Online training course on M&E
An interesting online course on monitoring and evaluation:
Title: Results Based Monitoring and Evaluation
(6 two hour sessions over 6 weeks from 04/11/09 to 16/12/09)
This course will help participants understand the key components for effective M&E in order to improve management performance and evidenced based decision making. By the end of the course participants will have gained the skills and experience to design and implement a Results Based Monitoring and Evaluation system which they can use in their work. To view course content click on the link below.
http://www.uk.locallivelihoods.com/Moduls/WebSite/Page/Default.aspx?Pag_Id=132
Note: this blog has no commercial association with the course organisers – it just seems an interesting course!
New website for Benchpoint
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The authors of this blog both work with Benchpoint – who have a new website – They have tools to make your measurement really intelligent.
(That’s enough plugging – Ed).
Richard
Presenting evaluation results in multimedia video
As I’ve written about before, the way in which we present evaluation findings – usually in a long undigestable report – certainly has its limitations. It’s been sometime I’ve been thinking that with the developments in multimedia there must be better ways than the written document to communicate evalution findings – and here it is! We’ve just completed a multimedia video report on the evaluation of the LIFT France conference:
This is certainly the way forward. Thanks to Patricia (concept & inteviews) , Thierry (filming & production), Benchpoint (survey) and Yona (graphics).
Measuring social media…
A colleague is looking at how people are using social media and what do they value in it – you can help by filling in this quick survey (it takes about one minute).
We will report on the results here in the coming weeks – stay tuned!
84% do not measure ROI of social media
I just read some interesting survey results that found that 84% of professionals don’t measure the Return-On-Investment for the social media programs that they run.
It’s not a surprising result, but is it the right question? I would have asked how many professionals are measuring the success of their social media programs and what and how they are measuring. That would be a good starting point before an eventual ROI measurement. Follow further the debate on Mashable.
Online course: Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation
This introductory course to monitoring and evaluation could be of interest:
Venue: Online at http://pcmitraining.com/course/category.php?id=2
Date: 1st October and 1st of the month thereafter
Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation
Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation is a four week interactive e-learning workshop for individuals who are new to the field of monitoring and evaluation or those who wish to formalise their existing understanding which has been developed through work based experience. The course considers important concepts and activities from inception through to outcome evaluation and additionally includes valuable project management and leadership techniques. The course is accredited and requires approximately 7.5 hours participant input per week, including assignments, and is priced at £750. The course runs once a month, starting on the 1st of each month.
Further information: http://pcmitraining.com/course/category.php?id=2
Evaluating campaigns – new publication
An interesting new publication is available from the UK National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) on campaign evaluation. “Is your campaign making a difference?” (cover pictured to the left) focuses on explaining how measurement can be done simply and effectively for campaigns.
The publication costs 25 GDP but you can download the first section for free (pdf)>>
wanted: Survey data analysist
Here is an opportunity for those skilled in qualitative data analysis:
CONSULTANT – SURVEY DATA ANALYSIST
The International AIDS Society (IAS) is the world’s membership society for individuals working professionally in HIV, bringing together individuals and organizations from around the world to address current issues in HIV basic, clinical and prevention science. The IAS has over 13,000 members from 187 countries, and is based in Geneva, Switzerland.
Initially created to oversee the International AIDS Conference, the world’s premier gathering on HIV/AIDS, the IAS and its role in the global response have changed considerably since then, particularly in the past five years. This includes among others support to the professional development of key stakeholders coming from resource-limited countries, contribution to global and regional advocacy efforts, mobilization of regional partners through strategic regional partnerships.
In order to strengthen the evaluation of IAS activities, the IAS Evaluation Coordinator is seeking additional human resources who are qualified in survey data analysis.
Description:
Under the direct supervision of the IAS Evaluation Coordinator, the consultant will undertake the following tasks:
– Analyze responses to survey open-ended questions following IAS guidelines;
– Prepare summary reports.
The following skills and qualifications are essential:
-Excellent analytical skills;
-Excellent synthesis skills;
-Excellent reporting skills;
-Excellent written and oral English language communication skills;
-Strong computer skills in the Windows environment (particularly Excel and Word);
-Ability to work under pressure in an international context;
-At least 3 years of experience in monitoring and evaluation, of which at least one year in survey data analysis.
The following skills and qualifications are advantageous:
-Acquaintance with HIV/AIDS field;
-Excellent written and oral German and/or Russian language communication skills.
Type of contract: consultant (the duration will depend on the work scope but may vary from 5 to 20 days, with possible extension)
Location: home based
Candidates keen to take up this challenge and meeting the requirements should send their CV, motivation letter and availability period over the next 15 months to recruitment@iasociety.org by 15th September 2009.
7th PR Measurement Summit – October 2009
The program has been announced for the 7th PR Measurement Summit, taking place in Portsmouth, NH, USA.
The program (pdf) does look interesting with some pre-conference workshops on developing online surveys, social media measurement amongst others.
The Summit also includes a discussion with Dr. Jim Grunig and Dr. Lauri Grunig, who did some of the key work on PR theories and models. It will be interesting to hear their opinions on the latest developments in PR measurement…
Glenn
Case study on media measurement and content analysis
Here is an interesting case study from the Institute for Public Relations.
The case study (pdf) looks how a financial company used media measurement and content analysis to gauge impact on its brand, reputation and risk.
View the case study (pdf)>>
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