Archives
GRANT GAZING 6.16.10 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 6.2.10 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 5.28.10 by Susan Murphy
International RFP Opportunity
GRANT GAZING 5.21.10 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 5.5.10 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 4.29.10 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 4.20.10 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 4.16.10 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 4.9.10 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 4.1.10 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 3.17.10 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 3.8.10 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 3.3.10 by Susan Murphy
Learning from the experts: A visit to Costa Rica by Danielle Dryke
GRANT GAZING 2.23.10 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 2.16.10 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 2.10.10 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 2.3.10 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 1.26.10 by Susan Murphy
MESI Confernce Returns for 15th Year by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 1.25.10 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 1.7.10 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 12.21.09 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 12.17.09 by Susan Murphy
How Does Evaluation Fit Into the Current Administration? by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 12.9.09 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 12.2.09 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 11.30.09 by Susan Murphy
Evaluation Gathering in Orlando by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 11.16.09 by Susan Murphy
Discussing evaluation with the National Guild
GRANT GAZING 11.12.09 by Susan Murphy
Peaceful Volunteering by Danielle Dryke
GRANT GAZING 11.3.09 by Susan Murphy
Public Health Resource by Liz Radel Freeman
GRANT GAZING 10.26.09 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 10.21.09 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 10.13.09 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 10.5.09 by Susan Murphy
Landing the Big One by Danielle Dryke
Student Load as a Key to Achievement by Eric Wong
GRANT GAZING 9.29.09 by Susan Murphy
Opportunity to join in national conversation on health care
GRANT GAZING 9/21/09 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 9/16/09 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 9/10/09 by Susan Murphy
Fundraising Through Online Auctions
GRANT GAZING 9/1/09 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 8.27.09 by Susan Mur
NEW FUND COULD LEAD TO BETTER TESTING by Eric Wong
GRANT GAZING 8.20.09 by Susan Murphy
2009 Improve Group Staff Retreat was a Treat by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 8/13/09 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 8.4.09 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 7.31.09 by Susan Murphy
Job hunting?
Culinary adventures in Morris, Minnesota by Liz Radel Freeman
GRANT GAZING 7.21.09 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 7.15.09 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 7.2.09 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 6.29.09 by Susan Murphy
A new role in MPHA by Liz Radel Freeman
GRANT GAZING 6.23.09 by Susan Murphy
Celebrating with the Waiver Review Team by Liz Radel Freeman
GRANT GAZING 6.16.09 by Susan Murphy
IG on Baby Watch
GRANT GAZING 6.9.09 by Susan Murphy
Congratulations to the Performing Arts Workshop
Certificate of Recognition for the Improve Group
GRANT GAZING 6.1.09 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 5.27.09 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 5.21.09 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 5.15.09 by Susan Murphy
Art and the Power of Kids’ Minds - by Susan Murphy
Leah X's 2
GRANT GAZING 5/6/09 by Susan Murphy
Advice for Writing Sharp Proposals
Becky and Babies and Bears, Oh My!
GRANT GAZING 4/30/09 by Susan Murphy
Event to Support Students
GRANT GAZING 4/14/09 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 4/10/09 by Susan Murphy
Accountability in philanthropy - are universal principles possible?
