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Don’t Miss:

• AEA Members: Thursday 2/9 Coffee Break tour of graduate evaluate studies at University of North Carolina. Register now! http://t.co/tIaGwQW0
• AEA Members: Registration open for Coffee Break demo on Submitting an AEA Conference Proposal with S Kistler on 2/14 http://t.co/wVUJ36lL
• AEA Members: Registration open for Coffee Break demo of Theory of Change Online software with H Clark on 2/16 http://t.co/GSM4Tfli
• AEA Members: Registration open for 2/23 Coffee Break demo on data dashboards on a budget with V Smith http://t.co/D4mrpuR0
• AEA Members: Registration open for 3/1 Coffee Break demo on self-tagging qualitative method with B Lake http://t.co/OHsFQD5k
• American Evaluation Association Annual Conference Call for Proposals Now Online – Deadline March 16 http://t.co/hBq6wwfO
• AEA Members: New issue of American Journal of Evaluation now available http://t.co/NecCZf7t
• 16 new evaluation-related jobs added this week in AEA’s public-access career center http://t.co/82dC4Ikg

AEA365 Tip-a-Day Alerts:

• S Kistler on The Future of Evaluation: 5 Predictions (building on 10 others!) 2/4 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/I9hmFC7Y
• D Henderson on Managing Boundaries 2/3 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/BxWnCgqa
• A Ozdogru on Evaluation Capacity Building through Local Partnerships 2/2 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/aj7wRoej
• C Brehm Rain on Grasshopper Moments: The Kung-Fu Masters of Process Evaluation 2/1 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/oQCLy8jL
• M McGuire on Selecting Outcome Indicators for Evaluation with Group Priority Sort 1/31 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/d9InzHXF
• S Juarez on the Best Free Tool Around for Collaborative Outlining 1/30 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/3pONCONT
• S Wendt on Starting a Statistics [Book] Club 1/29 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/ACcGsqPS

New Funding Opportunities:

• Funding: BJA grant to evaluate Capital Case Litigation Initiative http://t.co/FBea8oqL
• Funding: CDC grant to evaluate Epidemiology, Outcomes & Prevention in Sentinel Surveillance/Research Sites in Puerto Rico http://t.co/u31Drxpq
• Funding: BJA grant to evaluate The Intellectual Property Theft Enforcement Program http://t.co/VCGdEdtE
• Funding: DOE grant to evaluate Disability & Rehab Research Projects & Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training Projects http://t.co/cSzPpxIv

Other Items of Note:

• LGBT Week: Don’t miss the American Evaluation Association’s LGBT TIG website http://t.co/Ls10Xpdv
• AEA Topical Interest Group on Youth Focused Evaluation launches website http://t.co/9SGYwmGu
• The Roadmap to Effectiveness tool identifies program stage & stakeholder voice | Chauveron & Thomkins  http://t.co/l03wjAU7
• Evaluation of Baltimore’s Safe Streets Program from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation News http://t.co/HKKwKJBs
• OERC Blog: Survey research: we can do better | S Starr – Sticky problems, simple solutions http://t.co/hxMMkfaF
• Wooohoo! AEA Pre K – 12 Education Evaluation TIG Launches new website http://t.co/nPDT1evg
• A Guide to Monitoring and Evaluating Policy Influence from the Overseas Development Institute | via G O’Neil http://t.co/IpJYNavx
• Designing an indicator-based profile for evaluating and identifying poverty solutions from D Wallace Pascoe  http://t.co/w1LE2lDQ
• Reporting – How To: Embed Videos into Powerpoint with free file conversion http://t.co/azutyOAt
• Values and valuing in equity-focused development programming and evaluation from M Bamberger http://t.co/7DNjS5n5
• The Future of Evaluation: 10 Predictions | EvalBlog Makes you think. Twice. Hmmmm…. http://t.co/juiXSPFY
• To What End? Five Evaluative Practices – Stay tuned for more about each http://t.co/W6oX9iqK
• Updated US GAO Report Designing Evaluations – 2012 Revision via K Dawes http://t.co/6CMM0LPg
• Evaluation in Conflict Prone Settings Summer School at International Conflict Research Institute, Northern Ireland http://t.co/srqplnsX
• Using Visual Data to Engage Stakeholders in a Community Assessment of a Place-based Initiative http://t.co/7jMI8NiL
• Cool new resource – Evaluation Roundtable website has case studies/research on evaluation in philanthropy http://t.co/AOdYkiaS
• A Recipe for Adding Value While Reducing Resistance to Program Evaluation | S Capela http://t.co/u8J5Yeli

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Don’t Miss:

• Registration for eStudy Course on Correlation & Regression with D Berger closes 2/1 http://t.co/q5anRADm
• AEA Members: Thurs 2/2 Coffee Break webinar with G Barrington on starting a consulting business http://t.co/uRZi9uge
• AEA Members: Registration open for Coffee Break demo on Submitting an AEA Conference Proposal with S Kistler on 2/14 http://t.co/wVUJ36lL
• AEA Members: Registration open for Coffee Break demo of Theory of Change Online software with H Clark on 2/16 http://t.co/GSM4Tfli
• AEA Members: Registration open for 2/23 Coffee Break demo on data dashboards on a budget with V Smith http://t.co/D4mrpuR0
• American Evaluation Association Annual Conference Call for Proposals Now Online – Deadline March 16 http://t.co/hBq6wwfO
• Registration now open for March eStudy course with T Chapel on Introduction to Evaluation http://t.co/O2OFgG87
• AEA Members: New issue of Evaluation Review now available http://t.co/SCRN0mgq
• Free for AEA Members: February Thought Leader Forum Leader announced – F Cram begins February 12 http://t.co/nXJULgce
• 10 new evaluation-related jobs added this week in AEA’s public-access career center http://t.co/UEb7zFEE

