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September 2026 Newsletter

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:54:29 GMT

President’s Message

Dear OPEN Community,

It continues to be a pleasure to serve as your President this year. I hope this newsletter finds each of you well. Keep reading to learn more about some exciting opportunities to learn and connect.

Whether you are just beginning to explore evaluation or a seasoned professional, we invite you to join us! OPEN is seeking members interested in taking a leadership role in OPEN, especially a 2027 President, as I will be stepping down at the end of the year.

In partnership,

Jason Normand

President, Oregon Program Evaluators Network (OPEN)

Call for Southern Oregon Evaluators

Are you an evaluator, researcher, data professional, or evaluation advocate living in Southern Oregon?

The Oregon Program Evaluators Network (OPEN) is looking to connect with professionals in Ashland, Talent, Phoenix, Medford, Klamath Falls, and surrounding communities who are interested in strengthening a regional network of evaluation practice.

Whether you are an experienced evaluator or simply passionate about evaluation, this is an opportunity to:

● Connect with fellow evaluation professionals

● Build meaningful professional relationships

● Exchange ideas and resources

● Learn from peers

● Help strengthen the evaluation community in Southern Oregon

Interested in getting involved? Contact Sarah at sarah.petrovich@gmail.com

for more information.

Visit OPEN’s LinkedIn Page

Big news! Our LinkedIn page has officially relaunched, and we want you to be part of the conversation. Head over to https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4697458/ to follow us for the latest on OPEN and partner events, job opportunities, and community announcements. Let’s make this space a vibrant, supportive hub for connection and resource-sharing. Let us know what you’ve got going on. We can’t wait to see you there!

Announcing a New Membership Model with Multnomah County

OPEN has launched an organizational level membership with Multnomah County COPPER (Community of Practice on Performance, Evaluation, & Research) so their members can access our events. Up to ten employees will be able to register for each OPEN event using a distinct ticket option. A special thank you to Jason’s Multnomah County colleagues and OPEN members Elizabeth O’Neill (2014 OPEN President) and Alison Sachet for making this partnership possible. If you are part of an organization that might be interested in a similar membership model, reach out to us at info@oregoneval.org

Events Recap

Over the past few months, the OPEN community has come together for a rich and diverse series of events, from deep dives into evaluation technology and dashboard design to thoughtful discussions on engaging communities and empowering evaluation practices. We are excited to share a collection of resources from some of these sessions below to support your ongoing learning. We encourage you to explore these materials and hope you’ll join us for our upcoming events—we look forward to continuing our professional growth together.

A growing number of our webinars are now being recorded. Recordings are shared with everyone who registers, even if they are unable to attend. For webinars that will be recorded (noted in the event description), we encourage you to register even if you cannot attend so that you can receive the recording after the event.

● August 12 - "Designing Databases, Shaping Practice: How Evaluation Technology Supports Program Clarity and Continuity" by Elizabeth DiLuzio, PhD.

○ Evaluation + Learning offers bi-monthly Skill Sprints, which are 1.5 hour workshops on concentrated topics related to evaluation and data analytics. You can see some of the past workshop topics here and should sign up here to be notified about upcoming offerings.

○ Liz is also the Lead Curator of AEA365, AEA's daily blog for evaluators, by evaluators. It's a great resource to learn about tools, tricks, and resources related to our work from our colleagues. If you're interested in submitting a post, you can do so here.

● July 30 - "5 Things to Know Before You Launch Your Program: Strategy, Data, and Governance" by Dr. Danielle Lemi, PhD, Kapwa Sol Insights.

○ Worksheet

○ Connect with Dr. Lemi: https://calendly.com/kapwa-sol-insights?from=hub

● July 9 - "Engaging Communities and Sharing Power in Decolonizing Evaluation" by Minji Cho, Ph.D.

○ Resources

● June 5 - "Dabbling in the Data: Hands-On Data Analysis Activities for Teams" by Corey Newhouse from Public Profit.

○ Public Profit Toolbox, including a downloadable copy of the Dabbling handbook

● May 7 - "Empowerment Evaluation: A Community Engagement Approach" by Dr. David Fetterman.