GRANT GAZING 3/31//09 by Susan Murphy
Appreciating the Arts by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 3/25/09 by Susan Murphy
Organizational Awareness in Unsettling Times by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 3/18/09 by Susan Murphy
Did You Know…?.by Susan Murphy
Data Systems Receive Significant Funding Boost from Stimulus Bill by Eric Wong
GRANT GAZING 3/12//09 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 3/5//09 by Susan Murphy
Incentives for Educational Innovation Receive Financial Boost from Economic-Stimulus Package by Eric Wong
The Improve Groove
GRANT GAZING 2/25/09 by Susan Murphy
IG in the news
GRANT GAZING 2/20/09 by Susan Murphy
Study Finds Students Scores Unaffected by Teacher Training Route by Eric Wong
GRANT GAZING 2/3/09 by Susan Murphy
Schools Struggle to Meet Accountability Standards
GRANT GAZING 1/27/09 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 1/23/09 by Susan Murphy
Evaluation as an essential public function
State Data Systems Face Straight Challenges by Eric Wong
GRANT GAZING 1/14/08 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 1/9/08 by Susan Murphy
New Year’s Changes by Liz Radel Freeman
Grant Gazing 12.30.08 by Susan Murphy
Scenarios: how the public and nonprofit sectors could benefit from this business approach
GRANT GAZING 12/17/08 by Susan Murphy
Report Recommends Measures to Reform How to Pay for Health Care by Eric Wong
GRANT GAZING 12/10/08 by Susan Murphy
Learning About “Boys Adrift” by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 12/2/08 by Susan Murphy
Spreading the word about Project ARISE by Liz Radel Freeman
GRANT GAZING by Susan Murphy
New Tool to Assist in Creating Accessible Tests by Eric Wong
College Costs Continue to Rise in Faltering Economy by Eric Wong
GRANT GAZING 11/13/08 by Susan Murphy
How I spent Election Day by Liz Freeman
GRANT GAZING 11/4/08 by Susan Murphy
Get Out And Vote!
Significant New Regulations Finalized for No Child Left Behind by Eric Wong
GRANT GAZING 10/29/08 by Susan Murphy
Hooray for High Response Rates! by Liz Radel
GRANT GAZING 10/21/08 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 10/14/08 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 10/7/08 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 9/30/08 by Susan Murphy
VOTING RESOURCES
Workshops on Grant Education
GRANT GAZING 9/23/08 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 9/17/08 by Susan Murphy
Welcome to Our Newest Improvement –from the Improve Group Staff
GRANT GAZING 9/11/08 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 9/3/08 by Susan Murphy
Alumni Gathering at the Improve Group by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 8/27/08 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 8/21/08 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 8/12/08 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 8/6/08 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 7/29/08 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 7/23/08 by Susan Murphy
Steps to a successful staff retreat by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 7/17/08 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 6/26/08 by Susan Murphy
HAPPY BIRTHDAY IMPROVE GROUP! by Leah Goldstein Moses
On the road in Minnesota by Liz Radel
GRANT GAZING 6/16/08 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 6/11/08 by Susan Murphy
Report on Graduation Rates and State Councils Illuminate Critical Trends by Eric Wong
GRANT GAZING 6/5/08 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 5.30.08 by Susan Murphy
Keeping Our Health SHIP-Shape- by Brooke Ahlquist
GRANT GAZING 5.20.08 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 5.15.08 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 5.6.08 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 4.30.08 by Susan Murphy
Do Teacher Absences Really Harm Student Achievement? By Eric Wong
Resources for Nonprofits and More -by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 4.23.08 by Susan Murphy
Client news
GRANT GAZING 4.15.08 by Susan Murphy
Sharing Education Resources -Susan Murphy
Goodbye Bloomington, Hello Mendota Heights by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 4.10.08 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 4.3.08 by Susan Murphy
Clients in the news
Two great health resources by Liz Radel
GRANT GAZING 3.27.08 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 3.19.08 by Susan Murphy
Greetings from Darby Laing of LAINGdesign
THANKS FOR A GREAT CONFERENCE By Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 3.14.08 by Susan Murphy
Musings from my month in the North Country by Eric Wong