AEA365 Tip-a-Day Alerts:

• S Kistler on Learning From Evaluation Bloggers 1/28 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/sB4aUlhB
• Bloggers Series: K Rewey on the ACET, Inc. Blog 1/27 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/bgfVr6GZ
• Bloggers Series: S Evergreen on the Stephanie Evergreen Blog 1/26 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/M7AiZTEz
• Bloggers Series: Cameron Norman on CENSEMaking 1/25 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/IjSSvw1e
• Bloggers Series: Susan Barnes on the OERC Blog 1/24 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/SRyKVx6n
• Bloggers Series: A Kuzmin on Evaluation Space 1/23 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/pGSqkdKJ
• Bloggers Series: J Dean-Coffey on To What End 1/22 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/54EXOY0v

New Funding Opportunities:

• Funding: NSF grant to evaluate Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program to support K-12 math/science teachers http://t.co/EPXSY9cb
• Funding: Request for Proposals | Evaluation of Home Visitation Programs in Palm Beach County, FL http://t.co/aQzsioj5
• Funding: OVC grant to plan, implement & evaluate State Victim Assistance Academies http://t.co/aA9dppog
• Funding: CDC grant to evaluate Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancement and Leadership Through Alliance Program http://t.co/NawomgeY
• Funding: NSF grant to evaluate Long Term Ecological Research Program http://t.co/p67Z3Ovs
• Funding: HRSA grant to evaluate Oral Health Workforce Activities Program http://t.co/07Bqwb5w

Other Items of Note:

• Check out the AEA International / Cross-Cultural TIG’s new website! http://t.co/BQzKEWnm
• Evaluation Follow-Up: Challenges and Lessons http://t.co/bymDxiXI
• Monitor & Evaluation Training and Capacity-Building Training Modules from Red Cross & Catholic Relief Services http://t.co/imkg9mcD
• Strategically Planning for Evaluation in Statewide Programs: Opportunities and Drawbacks http://t.co/GLmvxjKj
• The Future of Evaluation Reporting asks E Graig – The iPhone Economy from the The New York Times http://t.co/6b7bAyDF
• Free Resource Guide for Evaluation in nonprofit organizations from McCormick Foundation http://t.co/ScC0iMcj
• More! Video on Meta-Analysis De-Mystified: A Step-by-Step Guide from The Evaluation Center via S Evergreen http://t.co/tRuojBNW
• Evaluating the Impact of Arts Education on Students with Special Learning Needs http://t.co/ZBnrXNry
• New Issue of open-access Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation now online http://t.co/xnyyVUpq
• Putting Grantees In the Center of Your Map | from Center of Effective Philanthropy, Cambridge & San Francisco http://t.co/bdnXzddr
• Meta-Analysis De-Mystified: A Step-by-Step Workshop http://t.co/0NnVOJzs
• Evaluators & Institution Researchers Working Together to Understand Student Success in Learning Communities http://t.co/hnbymcS4

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Don’t Miss:

• AEA Members: Register for Coffee Break Thursday 1/19 with J Morariu & V Pankaj on information visualization throughout evaluation lifecycle http://t.co/D2kyJRPp
• AEA Members: Thurs 1/26 Coffee Break with R Kelley from National Minority AIDS Council on evaluation plans & change http://t.co/fOk3Qzg3
• AEA Members: Registration open for Coffee Break demo on Submitting an AEA Conference Proposal with S Kistler on 2/14 http://t.co/wVUJ36lL
• AEA Members: Registration open for Coffee Break demo of Theory of Change Online software with H Clark on 2/16 http://t.co/GSM4Tfli
• AEA Members: New Coffee Break Webinar – Information Visualization Throughout the Evaluation Lifecycle http://t.co/UYTxssXy
• AEA Members: New Coffee Break Webinar – 5 Hints for Making Logic Models Worth the Time and Effort http://t.co/DptQShax
• AEA Members: New Recording in Coffee Break Webinar Archive – Choosing the Optimal Survey Mode http://t.co/b3A5QElS
• Wow! 6000th LinkedIn member welcomed to American Evaluation Association’s LinkedIn Group – Welcome all! http://t.co/ZupPpMY6
• 9 new evaluation-related jobs added this week in AEA’s public-access career center http://t.co/smZBtgeS

AEA365 Tip-a-Day Alerts:

• S Kistler on Seeking an aea365 Intern 1/21 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/PdGRORKJ
• J Savageau & L Cabral on Using Journal Clubs to Promote Best Practices in Evaluation 1/20 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/agSBC0Ku
• J Joseph on How to Help (Potential) Participants Say “YES” 1/19 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/wr7aaXHs
• J Morariu on Proofiness: The Dark Arts of Mathematical Deception & the Evaluation Profession 1/18 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/iBJBBWiR
• C Banyai on Social research and evaluation in an Asian context 1/17 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/NieAKpTq
• S Robinson Kohn & K Mukhopadhyay on Student Perspectives on Reading 1/16 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/bQublebJ
• K Robertson & D Rogers on Race or Racism? Value Implications & Practical Solutions 1/15 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/SM8hmchN