○ YouTube video I created by simply uploading a memorial piece I wrote for a colleague, Michael Scriven: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmY_ZdIJBMM

○ Here is the memorial piece I wrote about him and uploaded to NotebookLM which created the YoutTube video above: https://jmde.com/index.php/jmde_1/article/view/1045/807

○ This PowerPoint introduces NotebookLM. It will download to your computer automatically: https://davidfetterman.com/EEAINotebookLMtobaccoPrevention.pptx

○ This is a slide show about tobacco prevention using a number or sources from CDC, web pages, and my evaluation reports. NotebookLM Slide Show: https://davidfetterman.com/Tobacco_s_Target_in_Arkansas.mp4

○ This is an excellent podcast created with the same sources as above. I think it is packed with useful information, especially if you are preventing folks from using tobacco products. NotebookLM Podcast: https://davidfetterman.com/Arkansas_Communities_Fighting_Menthol_Tobacco.m4a

○ This is an infographic using the same mountain of materials. Notebook Infographic: https://davidfetterman.com/infographic.png

○ This is a guide to the podcast I mentioned (timestamped). Guide to Podcast: https://davidfetterman.com/PodcastHighlights.pdf

○ Here is a brief AEA365 podcast I posted with my former student Paul St. Roseman. Gestalt Empowerment Evaluation: Building an AI-Driven Evaluation Knowledge Base (GPT) and an Evaluation Repository (NotebookLM) by David Fetterman and Paul St. Roseman, https://aea365.org/blog/gestalt-empowerment-evaluation-building-an-ai-driven-evaluation-knowledge-base-gpt-and-an-evaluation-repository-notebooklm-by-david-fetterman/

○ Here is one more link to a YouTube video using AI about empowerment evaluation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URY0QJ79ceg

● April 13 - Spring Journal Club - Alana Kinarsky

○ The pre-read for this event was "Passing in the Dark: Making Visible Philanthropy’s Hidden and Passing in the Dark: Making Visible Philanthropy’s Hidden and Conflicting Mental Models for Systems Change".

● April 8 - "Evaluation in the Age of AI: What Changes, What Doesn’t, and What Matters Most" by Charles Gasper. Please contact Charles if you would like to learn more...

○ charles@lotusrise.org - for those interested in the tool and other tools being developed to support consultants and the organizations they serve.

○ charles.gasper@gmail.com - for those interested in exploring how they can use AI more in their work beyond prompt engineering to leverage individual and teams of agents and/or vibe coding.

Upcoming Events

DIY Graphic Design for Evaluation Professionals

OPEN will be hosting a webinar titled "DIY Graphic Design for Evaluation Professionals" by Emma Alston, MPH, Ginko Leaf Writing & Consulting. Register here.

Better graphic design can help evaluation work reach the right audiences, clarify key findings, and support better use of results—but many evaluators do not have easy access to professional design support. Thankfully, there are plenty of beginner-friendly ways to level up the visual impact of reports, presentations, data visualizations, dashboards, infographics, and other deliverables! In this practical session, Emma Alston will share "DIY" graphic design strategies evaluators can use to make their work clearer, more consistent, and more useful. Participants will explore basic design principles, accessibility considerations, branding within real-world constraints, and low-cost tools such as Microsoft Office and Canva.

Step-by-step Introduction to Contribution Tracing

OPEN will be hosting a webinar titled "Step-by-step introduction to Contribution Tracing" by Diego Catalán Molina, PhD.

In this session, you'll learn the steps to apply Contribution Tracing to your evaluation work. CT is a case-study approach that results in (1) a clear trace of evidence that supports a contribution claim and (2) a set of numbers that quantify your level of confidence ("We are 78% confident in our contribution claim based on the evidence"). When interventions are complex and data are messy, CT helps you deliver a clear story about the causal chain of events that led to an outcome. During the session, we'll review the main pillars of CT and get hands-on experience with each practical step.

Evaluation in Progress (EIP)

Are you currently grappling with a needs assessment or facing challenges with a survey question that could benefit from an additional perspective? Perhaps there's a specific area in evaluation that has captured your interest, and you're seeking recommendations or advice. Maybe you want to explore a topic covered in a recent OPEN webinar in more detail or talk about how to apply it in your work. Look no further! Connect with fellow professionals at our next online "Evaluation in Progress" (EIP) event. Join us for an informal and enriching session during your lunch break, where you can bring your burning questions, engage in professional development, and expand your network. Register here.

