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I stopped blaming Excel for my basic data visualizations. Here’s when and why.

Apr 4, 2017

Early last year I realized my research findings only meant something if I involved the right people. And, to do so required me to be a creative and adaptive evaluator. Around the same time, I realized that I could have all the answers, but without a good way to communicate them, no one would actually notice. I started searching for solutions. … more »

Basic to bomb column charts.

Apr 3, 2017

Let’s take a quick look at how a basic column chart in Excel can be turned into something you might want to look at. Enter your data into Excel Insert a column chart (if you’re basic, save and close here…) Oh, good! You’re ready for more. Okay, here it goes: Get rid of that white … more »

Can we talk about logic models?

Jan 16, 2017

Over a year ago I had the pleasure of co-presenting on logic models to a group of individuals from non-profit organizations. The presentation included time to discuss the pros and cons of the logic model. This really gave my team and I the ability to work through the problems with the attendees. The most voiced … more »