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Comment on Lessons Learned from Evaluating Youth-Serving Programs Across Education and Restorative Justice by Danni Dorancy and Sabrina Comic Savic by Dr. Maggie Schultz

Dr. Maggie Schultz — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:38:39 +0000

This was a very insightful post. As you likely know, restorative justice efforts can be difficult to evaluate if you don’t acknowledge the surrounding system. What some may see as an intervention focused on ‘problem’ students often needs to be focused on the whole school. I also completely agree that process eval is essential here to reveal unexpected complexities in implementation. In my experience, required outcomes were tied to processes that were implemented unevenly (such as discipline referrals). Thank you for sharing your expertise.

Comment on Nonprofit and Foundation TIG Week: Lessons from Using AI for Learning and Evaluation by June Han and Juan Clavijo by Sarah Stachowiak

Sarah Stachowiak — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 23:19:02 +0000

In reply to Meghan Hunt.

So sorry about that and just seeing your issue now! This link should work: https://app.box.com/s/7ibo4wssegclhmy633fxpg4ccddfsrit

Comment on Applying Innovative Reporting to Evaluation Plans by Kylie Hutchinson and Elayne McIvor by Jean Haley

Jean Haley — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:35:26 +0000

Great tips! I’ve started playing with Notion recently and it’s working quite well for me. I started with airtable, but that was too spreadsheet-y for one of my clients. In notion, I can create one “database” (what they call a table) that I can then present in different formats and slice it up by things like instruments (and variables) by outcome, which a recent client really liked. The same original “database” was also reformatted to show instruments by Quarter, which they liked the best for seeing the timeline (the Gantt was just too much for them). So far I’m liking Notion and so are my clients. Loving your ideas of using an infographic or even a comic!

Comment on Developing a Theory of Change for Your Evaluation Capacity Building Intervention by Isabelle Bourgeois and David Buetti by Morris

Morris — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:43:41 +0000

I am interested in contributing to the ECB theory of change from a developing countries’ perspective.

Comment on TEN Week: Translating Complex Models into Actionable Insight Across K–12 Nonprofit Evaluations by Angelicque Tucker Blackmon, Zhina Shen, Sydney Okland, and Katie Trautman by Heather Britt

Heather Britt — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 07:27:28 +0000

Thank you for post. Is it possible to share the Knowledge Map associated with the concrete example outlined in the post?

Comment on TEN Week: Building a Learning Organization: Reflections on Evaluating Complex Nonprofit Programs by Bethany Edwards by Stephanie Davison

Stephanie Davison — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:31:33 +0000

Hi,
Are you willing to share examples of the kinds of “curiosity” questions you embed, and where? And are you willing to share the tool you use to understand the data issue at hand?
Thanks.

Comment on Theories of Evaluation TIG Week: From Scarcity to Strength: Using ABCD to Reframe Evaluation in Human Services by Sandy Sheppard by Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:13:42 +0000

This is a profound and much-needed perspective on the role of evaluators. I truly appreciate how you distinguish between denying scarcity and reframing it—it’s a critical nuance. Moving from ‘problems to be solved’ to ‘strengths to be connected’ is a powerful shift that honors the dignity and agency of the communities we serve. Thank you for sharing these concrete examples from Project A and B; they provide a great roadmap for others looking to adopt an ABCD lens!

Comment on GovEval TIG Week: Welcome to Government Evaluation TIG Week! by Paul Lagunes and Jane Tumanga by Paul Lagunes

Paul Lagunes — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 22:27:57 +0000

In reply to Cathy. Thank you, Cathy. Really appreciate the encouraging feedback.

Comment on GovEval TIG Week: Welcome to Government Evaluation TIG Week! by Paul Lagunes and Jane Tumanga by Cathy

Cathy — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 23:37:51 +0000

Great work.

Comment on GovEval TIG Week: Building Evidence with Rigorous Evaluation – Lessons from Federal Partnerships by Michael Hand by George Grob

George Grob — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 21:22:02 +0000

Michael’s short article is right on target! (Thank you, Mike, for sharing your thoughts.)
I am an old person now (84 but still counting), long retired from 40 years of Federal Government service (initially at DOD but mostly at what became HEW and then HHS) in organizations that developed legislation, regulations, and government evaluations of such. From that experience I can vouch for what he says here. Readers, please take heed, as his advice is not only correct, but very impactful for those who follow it.
Thank you for publishing this spot-on short article, and for offering me a rare chance to endorse it.
Michael, here’s wishing you the very best in your professional service.
George Grob