Save on AEA Evaluation 2026

Early Bird Rates End Monday, October 12!

Planning to attend Evaluation 2026? Register early to secure the best available rate.

This year’s conference will bring the evaluation community together to celebrate AEA’s 40th anniversary.

Charlotte, North Carolina November 16–20, 2026 ⏰ Early Bird Deadline: Monday, October 12

Register before the deadline to save on your registration and reserve your place at Evaluation 2026.

Stay Connected with OPEN

Thank you for being part of the OPEN community!

We look forward to continuing to learn, connect, and grow together. Whether you join us for an upcoming event, share a resource, connect with fellow evaluators, or take on a leadership role, your participation helps strengthen Oregon’s evaluation community.

Have news, resources, job opportunities, or events you’d like to share in a future newsletter? We’d love to hear from you.

Stay connected. Stay curious. Keep evaluating.

Oregon Program Evaluators Network (OPEN)
info@oregoneval.org

Thank You for Being Part of OPEN!

Thank you for being part of the Oregon Program Evaluators Network community. We appreciate your continued engagement and look forward to connecting with you at upcoming events.

Until next time, keep learning, connecting, and evaluating!

The OPEN Team

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OPEN's DEIJ Committee is committed to changing how evaluators approach program evaluation.

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 00:24:29 GMT

OPEN's DEIJ Committee is committed to changing how evaluators approach program evaluation, and new DEIJ Committee Chair Frances Hampton believes in change.

"The evaluation process is historically discriminatory, as seen in some of our evaluation practices. You also don't see many non-White evaluators or diversity in the field. I believe racism is woven into processes, and it's our job to intervene intentionally and unweave those negative threads by adding threads of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice as part of the new evaluation process."

The DEIJ Committee is single-minded about structural biases that influence evaluation and processes: this committee seeks to advance OPEN's DEIJ knowledge and skillset through continued education, implementing cultural competence in decision-making, and addressing disparities within underrepresented groups relevant to systemic assessments. The goal is to maintain ethical standards of professionalism by advocating for equity, inclusion, and justice for diverse groups impacted by program evaluation.

If you are interested in joining the DEIJ committee, please contact us!

RFP: Small Qualitative Research Project for OPEN

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 18:30:00 GMT

RFP: Small Qualitative Research Project

OPEN is seeking to contract with a student or new evaluator for a small qualitative research project.

In 2021, OPEN conducted two visioning sessions with membership to learn about preferences for the future of the organization. These sessions resulted in qualitative data that needs to be organized and reported out.

Deliverables

Deliverables for this project include a data file with raw data organized by theme along with a summary document highlighting potential action items for the organization based on the session data.

Contractor will facilitate a working session with the current OPEN council to describe the key findings and deliverables.

Timeline

The project is estimated to take between 15-20 hours. Work should be concluded by 4/29.

Compensation

Compensation is between $25-$30/hr, depending on experience.

To Apply

Please send a letter of interest and resume to info@orgeonval.org.

2021 ANNUAL YEAR IN REVIEW

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 12:04:34 GMT

Outgoing OPEN President Kristi Manseth provides a review of OPEN's achievements in 2021.

The 2021 OPEN Council’s key focus was a strategic decision to invest in a membership management software, allowing the organization to develop a more modern website while streamlining communications. This transition also included a significant cleaning of OPEN contact lists.

In 2021, OPEN offered 15 virtual events attracting nearly 1000 ticket reservations. Events included presentations by evaluation practitioners and program partners, tips and tricks for using R, evaluation journal clubs, and student-focused discussions. Two visioning sessions led by current and former OPEN presidents provided information that can inform the strategic direction of the organization moving forward.

The special projects liaison focused on DEIJ work, which has transitioned into a small committee for 2022. A DEIJ resource list was compiled and is available on the OPEN website.

The communications officer increased OPEN’s online presence through the reactivation of existing Facebook and LinkedIn pages as platforms for publicizing events and offerings.

In 2021, we sold 92 regular memberships and 17 student memberships. Of the regular memberships sold, 58 were new members and 34 were renewals.