Education Week is exploring social networking and education
GRANT GAZING 3.11.08 by Susan Murphy
How Will the FY2009 Budget Affect Us? by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 2.27.08 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 2.19.08 by Susan Murphy
A tale of null results by Liz Radel
GRANT GAZING 2.13.08 by Susan Murphy
Authentic data: getting answers from the people who know
Clients in the news
The Evaluating Outsider by Liz Radel
GRANT GAZING 2.4.08 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 1.31.08 by Susan Murphy
Improve Group Brown Bag a Success by Susan Murphy
Quick tip: resource for evaluators by Liz Radel
A Great Grant for Schools
GRANT GAZING 1.24.08 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 1.17.08 by Susan Murphy
Education Week has Quality Counts Indicators available
GRANT GAZING 1.10.08 by Susan Murphy
New data available on family caregivers
GRANT GAZING 1.3.08 by Susan Murphy
U.S. Government increasing evaluation requirements
NCLB Renewal: “Growth Model” Gaining Traction in Accountability Debate by Eric Wong
New grant opportunities - from guest author Leah Goldstein Moses
Grant Gazing 12.14.07 by guest author Leah Goldstein Moses
Data related to publicly-funded health care
Data related to publicly-funded health care
Our thoughts are with Susan Murphy
Technology Tips: user-defined charts by Liz Radel
Help for a Worthy Cause by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 12.5.07 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 11.28.07 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 11.25.07 by Susan Murphy
Happy Thanksgiving from Leah and the whole staff at Improve Group
An unusual dessert by Liz Radel
A Strong Showing for Minnesota Education
GRANT GAZING 11.14.07 by Susan Murphy
Learning to evaluate… evaluating to learn by Liz Radel
Conflicting Evidence of ‘Education Triage’ Driven by NCLB by Eric Wong
GRANT GAZING 11.7.07 by Susan Murphy
Musings from a trip to Denver by Eric Wong
GRANT GAZING 10.30.07 by Susan Murphy
Happy Birthday MPHA! by Liz Radel
How do your outcomes measure up?
New workshop on employment options for youth with disabilities
Uniquely ME! program addressing critical issues for girls
GRANT GAZING 10.23.07 by Susan Murphy
Building Rewarding Local Partnerships in Arts Education - by Deborah Mattila
An Opportunity to Improve Patient Care
GRANT GAZING 10.17.07 by Susan Murphy
SPOTTING THE BEST PROSPECTS
Funded sabbatical program for long-time activists of color
Disappointment: lessons from an unexpected source
TechnoBabble - by Deborah Mattila
GRANT GAZING 10.9.07 by Susan Murphy
Client honored: White Earth Tribal Health
An update from Nathan Salzl
Waiver review project one of the six DHS priorities for 2008-09
Performance-based pay schedules - the new “hot” area for evaluation and research by Eric Wong
GRANT GAZING 10.2.07 by Susan Murphy
Population data, one county at a time by Liz Radel
National Assessment of Educational Progress--2007 results available
GRANT GAZING 9.25.07 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 9.19.07 by Susan Murphy
Purveying Surveys by Becky Stewart
GRANT GAZING 9.11.07 by Susan Murphy
Calling Grant Writers/Seekers/Administrators
Listening sessions about the UMore park development
GRANT GAZING 9.6.07 by Susan Murphy
Just for fun - a haiku from Leah
Musings from a trip to Chicago By Eric Wong
Expectations for Quality Evaluation by Susan Murphy
Research like a Pro without leaving your desk by Liz Radel
GRANT GAZING 8.28.07 by Susan Murphy
Conference for improving government performance
GRANT GAZING 8.21.07 by Susan Murphy
A reminder
The American Evaluation Association Guiding Principles of Evaluation
Congratulations, Becky and Meleck!
GRANT GAZING 8.17.07 by Susan Murphy
And now that comic! - by Leah Goldstein Moses
TechnoBabble - by Deborah Mattila
Travels in the Hill Country of Texas with Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Nat'l Association of State Boards of Education - resource
GRANT GAZING 8.9.07 by Susan Murphy
Thank you to two of Minnesota's organizations
For our friends who might be worrying about us
GRANT GAZING 8.1.07 by Susan Murphy
Discussing Data Destinations by Liz Radel
Wild about Harry
GRANT GAZING 7.24.07 by Susan Murphy
.Workshops launched to great reviews
Support for a Job Well Done by Leah and Susan
Paralysis About Secondary Analysis by Eric Wong
GRANT GAZING 7.18.07 by Susan Murphy
IG staff celebrates July birthdays
Teacher Quality Literature Has Implications for Early Childhood Education by Collin Cunningham
Quantitative vs. Qualitative data
Congratulations, Professor John Bryson!
