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SUMMARY:September 2021 e-Essential Skills Series
DESCRIPTION:The Canadian Evaluation Society’s on-line ten-week course offers participants with a basic understanding of the main models and practices of evaluation. No prior knowledge of evaluation or social science research methods is required to participate. Participants will gain: \n\nBasic knowledge and skills\,\nAppreciation for essential elements of evaluation\,\nCapacity to apply acquired knowledge and skills\, and\nDevelopment as an evaluation professional.\n\nThe Essential Skills Series is ten self-paced learning modules that cover everything from basics like the objectives of evaluations\, all the way through to practical skills such as budgeting and workplan development. The discussion forum encourages knowledge transfer/sharing among participants and instructor\, instructor reviewed assignments to guide learners and real-time Zoom learning at the start and conclusion of the course. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nDescribe the role of evaluation in the program lifecycle;\nExplain common evaluation terms\, functions\, and approaches;\nList the steps in planning and conducting an evaluation;\nDescribe how common social science data collection methods are used in evaluations;\nDescribe the value and use of project management concepts in evaluations;\nOutline ways to support the use of evaluation findings and produce actionable evaluation reports; and\nRecognize evaluation standards and ethical principles and identify their role in the professionalization of evaluation in Canada.\n\nLearners will be expected to: \n\nComplete one module per week independent of the facilitator;\nParticipate regularly in discussion forums with participants and the instructor;\nComplete seven assignments to submit to facilitator for review/feedback\n\nAbout the Facilitator \nPaul Favaro Ph.D.\, CE is the Chief of Research\, Program Evaluation\, and Accountability for the Peel District School Board in Mississauga\, Ontario. He teaches management sciences at York University in Toronto. \nDr. Favaro has authored or co-authored articles\, chapters\, and technical reports\, and has conducted professional training workshops in the areas of program evaluation\, performance measurement\, and research methodology. He is on the editorial board of The Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation. Throughout his career\, he has worked as a research consultant to a wide variety of government ministries\, educational organizations\, charitable foundations\, and community-based programs. He has held several executive positions on the board of the Canadian Evaluation Society (CES). In 2010\, he was awarded a fellowship in the CES. He is a Credentialed Evaluator by the Canadian Evaluation Society. \nRegistration deadline: September 7\, 2021 \nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/september-2021-e-essential-skills-series-tickets-140599275217.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/september-2021-e-essential-skills-series/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Essential Skills Series,Professional Development
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Non-profit Impact Measurement: Using Tech for Powerful Results
DESCRIPTION:Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/webinar-non-profit-impact-measurement-using-tech-for-powerful-results-tickets-190690439237 \nSocialsuite is inviting CES members to a unique 1 hour session on Nonprofit Impact Measurement: Using Technology for Powerful Results\, featuring our very own impact experts\, and introducing our partner evaluation specialists. \nAre you working within the nonprofit sector? Don’t miss this very special opportunity to discuss your impact measurement strategy with experts within the field\, and hear how our partners are using technology to advance their nonprofit clients’ monitoring and evaluation strategies. \nThis specialized panel will be discussing their approaches to measurement and evaluation\, in addition to giving you an overview of Socialsuite’s impact technology. \nKey outcomes: \n\nIntroduction to impact measurement\nThe principles of evaluation to measure impact\nHow technology can enhance your impact measurement strategy\nNonprofit case studies to help empower your journey\n\nIntroducing:  \nHOST: Christian Mosley\nChristian Mosley is the Head of Business Development at Socialsuite\, supporting nonprofit organizations by accessing their needs and helping them get started on a path to success. With extensive experience working at the intersection of technology and the nonprofit sector\, Christian is passionate about empowering organizations to measure and show how close\, or how far\, we are to the world we want to live in. \nSpeaker: Zach Sonnett\nZach is Socialsuite’s North American Business Development Manager and Impact Specialist based in San Francisco. Passionate about combining his extensive technology background with his knowledge of the nonprofit sector\, he is an expert in helping organizations to measure\, monitor and report on how their activities affect our communities. \nSpeaker: Gillian Kerr\, Ph.D.\, C.Psych.\,President Emeritus – Logical Outcomes\nDr. Gillian Kerr is a Canadian psychologist who consults with organizations\, mostly nonprofits and the public sector\, to improve their effectiveness. Most of her projects relate to policy analysis\, evaluation\, process improvement\, performance measurement and the use of knowledge and information. Gillian has assisted dozens of organizations in the public\, private and non-profit sectors to develop evaluation frameworks\, logic models and/or performance monitoring systems. She is developing an open source evaluation framework builder based on thousands of validated survey questions that exports to configuration files for Socialsuite and other survey platforms.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/webinar-non-profit-impact-measurement-using-tech-for-powerful-results/
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