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We break down five common mistakes (and how to fix them) so you can collect better data, stay in good standing with your community and deliver better results with deeper, more actionable insights.

Surveys aren't always the slam-dunk solution they seem to be. Before you sink time and energy into designing one, pause. In 5 min, this post can help you figure out if a survey is the right tool or if there’s a better way to get the insights you need.

Collage can help evaluators tap into messy & multi-sensory wisdom. Access tips for practice, reflections, and examples for data collection.

Identifying and using the right tool for the project is difficult. How do you know which technique will work best?

Tips for and reflections on arts-based evaluation practices exploring how methods work, benefits, ethics, barriers, mistakes, and strategies

Poetry can help evaluators tap into multi-sensory knowledge. Access tips for practice, reflections, and examples for data collection.

How can evaluators use arts-based methods in justice-oriented evaluation? This free webinar offers examples, tips, and discussion.

How do you bring an equity lens into evaluation and make evaluation practice more equitable? This free webinar offers tips & strategies.

Evaluation can be tricky. This post addresses four common mistakes organizations make during their evaluations with tips and free resources.

Interviewing for data collection is deceptively simple. This blog explores 6 interview blunders and tips for how to avoid making mistakes.

In qualitative interviewing, the data collection tool is the interviewer, not the guide. To get the vibe right, I get into character.

Blurting out words with an upward inflection rarely results in valuable answers. This blog series offers tips and reflections for practice.

There is more to an interview than sandwiching questions between “can you tell me about yourself?” and “anything else you want to share?"

Drawing is a contentious method AND an amazing technique to elicit reflections on bias, assumptions, values, and experiences...learn more!

Photos can be a great way to spark conversations, elicit qualitative data, and share findings! But, there is more to it than point and shoot

Evaluation doesn't have to be exhausting to be effective. This blog explores 5 strategies to add (not drain) energy.

This blog busts 4 myths about arts-based methods - demonstrating why creative evaluation could be easier than you think.