New Funding Opportunities:

• Funding: NIFA grant to evaluate program that promotes Hispanic higher education programs in food/agricultural sciences http://t.co/mQFbPglW
• Funding: HRSA grant to evaluate Regional Genetic & Newborn Screen Services Collaboratives: Heritable Disorders Program http://t.co/IWxQgGp2
• Funding: HRSA grant to evaluate program that eliminates disparities in perinatal health http://t.co/wUPF6rMd
• Funding: Request for Expressions of Interest | Evaluation of the ColaLife Operational Trial in Zambia http://t.co/nlRKikRX
• Funding: CDC research grants for preventing violence and violence-related injury http://t.co/M1Yv7V0O
• Funding: CDC grant to evaluate program to identify protective factors for intimate partner/sexual violence prevention http://t.co/xBY6x6Mp
• Funding: CDC grants to develop, implement & evaluate environmental public health programs http://t.co/H3EQJEQV
• Funding: NIH grant to develop, implement & monitor program to explore causes & treatments for Parkinsons disease http://t.co/IqkyNBAE

Other Items of Note:

• Evaluating the Development of Community in Communities of Practice | R Mohr http://t.co/CtgBPnfm
• Living into Developmental Evaluation: Reflections on Changing Practice | H Preskill http://t.co/a9X4XNgY
• Evaluator Skill Acquisition – Linking Educational Experiences to Competencies | L Dillman http://t.co/DOhBsLtj
• Building a “Super” Logic Model | S Connors http://t.co/a1dqpEJ5
• Evaluating the Paris Declaration: A Joint Cross National Evaluation http://t.co/6wpOIUZq
• Data Point: Is Evaluation Resulting in Meaningful Insight for Foundations? | From E Buteau via the Center for Effective Philanthropy Cambridge & San Francisco http://t.co/vacEp5z2
• European Evaluation Society | 10th EES Biennial Conference, Oct 3-5 in Helsinki, Call for Proposals now online http://t.co/cjmQmvOz
• How to Create a Minimalist Map Design With OpenStreetMap | PBS http://t.co/uI2LVlJj
• Live free webinar on Evaluation for Social Justice with D Mertens & B Chilisa 1/24 http://t.co/joBrW19O
• New K-12 Education Research Newsletter: Best Evidence in Brief from Johns Hopkins http://t.co/MPNzoPQw
• When You Don’t Have 90 Days to Listen from Harvard Business Review – Useful process for rapid turn around evaluation says via P Rogers http://t.co/c56jw6Db
• Arizona Evaluators – check out the AZENet conference May 8 & 9 http://t.co/NTj89P5d

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Don’t Miss:

• AEA Members: Register for Coffee Break Thursday 1/19 with J Morariu & V Pankaj on information visualization throughout evaluation lifecycle http://t.co/D2kyJRPp
• AEA Members: Registration open for Coffee Break demo on Submitting an AEA Conference Proposal with S Kistler on 2/14 http://t.co/wVUJ36lL
• 10 new evaluation-related jobs added this week in AEA’s public-access career center http://t.co/Ea7b6TwE

AEA365 Tip-a-Day Alerts:

• S Kistler on Tracking aea365 Growth 1/14 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/peIT0Fpc
• APC Week: E Reed on Useful Resources for Advocacy Evaluation 1/13 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/HhYx3zkb
• APC Week: T Fabusuyi on the need for a Community of Practice on Advocacy Evaluation 1/12 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/oDWczbN6
• APC Week: A Williams on When is a policy “win” real? 1/11 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/itEQsUkJ
• APC Week: G Watson on Internal Utilization of External Evaluations 1/10 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/Fa2quh62
• APC Week: A Jackson on Influence and Influencers and Learning from my clients 1/9 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/UaPZ0st2
• APC Week: D Devlin-Foltz on Advocacy & Policy Change as a Developing Evaluation Field 1/8 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/4Z2Q8Uun

New Funding Opportunities:

• M Scriven Outstanding Evaluation Dissertation Award – deadline January 31 http://t.co/bCpxo7jr
• Funding: NIH grant to evaluate programs that develop & receive support for initial cancer research http://t.co/XQ7NvAiK
• Funding: BECA grant to evaluate projects designed to manage youth sports programs in Africa & Asia http://t.co/VXsHnbAR
• Funding: NIH grant to evaluate interdisciplinary research/training in global environmental & occupational health programs http://t.co/AXjsio4B
• Funding: NIH grant to monitor & evaluate program to prepare individuals for health-related careers in U.S. http://t.co/PNl9GZLy
• Funding: NIH grant to evaluate program that supports careers of investigators focused on patient-oriented cancer research http://t.co/DpNDmOKr
• Funding: NEH grant to evaluate program featuring film screenings & scholar-led discussions of 20th century popular music http://t.co/wQLnA8eY
• Funding: Evaluation of ClearWay MN’s Tobacco Cessation Programs and Health Policy Initiatives http://t.co/VTqDnFIZ
• Funding: US AID grant to monitor & evaluate program to increase social marketing & social behavior activities in Kenya http://t.co/yN1p9PxD
• Funding: CDC grant to conduct research, plan, implement & evaluate public health programs in China http://t.co/6ezp8cCS
• Funding: INL grant to monitor & evaluate Legal Education Visiting Scholar Program in Afghanistan http://t.co/knvB9785
• Funding: NIH grant to evaluate program for advancement of women executives in corrections http://t.co/SIP15BYI

