Yearly Archives: 2014

As an evaluation company, conferences can often provide great opportunities for us to network and meet new clients. However, the best conferences also expose us to new ways of evaluating programs and helping clients address the challenges they face on a daily basis. The recent COSEBOC (Coalition of Schools Eduationg Boys […]

The Importance of Ensuring Strong Educational Outcomes, pt 2

May 29, 2014 in Education tagged COSEBOC by Ajisafe

In “Race for Results,” an index released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, 12 educational, health and economic factors were utilized to rank how children in various racial and ethnic groups perform in regions across the U.S. What the index finds is startling, yet perhaps not surprising to those concerned […]

The Importance of Ensuring Strong Educational Outcomes, Pt. 1

May 7, 2014 in Education / Evaluation by Osa Maiyanne Adajan

Tonight the Atlanta Area Evaluation Association will be hosting an event: “What Does It Take to be an Independent Consultant?”. As an independent consultant myself, I am certainly looking forward to it!

April 22, 2014 in Evaluation tagged AaEA / business / evaluation by Ajisafe | Open »

In last week’s Federal News Radio interview with Kathryn Stack, Advisor for Evidence-Based Innovation at the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Stack explored how fiscal austerity measures require that we understand which programs are effective and which ones are not. Demonstrating effectiveness with rigorous research and analysis is necessary […]

Evaluation Series Part Two: Evaluation for Every Agency and Organization

April 8, 2014 in Education / Evaluation / Research by Osa Maiyanne Adajan

In the Federal News Radio broadcast on Monday, March 31st Michael Keegan interviewed Kathryn Stack, Advisor for Evidence-Based Innovation at the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and former Deputy Associate Director of Education, Income Maintenance, and Labor in the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. The questions explored during this […]

Using Program Evaluation to Your Agency’s Advantage

April 1, 2014 in Education / Evaluation by Osa Maiyanne Adajan

Funding an evaluation can be a challenge for clients, when it isn’t covered by sufficient external funds. Although many foundations do set aside grant funds specifically for evaluation, this practice is far from universal. For most organizations, it is much better to request evaluation proposals within a specific budget than […]

How to Get the Best Value on your Evaluation

February 26, 2014 in Evaluation tagged evaluation / funding by Ajisafe

Tying passion and practice to impact

Tying passion and practice to impact

Yearly Archives: 2014

The Importance of Ensuring Strong Educational Outcomes, pt 2

The Importance of Ensuring Strong Educational Outcomes, Pt. 1

Evaluation Series Part Two: Evaluation for Every Agency and Organization

Using Program Evaluation to Your Agency’s Advantage

How to Get the Best Value on your Evaluation