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Facilitating focus groups vs. facilitating other types of group discussions « Adventures of an Internal Evaluator says:

April 17, 2012 at 8:40 am

[…] trained a handful of non-evaluators to conduct focus groups with youth – a great example of what capacity building looks like on a day-to-day basis. This is actually really, really easy because our youth workers are already skilled facilitators. […]

What Does Capacity-Building Look Like on a Day-To-Day Basis? Part 2

Ann K. Emery

Updated on: Apr 16th, 2012

Data Visualization

Program Evaluation

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As an internal evaluator, capacity building is a huge part of my job. Evaluators talk about capacity building all the time, but what does it really look like? On the front lines? In a community-based youth center?

I recently shared some notes from my algebra lesson with a youth worker. Here’s another great example of capacity building: A program manager has volunteered to lead a Program Design 101 training for our other staff members!

She’ll share examples of how she’s incorporated formative data collection and analysis into her everyday programmatic activities to turn evaluation into a valuable learning experience. Stay tuned to see her resources from this training.

More about Ann K. Emery
Ann K. Emery is a sought-after speaker who is determined to get your data out of spreadsheets and into stakeholders’ hands. Each year, she leads more than 100 workshops, webinars, and keynotes for thousands of people around the globe. Her design consultancy also overhauls graphs, publications, and slideshows with the goal of making technical information easier to understand for non-technical audiences.

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April 17, 2012 at 8:40 am

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