Other Items of Note:

• We’re celebrating Advocacy and Policy Change week with the APC TIG on aea365 – great tips, resources, reflections http://t.co/ez0fNwDt
• If stakeholders matter which ones do we listen to first – slides from Evaluation 2011 in AEA Public eLIbrary http://t.co/ImfYcnR8
• Developing a Foundation for Evaluation | K Hill in AEA Public eLibrary http://t.co/dytu9pMK
• Users Perspectives of Factors that Influence whether Recommendations get Implemented – Evaluation 2011 slides http://t.co/8ib6Xfie
• Six Steps to Effective Recommendations | M Hendricks in AEA Public eLibrary http://t.co/r01guU3A
• Causal Loop Diagrams – Design and Applications | J Wasbes in AEA Public eLibrary http://t.co/PxONggMx
• Rubrics for Assessment a wide ranging Collection from University of Wisconsin Stout http://t.co/RXLc3ESM
• T Azzam is blogging from the AfrEA conference on EvalBlog http://t.co/ZzzlyhQC
• Follow the AfrEA international evaluation conference live online via AfreEA TV Online http://t.co/p8gtjvn1
• The eLearning Guild: A community of practice for eLearning designers, developers, and managers http://t.co/EiUqkbZC
• Top 10 Data-Mining Links of 2011 | PBS http://t.co/ULPtI78c
• Meeting Needs & Making a Difference:Outcomes Based Planning and Evaluation in Libraries http://t.co/4XJYWSz2
• OERC Blog: How Many Interviews Are Enough? via S Barnes http://t.co/hVcfwP1s
• New/Free from Aspen Institute: Guide to Developing Teacher Evaluation Systems that Support Growth & Development http://t.co/fqxmxmEN
• Survey question wording guidance from American Association for Public Opinion Research http://t.co/jms7LjR7
• Tragic Graphic: The New York Times Checks Facts, Not Math | EvalBlog http://t.co/oJhhHVvC
• Monitoring and Evaluation NEWS | 3ie and the Funding of Impact Evaluations from R Davies http://t.co/IfDFIFYB

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Don’t Miss:

• AEA Members: Registration now open for Coffee Break tour of graduate evaluation studies at University of North Carolina on 2/9 http://t.co/o09ZomAe
• AEA Members: Register for Coffee Break Thursday 1/12 with M Kobayashi on choosing the optimal survey mode http://t.co/SMXo9enW
• AEA Members: Registration open for 2/2 Coffee Break webinar with G Barrington on starting a consulting business http://t.co/o8P9QCnX
• Free for AEA Members: January Thought Leader Forum Leader announced – Len Bickman begins January 15 http://t.co/pGRZHcYn
• 9 new evaluation-related jobs added this week in AEA’s public-access career center http://t.co/BOY5OEmm

AEA365 Tip-a-Day Alerts:

• S Kistler on the Top 10 aea365 Posts of 2011 1/7 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/5FKUgI8X
• J Cook on the Bellwether Interview Methodology 1/6 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/opcTYvrV
• R Gomez on Using Q Methodology for Evaluation 1/5 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/aqZPRmy8
• J Losby & A Wetmore on whether to survey or not to survey—that is the question 1/4 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/fd6RVVlz
• L Park, C Verheyen and Eric Wat on Tips on Asset Mapping 1/3 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/3zSJvuS7
• A Douglas on Using Zotero for Free Reference Management 1/2 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/YEesAdg2
• J Ramírez on Google Refine – The tool of the year for evaluators! 1/1 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/wwGWAeZI

New Funding Opportunities:

• Funding: NIH grant to develop, implement & evaluate Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) http://t.co/vN8LOXGw
• Funding: NSF grant to evaluate program for minority populations in science, technology, engineering & mathematics at HBCUs http://t.co/eELk18bq
• Funding: BECA grant to evaluate a series of women & girls-focused sports programs http://t.co/oyvhdCbF
• Funding: USAID grant to monitor & evaluate heath service delivery program in Kenya http://t.co/JuLi8FiY
• Funding: USAID grant to monitor & evaluate program to improve access/quality of training for health workforce in Kenya http://t.co/tDQiuAO7
• Funding: CDC grant to evaluate program that promotes health by reducing chronic conditions associated with disability http://t.co/lSRp5Pjl

Other Items of Note:

• Don’t Count Us Out: How An Overreliance On Accountability Could Undermine The Public’s Confidence via K Dawes via  http://t.co/SdmshsOS
• New From the Evaluation Evangelist: If Your Friends Were Jumping off a Bridge, Would You Do It Too? http://t.co/I8A3mtTY
• The Year In Data | A great set of inspiring data visualization from around the world | OWNI.eu http://t.co/UH52YHnP
• Hearing the Family Voice in Evaluation | J Murphy & L Newton-Curtis in AEA Public eLibrary http://t.co/G82WdgTx
• John Gargani relaunches his awesome blog as EvalBlog focusing on program design and evaluation http://t.co/yOdi55jT
• S Evergreen made a personal 2011 annual report – Fun to think of evaluation indicators your own life? http://t.co/RZjX2W0I
• The open data revolution comes to aid | Owen abroad via F Diaz http://t.co/KKGdG60X

