "Evaluation: Finding a Common Ground" at the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Want to learn more? Check out the slides from their presentation.

Data Visualization for Evaluation
Recent Blog Posts

Johanna Morariu blogged about visualizing hierarchical data through A Dataviz Technique New to aea365: Treemaps. Ann Emery shared top ways that evaluators are using dataviz through The Dataviz Hall of Fame for Evaluation.

Check out more blog posts on our Multimedia page.

Ask an Evaluator
Sessions for Nonprofit Leaders

n June, we hosted two Ask an Evaluator sessions for nonprofit leaders. We offered group instruction and one-on-one guidance about logic models, evaluation plans, participatory analysis, and the evaluation lifecycle.

Want to attend future sessions? Stay in the loop with our Ask an Evaluator mailing list.

Upcoming Presentations at the
American Evaluation Association
Annual Conference

This October, our evaluation team is giving multiple presentations at the American Evaluation Association Conference.