Issue 15, August 2008

• Featured Article: Evaluation Done the Right Way and for the Right Reasons
  - by Steve Mayne and Danielle Assy
• Evaluator Bear -artist Meleck Davis
• Upcoming Grants and Requests for Proposals
  -by Susan Murphy

Issue 14, July 2008

• Featured Article: Building Confidence:The evaluator's #1 Job
  - by Rebecca Stewart
• Improve Group is Happy to STEP-UP
  -by Susan Murphy

Issue 13, June 2008

• Featured Article: Online Surveys
  - by Marian Kimball Eichinger
• Evaluator Bear Needs Some Help
  -by Meleck Davis
• Spending the Summer with the Improve Group
  - by Steven Mayne

The Improve Groove Newsletter Archive

Issue 12, May 2008

• Featured Client: City House
  - by Leah Goldstein Moses
• Choosing the Right Time to Evaluate Your Program
  -by Liz Radel
• Grants and Upcoming Requests for Proposals
  - by Susan Murphy

Issue 11, April 2008

• Understanding the Place of Testing in Holding High Schools Accountable
  - by Eric Wong
• Evaluator Bear
  -artist Meleck Davis
• New Staff Member at the Improve Group
  - by David Rothstein

Issue 10, January 2008

• Displaying Information
  - by Deborah Mattila
• Client Reflections
  -by IG Clients
• Sharing Evaluation Results through Presentations
  - by Susan Murphy
• Staff Travel Reflections
  - by IG Staff
• Evaluator Bear
  - by Meleck Davis
• Upcoming Grants and Requests for Proposals
  - by Susan Murphy
  

Issue 9, September 2007

• Successful Transitions in the K-12 Education System
  - by Elizabeth Radel and Marian Kimball Eichinger
• Featured Client: Katie Haggerty, Executive Director, Montalvo Arts Center
  - by Deborah Mattila
• Measuring Transitions
  - by Deborah Mattila and Marian Kimball Eichinger
• My Summer at the Improve Group
  - by Collin Cunningham
• Company News
  - by Leah Goldstein Moses
• Upcoming Grants and Requests for Proposals
  - by Susan Murphy
  

Issue 8, April 2007

• Understanding Health Disparities Related to the Built Environment
  - by Brooke Ahlquist
• Featured Client: Candace Raskin, Superintendent, Austin Public Schools
  - by Becky Stewart
• Construct Analysis: What, Why and How?
  - by Marian Kimball Eichinger
  and Rebecca Stewart
• What’s new on the Inside Groove?
  - by Deborah Mattila
• Planning for Better Health
  - by Elizabeth Radel
• Company News
  - by Leah Goldstein Moses
• Upcoming Grants and Requests for Proposals
  - by Susan Murphy
  

Issue 7, January 2007

• A New Direction in Social Indicators Research
  - by Nathan Paine
• Improve Group Corporate Giving Program
  - by Deborah Mattila
• Featured Client: Jean Martin and Robert Meyer, Department of Human Services
  - by Sarah Myott
• Education, Human Freedoms and Quality of Life
  - by Nathan Paine and Elizabeth Radel
• Incentives and the Creation of Goodwill
  - by Becky Stewart
• 2006- A Very Full Year
  - by Leah Goldstein Moses 
• Upcoming Grants and Requests for Proposals
  - by Susan Murphy
  

Issue 6, October 2006

• Internal Learning System: Participatory Evaluation
  - by Becky Stewart
• Experiences in ILS
  - by Becky Stewart
• From the Interns
  - by James Douglass and Asha Omar
• Institutional Review Boards
  - by Deborah Mattila
• Company News
  - by Leah Goldstein Moses
• Featured Client: Dr. James Riedel, Girl Scouts Research Institute
  - by Marian Kimball Eichinger
• Upcoming Grants and Requests for Proposals
  - by Susan Murphy
  
  

Issue 5, May 2006

• UNESCO World Conference on Arts Education
  - by Leah Goldstein Moses
• Lessons from the Workshop: What are the impacts of arts education
  - by Leah Goldstein Moses
• Sharing Our Evaluation Expertise
  - by Marian Kimball Eichinger
• ‘Tis the Season: Non-Profits and Public Policy Advocacy
  - by Becky Stewart and Nathan Paine
• Upcoming Grants and Requests for Proposals
  - by Susan Murphy
• Chickpea Soup with Spinach
  - by Leah Goldstein Moses
• Featured Client: HIRED
  - by Leah Goldstein Moses
• Office News
  - by Deborah Mattila

Issue 4, January 2006

• Improve Group Corporate Giving Program
  - by Deborah Mattila
• Mission Statement is Key to Keeping Program and Organizational Goals Aligned
  - by Becky Stewart and Sarah Myott
• Celebrations
  - by Leah Goldstein Moses
• Engaging Stakeholders with Evaluation- by Leah Goldstein Moses Featured Client: Spring Lake Park School District
  - by Marian Kimball Eichinger
• Grants and Requests for Proposals
  - by Susan Murphy

• Issues with Non-Profit Accountability
  - by Becky Stewart and Deborah Mattila
• Strategic Planning: It Works!
  - by Marian Kimball Eichinger
• Health Amenities Research in Minneapolis
  - by Brooke Ahlquist
• Response Problems and Solutions in Surveys
  - by Nathan Paine
• Community Spotlight: Performing Arts Workshop
  - by Deborah Mattila
• Upcoming Grants and Requests for Proposals
  - by Susan Murphy

• Effects of Interpretation on Service Delivery and Program Effectiveness
  - By Deborah Mattila and Kifah Abdi
• GIS Capability and Utility
  - By Deborah Mattila and Becky Stewart
• MESI Conference 2005
  - By Kifah Abdi
• Considering Collaborative Advantage
  - By Marsha Milgrom and Kari Schuch