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Don’t Miss:

• 3 new evaluation-related jobs added this week in AEA’s public-access career center http://t.co/AmhgljWx
• AEA Members: Tuesday 1/3 last day to register for Social Network Analysis eStudy online workshop http://t.co/94rzWYcd
• AEA Members: Register for Coffee Break next Thurs 1/5 with T Chapel on increasing worth of logic models http://t.co/AH7xIVXk

AEA365 Tip-a-Day Alerts:

• S Kistler on Plexus Institute’s Free Developmental Evaluation Virtual Book Club 12/31 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/GfB0DIQe
• Bloggers Series: R Davies on Rick on the Road 12/30 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/lH5XXtcH
• Bloggers Series: K Tinworth on expose.your.museum12/29 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/BfjlsSFL
• Bloggers Series: S Eliot on a Qualitative Research Blog 12/28 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/Avci1zLV
• Bloggers Series: A Germuth on EvalThoughts 12/27 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/WZIuAk2e
• Bloggers Series: C Lysy on Fresh Spectrum 12/26 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/izbNJ66l
• K Hutchinson on an Evaluation Christmas Carol 12/25 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/wNd2wNs9

New Funding Opportunities:

• Funding: NIH grant to monitor/evaluate program that provides development experience in biomedical/behavioral/clinical sciences http://t.co/hyIcwr6Z
• Funding: USAID grant to monitor & evaluate program to improve patient outcomes & prevent HIV in South Africa http://t.co/W3ADk0ch
• Funding: BAA funding to evaluate project to promote female leadership & women in public service in African governments http://t.co/DYYEfdKq
• Funding: NIH funding to evaluate intervention or prevention project to reduce stroke disparities in minority communities http://t.co/u3jWUveu
• Funding: BJA grant to evaluate initiative to help transition former adult & juvenile prisoners to community http://t.co/FlV39Opw
• Funding: USAID grant to evaluate program aimed at improving quality of political representation in Moldova http://t.co/twu6WmIz
• Funding: BJA grant to plan, implement, expand & evaluate adult or juvenile justice & mental health collaboration programs http://t.co/3TEnUCKX
• Funding: USAID grant to monitor & evaluate program to improve quality of Indonesia’s health system http://t.co/9mSLXG02
• Funding: CDROLLE grant to evaluate programs to improve access to justice system & raise Afghan awareness of legal rights http://t.co/NFiEsyf1

Other Items of Note:

• Canadian Evaluation Society Conference in Halifax – Call for Proposals Deadline 1/15 http://t.co/3nkdZr8p
• Toon: How Santa Gets His Data | FreshSpectrum http://t.co/aUbTyLj3
• Evaluating and Improving Teacher Collaboration with Social Network Analysis | R Woodland http://t.co/CmVoXkup Evaluation 11 handouts
• Building Coalition & Evaluator Evaluation Capacity to Measure Community and Systems Change | A Price http://t.co/Uqipe4PI Evaluation 11 handouts
• Latest Findings from Randomized Evaluations of Microfinance | World Bank http://t.co/8rZfM8oi
• Should environmental sustainability be a core value of evaluators? | B Parsons on the Triple Bottom Line http://t.co/v3pK8O7i Evaluation 11 handouts
• Grow Your Program: Evaluation Toolkit | Cornell Garden-Based Learning http://t.co/aktW4hbw
• Cost Effectiveness: a new Guide for Health and Education | Inter-American Development Bank http://t.co/K6aZvzlp

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Don’t Miss:

• AEA Members: Registration open for Coffee Break with T Chapel on increasing worth of logic models coming 1/5/12 http://t.co/SRcGamOH
• AEA Members: Registration now open for Coffee Break with M Kobayashi on choosing the optimal survey mode on 1/12 http://t.co/eMShvvtl
• AEA Members: Registration now open for Coffee Break with J Morariu & V Pankaj on infoviz throughout evaluation lifecycle on 1/19 http://t.co/bLhpdJOR
• AEA Members: Registration open for Coffee Break with R Kelley from National Minority AIDS Council on evaluation plans & change on 1/26 http://t.co/qugzBmdb
• AEA Members: New issue of Evaluation and the Health Professions now online http://t.co/XrChVTN1
• 3 new evaluation-related jobs added this week in AEA’s public-access career center http://t.co/fAHIyFGS

AEA365 Tip-a-Day Alerts:

• Bloggers Series: S Kistler on Writing Weekly for aea365 12/24 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/pi3AqHmg
• L Penny on ProfHacker for the Academically Inclined (and even those who aren’t!) 12/23 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/93j8KHjM
• E Autio on Recruiting Participants for Your Study: Practical Strategies and Advice 12/21 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/086lDNyo
• Melissa Biel on the Uniform Data System (UDS) Mapper 12/20 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/YLvPxujp
• T Anderson on Using Collaboration Theory for Formative Assessment 12/19 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/uYVpptYQ
• R Mohan and A Lorenzo on the Usefulness of Paper Surveys 12/18 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/NbfPRdUw

