At some point in their careers, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) practitioners will be placed in a position where they have to communicate their work to a group of people. This may be to project staff, policy makers and other stakeholders. Sometimes, the meeting will be comprised of people who are not fully versed with the...
Gary Hayes will share a story of health impact in Indigenous communities in Alberta through digital storytelling and his doctoral research that examined how strategic impact campaigns can be respectfully co-created to affect change. There will be time to discuss how we can use film to enhance the impact of our evaluations/reports. Gary Hayes is...
**Register today!** 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: Basic knowledge and skills, Appreciation for essential elements of evaluation, Capacity to apply acquired knowledge...
CES Ontario + Evaluation Cafe Toronto will be hosting another event to meet up on Wednesday February 7th from 5:30-7:30pm at The Fox and the Fiddle, which is just across the street from Wellesley subway station. Light refreshments will be provided. This event is for program evaluators, monitoring and evaluation specialists, practitioners, and students! I...
In this intermediate level course, participants will advance their logicmodel and performance measurement skills. In the logic model portion of the course, participants will develop a complex logic model, role play explaining it to evaluation clients, and respond to questions/critiques. In the performance measurement portion of the course, participants will develop indicators, critique an existing...
About The next Evaluation Café meetup is coming soon in Toronto! 🌟 Our next Evaluation Café meetup is brewing up something special! Join us for an evening where numbers meet narratives, and charts mingle with chats. 📊💬 🗓 When: Monday, April 29th, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 📍 Where: The Imperial Pub (54 Dundas St...
About This Workshop: Data visualization as a hot topic in the evaluation world, especially in knowledge transfer activities. The interactive and multi-modal workshop will focus on a specific type of data visualization, namely infographics – artistic or graphic presentation of data to communicate insights. We will briefly orient infographics in the realm of data visualization,...
CES – Ontario is pleased to announce that the chapter’s Annual General Meeting will be held online on June 19, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Why Attend the AGM? The AGM is a great opportunity to: - Learn more about recent chapter activities; - Elect new board members and approve any bylaw changes;...
Essential Skills Series: In-Person This 4-day course was developed by the Canadian Evaluation Society to provide participants with a basic understanding of the main models and practices associated with the profession of evaluation. Prior knowledge of evaluation and of social science research methods is not required. There are no examinations associated with the course, nor...
About the Session Evaluators and implementers develop Theories of Change (ToCs) to explain the logic of a proposed project, demonstrate how desired change could happen in a particular context, and provide data-driven rationales for how and why it will succeed in generating impact. ToCs are developed in the proposal phase or early in project implementation...
From the Eval Café description: Our next online evaluation cafe will feature small group discussions on Developmental Evaluation and Theory of Change. Agenda: 10 minutes: log-on and intro 30-40 minutes: split into two groups, one for Developmental Evaluation (DE) DE and one for Theory of Change (TOC). The DE discussion will be lead by Scott Christian...
Data visualization as a hot topic in the evaluation world, especially in knowledge transfer activities. This fast-paced webinar will focus on a specific type of data visualization, namely infographics – artistic or graphic presentation of data to communicate insights. We will briefly orient infographics in the realm of data visualization, illustrating some different types of...