GRANT GAZING 7.11.07 by Susan Murphy
Blogging and Evaluation – lessons learned by Liz Radel
Improve Group workshop pilot - a success
GRANT GAZING 6.26.07 by Susan Murphy
The ethics of incentives in research projects - by Becky Stewart
The role of public relations & press in strategic planning and evaluation
June travels: enjoying a lovely summer in Minnesota
GRANT GAZING 6.21.07 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 6.12.07 by Susan Murphy
TechnoBabble - by Deborah Mattila
GRANT GAZING 6.6.07 by Susan Murphy
Greetings from a new intern - by Collin Cunningham
The Improve Group now an approved vendor for the Children's Trust
Good luck, Becky!
GRANT GAZING 5.31.07 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 5.24.07 by Susan Murphy
Logic models - some other potential (controversial!) uses
Valuing Community Input by Susan Murphy and Rebecca Stewart
GRANT GAZING 5.15.07 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 5.9.07 by Susan Murphy
A Bittersweet Goodbye by Brooke Ahlquist
Birthdays, Congratulations and School Projects?! by Susan Murphy
Evaluating programs designed to solve problems - by Leah Goldstein Moses
TechnoBabble - by Deborah Mattila
GRANT GAZING 5.1.07 by Susan Murphy
The Interview Review by Brooke Ahlquist
GRANT GAZING 4.26.07 by Susan Murphy
Correspondence from Our Troops by Susan Murphy
EVALUATION HELP FOR NEW AND EXISTING CHARTER SCHOOLS
Web resources (from Leah)
TechnoBabble - by Deborah Mattila
GRANT GAZING by Susan Murphy
Long-term studies and the use of their data-- by Leah Goldstein Moses
FOCUS GROUP SCOOP by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 4.2.07 by Susan Murphy
Look for “The Participant Primer”
Random Assignment in Human Welfare Studies: A Moment for Pause by Eric Wong
GRANT GAZING 3.27.07 by Susan Murphy
National school data available
Working with vulnerable research subjects - by Deborah Mattila
What are the risks in evaluation?
GRANT GAZING 3.20.07 by Susan Murphy
Building effective community partnerships
Grant Gazing 3.16.07 by Susan Murphy
Arts education: if you test for the arts, will they be taught?
A “Cheerful” Story by Susan Murphy
Districts already planning for Safe Schools/Healthy Students grant
GRANT GAZING 3.7.07 by Susan Murphy
Women to Note by Susan Murphy
Learning more about our very own Office of the Legislative Auditor by Becky Stewart
GRANT GAZING 2.28.07 by Susan Murphy
New statistical method: Construct analysis!
Access to Healthy Amenities in Minneapolis Neighborhoods by Brooke Ahlquist
GRANT GAZING 2.22.07 by Susan Murphy
New resources for evaluators, researchers and educators
Analysis of the President's budget proposal from a planner's perspective
Blogger Be Wise! - Part Two by Susan Murphy
Broad participation in strategic planning is vital -- and requires creativity
IG staff celebrates Becky's birthday
Planning for schools: following or guiding population shifts?
GRANT GAZING 2.13.07 by Susan Murphy
Best wishes, Sarah
Blogger Be Wise! - Part One by Susan Murphy
Blogs - the newest evaluation tool? by Liz Radel
GRANT GAZING 2.6.07 by Susan Murphy
From Leah: Thank you to the National Youth Leadership Council
GRANT GAZING 1.30.07 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 1.24.07 by Susan Murphy
Congratulations to Dr. Helmstetter and District 16!
New Safe Schools/Healthy Students grant to be opened soon
Congratulations Loki Films!