New Funding Opportunities:

• Funding: NIH grant to evaluate programs to prepare investigators to use metabolomics in translational research http://t.co/xAuEKzLb
• Funding: VA grant to evalute outcomes of Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program http://t.co/sHF2D9Kd
• Funding: NIH grant to evaluate program to reduce cancer incidence/mortality & improve quality of life for cancer patients http://t.co/Lez7vos4
• Funding: NIH grant to evaluate summer research program for undergrad/grads & postdocs in biomedical/behavioral research http://t.co/jk4blbJu
• Funding: HUD grant to evaluate program that supports housing counseling services to home buyers/owners, renters & homeless http://t.co/9JuDgHBn
• Funding: AHCRQ grant to evaluate programs to support post-doctoral scholars in comparative effectiveness research http://t.co/QPgGo9bC
• Funding: HUD grant to evaluate program related to control of housing-related health & safety hazards http://t.co/S7JEwxDm
• Funding: NIH grant to evaluate impact of range of services including drug treatment, primary care, juvenile justice, etc. http://t.co/8TxswRsz
• Funding: AHRQ grants to evaluate research centers in primary care practice-based research & learning http://t.co/xK6edIon
• Funding: BJA grant to evaluate program that supports reentry & reintegration of formerly incarcerated adults & juveniles http://t.co/R88zpCMK

Other Items of Note:

• Using Social Learning Theory to Promote Self-Efficacy | C Smith http://t.co/cr7z1ReZ
• Development & Validation of Rubrics for Measuring Evaluation Plan, Logic Model, & Pathway Model Quality http://t.co/jRr5cbc4
• The Best Data Visualization Projects of 2011 – the year of big data – from N Yau http://t.co/1OHWvpp6
• Evaluating Websites and Social Media | S Evergreen & K Wilson http://t.co/JkCjpbsk
• Tuesday Funny – because Friday may be too late – Correlation or Causation? from Businessweek http://t.co/1w3pQhqM
• IssueLab: Collection on communications evaluation for nonprofits via G Shackman http://t.co/P6RqiG5V
• IssueLab: Collection on communications evaluation for nonprofits via G Shackman http://t.co/SLZc5Pt1

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Don’t Miss:

• AEA Members: Registration open for Coffee Break with T Chapel on increasing worth of logic models coming 1/5/12 http://t.co/SRcGamOH
• AEA Members: Registration now open for Coffee Break with M Kobayashi on choosing the optimal survey mode on 1/12 http://t.co/eMShvvtl
• AEA Members: New Recording in Coffee Break Archive – An Evaluators’ Quick Start Guide to Usability Testing http://t.co/oBWGP7ng
• AEA Members: New Recording in Coffee Break Webinar Archive – Automated Visual Displays Using Word and Excel http://t.co/zmUxgL7V
• AEA Members: New issue of New Directions for Evaluation now online http://t.co/j9GIpz1i
• Register for AEA’s winter eStudy webinars! http://t.co/yXF7jzwN
• Registration now open for February eStudy course on Empowerment Evaluation with D Fetterman http://t.co/6WX9zet2
• 8 new evaluation-related jobs added this week in AEA’s public-access career center http://t.co/Hu2beFuN

AEA365 Tip-a-Day Alerts:

• S Kistler on AEA eStudy Workshops on Social Network Analysis, Correlation & Regression, and Empowerment Evaluation 12/17 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://ow.ly/83rMo
• WMU Week: K Robertson on the Depths of Culture and What it Looks Like in Practice 12/16 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/IhrQJJHZ
• WMU Week: L Wingate on Questions of Culture and Power in Evaluation and the OK-ness of Not Getting to “The Answer” 12/15 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/TUFjHfrk
• WMU Week: T Phillippe on Personal Lenses and Bias 12/14 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/iyvVHtHJ
• WMU Week: C Smith on Alternative Logic Models 12/13 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/wPdfOsKS
• WMU Week: D Rogers on AEA’s Statement of Cultural Competence and the Program Evaluation Standards 12/12 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/QuDPm15R
• WMU Week: B Brown on Evaluation to Benefit the Public Good 12/11 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/oJ7UvGHD

New Funding Opportunities:

• Funding: BECA grant to monitor & evaluate youth leadership exchange program for Algerian students http://t.co/JZGPfEUg
• Funding: BECA grant to implement, monitor & evaluate programs that educate students in Western Hemisphere about U.S. http://t.co/IHrqAsKE
• Funding: USAID grant to design, implement & evaluate program to improve reading skills & child literacy globally http://t.co/LRrnr4pd
• Funding: NIH grant to develop & evaluate interventions to address multiple chronic health conditions in primary care http://t.co/Y2NLFsgC
• Funding: NIH grant to screen & evaluate brief alcohol interventions in underage & young adult populations http://t.co/rwQwMIJY
• Funding: NIH grant to propose & evaluate practical interventions to improve adherence to medication in primary care http://t.co/8zKLAOzA
• Funding: NIH grant to evaluate Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Program http://t.co/UshleLSn
• Funding: USAID grant to monitor & evaluate care/support services for orphans & vulnerable children in Nigeria http://t.co/DqH1fyQr
• Funding: DM-OAO grant to evaluate Outreach & Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers & Ranchers Grant Program http://t.co/4EG086aN
• Funding: NIH grant to evaluate Rheumatic Diseases Research Core Centers to accelerate research productivity & efficiency http://t.co/e5sHPsrT

