Posts filed under ‘Trainings, Seminars & Conferences’
new e-learning modules for social impact organisations
I am happy to announce a series of e-learning modules I designed with em4 for social impact organisations that would like to learn more about monitoring and evaluation:
For volunteers, staff and board members working towards social impact, whether it be in health, environment, community initiatives or other focuses, these three modules will be of great interest and use. Each module is stand-alone and self-paced; taking about an hour per module to complete.
Learn more about the e-learning modules>>
Webinar – what PR metric should I measure? 25th November 2020, 12.30 GMT
As part of the AMEC* Measurement Month, I am speaking as part of a webinar, please join us:
Webinar topic: Ask the Expert: What PR metrics should I measure?
Summary: Join members of the AMEC European chapter for a interactive Q&A discussion on the metrics that really matter. Ask our panel of Europe’s leading experts anything you like about metrics. From how they choose what to measure to the pros and cons of different metrics and what makes a good report.
Speakers:
Dr. Glenn O’Neil, Founder, Owl RE
Dr. Maya Koleva, Head of Research and Insight, Commetric
Dr. Martin Löser, Managing Director Insights, Kantar Media
Date: 25th November 2020, 12.30pm GMT
Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/4416028451632/WN_LvsxNzJoS7-dHssPdZu8gw
*AMEC: International association for the measurement and evaluation of communication
AMEC global virtual summit on communication measurement 2020
AMEC has announced their global virtual summit on communication measurement for 2020:
20/20 FORESIGHT: Measurement Frameworks, Myths and New Horizons
The virtual summit will take place on 8-9 July 2020
Keynote speaker will be Distinguished Professor Jim Macnamara of University of Technology Sydney & LSE – Prof. Macnamara is a specialist in communication evaluation and his research is always very interesting.
Jim will present his latest research that inform his new book Beyond Post-Communication and an evaluation project that showed a €24 million return on investment from communication. In two contrasting case studies, Jim will show the negative impact of disinformation and post-truth and the key causes, compared with a ground-breaking case study in evaluation of corporate communication.
Conference fees:
-Standard attendee £350 + VAT
-AMEC Member £250 +VAT
Industry Partner Member (CIPR, ICCO, IPR, PRCA, PRSA) £250 +VAT
-Government/academics/not-for-profit organisations £200 +VAT
-Enterprise delegate offer (up to 15 delegates) £2000 +VAT
Webinar: How do Not-For-Profit organizations measure the results of their advocacy?
Join me for this webinar on Thursday 20th February 2020 at 15:00 GMT / 16:00 CET / 10:00 EST to learn how Not-For-Profits are measuring the results of their advocacy and what your organization can learn and do in this direction.
The webinar will be moderated by AMEC NFP Group co-chair Natalia Vaccarezza of UNICEF and feature Chris Stalker, Senior Advisor Policy & Campaigns at Oxfam America and myself – Glenn O’Neil, Founder of Owl RE research and evaluation consultancy.
Participants will gain insight using practical examples on:
-Challenges commonly faced in advocacy evaluation and possible solutions
-Trends in the field of advocacy evaluation
-Tools and tactics for effectively measuring advocacy results
Recommended actions for integrating evaluation and measurement in advocacy of NFPs
Event: Integrating communications in evaluation – 11h00 – 30 January 2020 ILO, Geneva
For those in Geneva region and interested in communications and evaluation – I will be making a presentation in January 2020, read more:
The Evaluation Office of the International Labour Organization invites you to a presentation by Glenn O’Neil
. The topic of Dr O’Neil’s presentation will be Integrating communications in evaluation.
Communications is an important aspect of evaluation; it has been said that without communications, evaluation would not be possible.
Evaluation commissioners and evaluators are already communicating – but is communications being used optimally to support the evaluation process? In this presentation, Dr O’Neil will challenge the assumptions of how communications “works” for evaluations and propose solutions based on his experience as both a communicator and evaluator, backed up by communication practice and theory.
Dr O’Neil is founder of Owl RE, evaluation and research consultancy, Geneva. Since 15 years, he has led over 100 evaluations and reviews for some 40 organizations, including UN agencies, NGOs, foundations and governments. Dr O’Neil was previously a professional communicator in the non-profit sector and has produced his own guide on Integrating Communications in the Evaluation Process (pdf).
The event will take place from 11:00-12:00 on Thursday 30 January in the ILO Library on R2 (main floor). After the presentation, there will be a networking lunch (at your own expense) in the ILO cafeteria.
No need to register – please come to the ILO reception at 10:50 and ask for Craig Russon of the ILO Evaluation Office.
Communication evaluation measurement month
November is communication evaluation measurement month! AMEC – the International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communication and its members and partners are hosting many events – online and in-person globally – check out the calendar >> 
1 day workshop in Bern: The politics of evaluation; 2 November 2019
Join a 1 day workshop in Bern, Switzerland on the Politics of Evaluation taught by Dr. Marlène Läubli Loud.
The course will look at why and how evaluation is in itself a political activity and consequently, how the «political» interests of the various partners involved can play an important part in influencing the evaluation process. We will look at aspects of political influence and practice how those can be managed to avoid conflicts of interest and minimise risks.
New e-learning course: Real-time evaluation and adaptive management
My friends at TRAASS have launched a new e-learning course on Real-time evaluation and adaptive management:
“What exactly is an RTE/AM approach and how can it help in unstable or conflict affected situations? Do M&E practitioners need to ditch their standard approaches in jumping on this latest bandwagon? What can you do if there is no counterfactual or dataset? This modular course covers these challenges and more.”
Presentation in Vienna: Evaluating Advocacy and Communication: Challenges and Solutions
Next Wednesday afternoon, 9 May, I am happy to announce that I will be making a presentation for the Vienna Evaluation Network on “Evaluating advocacy and communication: challenges and solutions”. Further information is available here. All interested persons are welcome to attend!
New e-learning course: managing the politics of evaluation
One of the challenges faced in evaluation is managing the politics involved – notably with the “tricky triangle” between the evaluator, the commissioners and the project being evaluated. Key is to try and preserve the impartiality and independence of the evaluation while meeting the needs of all stakeholders.
To help tackle these challenges, a new e-learning course is available from TRAASS International – “Managing the Politics of Evaluation“. The course is taught over 5 modules by Dr Marlène Laubi Loud, an experienced evaluator and commissioner. More information is available here>>.
You can learn more about the course in this video:
Full disclosure: I also teach e-learning modules for TRAASS International on evaluation report writing and how to be a successful evaluation consultant.
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