New e-newsletter available from GSRI
Duke professor's report on opacity in foundations
GRANT GAZING by Susan Murphy
Happy Belated Birthday, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Upcoming conferences to share and learn
Technology possibilities and barriers
GRANT GAZING 1.8.07 by Susan Murphy
A Fun Night for All! by Susan Murphy
Grant Gazing 1.4.07 by Susan Murphy
Improve Group and staff featured in publications
A note on sample selection strategies and sizes
Data security
Congratulations Improve Group Grads!
GRANT GAZING 12.21.06 by Susan Murphy
Approproate data collection measures for young children
GRANT GAZING 12.13.06 by Susan Murphy
Our Thanks to LITE FM by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 12.8.06 by Susan Murphy
Improve Group reports posted to the Dept. of Human Services website
Birthday celebrations
GRANT GAZING 11.27.06 by Susan Murphy
Marian's November Travels With the Improve Group
GRANT GAZING by Susan Murphy
Arts educators meet in Washington
American Educational Research Association presentations
Uncovering assets in rural communities - by Becky Stewart
My Election Judgeship – by Deborah Mattila
What happens when a child becomes sick? (from Leah)
HAUNTED OFFICES! by Susan Murphy
Juvenile delinquency & girls
From the Humphrey Institute
Ethics for external evaluators
IG Recommends...
New video shows "unreality"
Chamber Visit - by Susan Murphy
School supplies
Congratulations, Sarah!
Thank you for visiting us!
Goodbye, Nathan!
Unintended consequences
A big thank you to IG and SSHS
Do you have style?
International mail in all its mysteries
Community resources
Article featured in Grantmakers in the Arts READER
A funders' perspective on evaluation
Technology in planning
Welcome, Sarah!
At the fair
Retrospective pre-testing
Retreating...
IG employees on the go. Guest author: Susan Murphy
Congratulations, Brooke!
More Minnesota travels - by Liz Radel
Welcome back, Becky!
Interpreting mixed results
What works in schools?
Have a nice weekend!
Congratulations to the Girl Scout Council of Greater Minneapolis
Welcome back from China, Liz
Thanks for your hard work, James!
Congratulations Deborah!
The fun of data collection
Learning in Lisbon
What's in a new office?
Welcome to the Inside Groove!
Inside Groove Blog
The Improve Groove
Newsletter
Search
Search this blog:
Categories
About evaluation
The Participant Primer
About planning
Around the office
Staff Activities
Field notes
Fun and friends
Grant Gazing
Guest authors
Inside Groove
Knowledge exchange
Leah's lessons from her sabbatical
Learning opportunities
Musings from Leah's desk
Reflections from Wong’s Cube
Research Tidbits
Social hour
TechnoBabble
The source: data you can analyze yourself
Travel Through An Evalutator's Perspective
Welcome and administration
Where are they now?
Archives
June 2010
May 2010
April 2010
March 2010
February 2010
January 2010
December 2009
November 2009
October 2009
September 2009
August 2009
July 2009
June 2009
May 2009
April 2009
March 2009
February 2009
January 2009
December 2008
November 2008
October 2008
September 2008
August 2008
July 2008
June 2008
May 2008
April 2008
March 2008
February 2008
January 2008
December 2007
November 2007
October 2007
September 2007
August 2007
July 2007
June 2007
May 2007
April 2007
March 2007
February 2007
January 2007
December 2006
November 2006
October 2006
September 2006
August 2006
July 2006
Recent Posts
GRANT GAZING 6.16.10 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 6.2.10 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 5.28.10 by Susan Murphy
International RFP Opportunity
GRANT GAZING 5.21.10 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 5.5.10 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 4.29.10 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 4.20.10 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 4.16.10 by Susan Murphy
GRANT GAZING 4.9.10 by Susan Murphy
Subscribe to this blog's feed
[
What is this?
]
Powered by
Movable Type 3.2
©The Improve Group Phone: 1-877-IMPRVGP (467-7847) Fax: 1-877-IMPRVGP (467-7847)