Other Items of Note:

• Evaluating Community Engagement Using Social Media and the Web | K Mack & E Martin http://t.co/ojcEsHY6
• Using Evaluation to Infuse Learning in Organizations | Great Video and Handouts from ORS http://t.co/cganjhEF
• Accountability in all the wrong places via A Rosga http://t.co/NrCPrYNg
• Bellwether Methodology – Including example Key Informant Interview | J Cook & S Mumford http://t.co/EYBNdUJ2
• Evaluation and the Single Narrative | E Chelimsky http://t.co/2FGJB6Lr
• Improve your reports with perfect color choices, free Kuler tool explained by S Evergreen http://t.co/P573zmUK
• Research on Evaluation: Factors Impeding and Enhancing Exemplary Evaluation Practice| NL Smith http://t.co/tny2twEZ
• How biased is your sample? | N Green From the UK Guardian datablog series on stats http://t.co/l7vJvYEE
• How to use cells and conditional formatting to make a map in Excel via J Camoes http://t.co/MNx4vkOQ
• What’s new in RealWorld Evaluation? | J Rugh http://t.co/LHX1jIJh
• Have you taken the collaboration quiz? from T Anderson in AEA Public eLibrary http://t.co/UF17yZP6
• Afterschool Evaluation 101: How to Evaluate an Expanded Learning Program via Harvard Family Research Project  http://t.co/QXM5hcCh

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Don’t Miss:

• AEA Members: Thurs 12/15 Coffee Break Demo on usability testing with C Paulsen http://t.co/j8LqDLzW
• AEA Members: Registration open for Coffee Break with T Chapel on increasing worth of logic models coming 1/5/12 http://t.co/SRcGamOH
• Registration now open for new eStudy course with D Berger on Applications of Correlation and Regression http://t.co/A6GbrKwD
• 12 new evaluation-related jobs added this week in AEA’s public-access career center http://t.co/nG3sRRo4

AEA365 Tip-a-Day Alerts:

• S Kistler on Freeware Software Reviews 11/10 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/YJqrVTle
• P Levine on Humor for the Chart-Lover 11/9 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/kjRAzO2x
• H Sharpman on Learning About Evaluation and Grantmaking 11/8 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/1I8DU8B2
• E Gutierrez on How to Ask Latinos? Understanding Cultural Differences to Conduct Better Interviews – 12/7 on aea365 alerts http://t.co/9He3lzNq
• R Kipke on Resources for Evaluating Social Media 12/6 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/IPSAzuhe
• K Brewsaugh and S Brehm on Rational Target Setting Methodology 12/5 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/vRuMzqtD
• N Walsh on a Must-Have Free Timeline Maker for PowerPoint 12/4 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/o9J8can6

New Funding Opportunities:

• Funding: HRSA grant to evaluate Regional Hemophilia Network, to promote comprehensive care of individuals with hemophilia http://t.co/bczpeISU
• Funding: HRSA grant to evaluate implementation of activities by National Hemophilia Program Coordinating Center http://t.co/KlORUBo7
• Funding: NIH grant to propose & evaluate creative & innovative research education programs to diversify workforce in aging http://t.co/Zi5xaKDE
• Funding: HSRA grant to evaluate program aimed at supporting research of key policy issues affecting rural communities http://t.co/1EIDJQL5
• Funding: NIH grant to develop project plan & monitor research progress for Alzheimer’s Disease Drug Development Program http://t.co/KHvuqXbQ
• Funding: NIH grant to evaluate program for bioengineering interdisciplinary training/education for diabetes research http://t.co/58O6e8F9
• Funding: USAID grant to evaluate services to reduce HIV transmission among most-at-risk populations in Ukrain http://t.co/LaE0IK1l

Other Items of Note:

• Using AEA365 As a Teaching Tool | S Robinson Kohn http://t.co/eiwH0zhq
• Bad PowerPoint presentations are a threat to the global economy – Dance vs PowerPoint | J Bohannon on TED http://t.co/7ldOUNFI
• What’s new and exciting in evaluation? Looking two seconds ahead | Genuine Evaluation from E Davidson http://t.co/Y0sN8YF7
• Evaluating the Arts – Making this Film changed my life – how do we measure that? http://t.co/MLanSxlw
• Correlation is not causation…but it sure helps | E Tufte – Philosophical Diamond Signs http://t.co/VF6ZVafj
• Sign up for the Knowledge Advisory Group Newsletter from T Willard http://t.co/BwHT6Ts2
• Data Science Central goes live! For those working with big data http://t.co/LYyvPZkn
• Practical steps for improving visualization from OCSI http://t.co/37F35F3N
• Evaluation Use and Knowledge Translation: An Exchange for the Future | M Barwick http://t.co/9OBpvFtT
• Race or Racism? Value Implications and Practical Solutions | K Robertson http://t.co/ERTpLXU3

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Don’t Miss:

• AEA Members: Thurs 12/8 Coffee Break Demo on data dashboards with A Emery & A Jose-Ivanina http://t.co/OJegz6Vc
• AEA Members: Register now for Coffee Break Demo on usability testing with C Paulsen on 12/15 http://t.co/PASUIFn9
• AEA Members: Registration open for Coffee Break with T Chapel on increasing worth of logic models coming 1/5/12 http://t.co/SRcGamOH
• Data gathering and the Occupy Movement | Join the discussion on AEA’s LinkedIn group http://t.co/YsQI6je0
• Give the Gift of AEA Membership! http://t.co/19PGN45A
• One stop for easy/free signup for any of four types of email alerts from AEA http://t.co/r1BSGsIc
• 6 new evaluation-related jobs added this week in AEA’s public-access career center http://t.co/Ny64FDmu

AEA365 Tip-a-Day Alerts:

• S Kistler on Seeking Contributors for aea365 12/3 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/oqloNHaw
• S First on HackCollege and Making the Most of Google Search 12/2 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/atpxiZbB
• D Roseland on Building Credibilty at a Distance 12/1 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/htFh4BHJ
• J Landrieu on Collaborative Evaluation 11/30 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/QnajvsET
• J VanDyke on Resources for Improving Your Everyday Life 11/29 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/rFzGUBgZ
• L Cabral on Using Cultural Brokers on Evaluation Teams 11/28 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/vslNviCU
• R Overton on Why I’m Thankful to Be an Evaluator 11/27 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/98OaKvTn

New Funding Opportunities:

• Funding: USAID grant evaluation program that supports innovation to facilitate productivity & growth in Armenian economy http://t.co/2hsMIMNu
• Funding: USAID grant to evaluate program aimed at increasing citizen engagement on issues of public interest in Russia http://t.co/MKx8VlaD
• Funding: NIH grant to evaluate National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism Screening Guide for Children/Adolescents http://t.co/zEGzwtIH
• Funding: CDC grant to implement & evaluate program to understand needs/barriers of using phone apps for HIV prevention http://t.co/YkN0BP9J
• Funding: CDC grant to support Haiti’s Ministry of Health via evaluation projects for public health decision-making http://t.co/FEorWthq
• Funding: FHWA grant to evaluate programs that enhance awareness of transportation careers among students http://t.co/ZvRbEFkq
• Funding: HSRA grant to plan, develop & evaluate community-based primary care training health programs http://t.co/BnrbuMQL
• Funding: USAID grant to monitor & evaluate Zimbabwe Ministry of Health & Child Welfare’s Program http://t.co/yINrLdnE
• Funding: NSF grant to evaluate Partnership for Innovation programs http://t.co/bvBmIapd
• Funding: NIH grant to aid the development & evaluation of tobacco product regulations http://t.co/gbSA48k1

Other Items of Note:

• Free live webinar 12/6 from MQ Patton on Developmental Evaluation as part of equity-focused evaluation series http://t.co/4QSznW5R
• Emergent, Investigative Evaluation: Theory, Development & Use in Evaluation Practice | NL Smith http://t.co/oep5igbp
• SMILER | Simple Measurement of Indicators for Learning & Evidence-based Reporting | G Sharrock http://t.co/bWPNLLcR
• The Rubric Revolution: Evaluative blending of mixed method evidence via E Davidson http://t.co/wXviZewq
• Data Visualization History on The Design Zoo: Rank of Most Populous Cities at Each Census http://t.co/mxuQoHti
• Krista Stewart addresses USAID’s Evaluation Policy via D Fetterman http://t.co/ztrbolYX
• Complexity Theory in less than 3 minutes via MQ Patton http://t.co/Fpc0llz1
• Improving the Quality and Effectiveness of International Development Aid | The White House Blog http://t.co/uWOAd71v
• Just Launched – Equity-focused evaluations resource center | MY M&E http://t.co/Qn8Q3j9Y
• Lifting the quality of Evaluation #3: Evaluation associations with focus | Genuine Evaluation via E Davidson http://t.co/c2Hq4OD3
• How to Address Fears about Program Evaluation | Nonprofit Capacity Building http://t.co/cffXHBh6
• Follow Me, Friend Me, Tweet Me – A Demonstration of Social Media’s Evaluation Power | R Kipke http://t.co/si3zxa6b
• Designing High Quality Evaluation Systems for High School Teachers http://t.co/2zvJ4odJ
• Measuring Leadership Development | Stanford Social Innovation Review http://t.co/iaGnqU7x
• What Is a Data Scientist? – Forbes http://t.co/rgrXAJ4I
• The International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) is now on Facebook – ‘like’ for updates http://t.co/5VuOfW36
• Tips Not to Miss – How To Get More Out Of Google [for Researching] | Infographic http://t.co/mLghXtLs
• 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness – Watch via video live or on demand http://t.co/MQp3ALMs
• The unscience of evaluation | E-Learning Provocateur via R Tracey – Calls for more, and for better evaluation http://t.co/aAyBxuG5
• Inaugural Issue – Evidence Matters | Brief from 3ie http://t.co/FcQo5Y3s
• Lifting the quality of evaluation: Capable evaluators who know their ‘space’ via E Davidson http://t.co/thlgjPza
• Advocacy Evaluation: Looking Through the Right End of the Telescope | Coe & Schlangen at Center for Evaluation Innovation http://t.co/6Qod6P0e
• Recruiting Participants: Practical Strategies and Advice | E Autio http://t.co/eooCHO5V
• Call for papers: Indigenous Research Methodologies in the Modern Age | Genuine Evaluation http://t.co/cys2sJ58

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