OPEN had approximately the same revenue and expenses during the year, which was the goal of the council during a challenging year of solely virtual events. Revenue was generated from non-member event ticket sales and membership sales and renewals, while expenses included general administrative costs to ensure OPEN "kept its lights on" and maintained its status as a professional member organization.

The 2021 OPEN council consisted of seven members: President, President-Elect, Finance Officer, Events Officer, Communications Officer, Special Projects Liaison (DEIJ), and a Student Liaison.

Now Recruiting: DEIJ Liaison

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 00:54:16 GMT

As a member-driven organization, OPEN only exists with the leadership and efforts of members like you! To ensure the continuation of OPEN, we need to fill a number of 2022 OPEN Council positions, including the DEIJ Liaison role. Submit an Interest Form today to be a part of what's next!

Below, OPEN's 2021 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) Liaison, Andrea Steigerwald, shares her thoughts on the DEIJ role and responsibilities, and how an incoming 2022 DEIJ Liaison might craft their own experience in the position. This was her second year on the OPEN Council; in 2020, Andrea served on the OPEN Events Committee.

My name is Andrea Steigerwald, and I have been a part of the OPEN council for two years: first on the events team and this year as the diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) liaison.

The DEIJ Liaison role was first created in 2021 to advance OPEN's DEIJ efforts. While the DEIJ Liaison helps move this important work forward, advancing DEIJ within OPEN is ultimately the responsibility of the entire OPEN council.

My Tenure as DEIJ Liaison

I stepped into this role because I am passionate about culturally responsive and equitable evaluation, and wanted to learn more about what it means in practice. I reached out to evaluation organizations (i.e., organizations like OPEN in other states) across the US and Canada to hear more about lessons learned in their approach to DEIJ and anti-racism work. Attending the monthly Local Affiliate Collaborative (LAC) meetings helped me build these cross-state connections. I valued the input from the Culturally Responsive and Equitable Evaluation learning community and virtual coffee dates with OPEN community members who reached out to talk about DEIJ complexities in their work. I organized an Evaluation Journal Club focused on inciting social change, which led to the beginnings of a DEI resource list shared out with the community.

Moving Forward

What has become clear to me is that advancing DEIJ is not a linear or fast-moving "initiative", but rather a mindful, action-oriented, and often slow, ongoing process that often involves some missteps. This year, we had great listening sessions, facilitated by past OPEN presidents, that provided rich feedback from the OPEN community to inform strategic planning and DEIJ efforts next year.

A year into this work, this role is still taking shape as we reflect on how to turn DEIJ inwards and rethink OPEN's internal structures and strategic planning. Moving forward, the hope is that this role evolves into a DEIJ committee that will work together, actively listen, and help the OPEN Council take the next steps.

I want to emphasize that this role is fluid, and whoever steps into this role next, please reshape it and take it in new directions!

Time Commitment

A monthly OPEN meeting, LAC meeting, phone calls with organizations and members, and compiling resources put me at about 5-10 hours a month -- The time commitment depends on what you choose to work on.

Please reach out if you want to learn more; we want to hear from you!

OPEN's New List of DEI Resources

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 01:14:13 GMT

Author Andrea Steigerwald has been involved with OPEN for over two years as an active participant, an events committee member, and now as the Special Projects Liaison on the 2021 OPEN council. Her special projects role is focused on advancing DEIJ efforts and holding space for more leadership to emerge in this area. Andrea hopes to engage in conversations with the OPEN members and other affiliates about their DEIJ work and anti-racist commitments, to organize listening sessions to hear more from the OPEN community, and to center equity in OPEN's strategic planning. She has a lot to learn and would love to hear from you!

Add to our OPEN List of DEI Resources!

Exciting update: We have compiled an OPEN List of DEI Resources to share with you!

This list is meant to provide resources related generally to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, in addition to tools for culturally responsive and equitable evaluation and research with culturally specific groups.

We hope to a) offer our community these resources so that we can foster our own learning and each "do the work" to understand and advance DEI in our evaluation practice and b) elevate the scholars and practitioners who have often been left out of conversations about our roots and the "tree of evaluation".

We honor the authors and creators of these works and are grateful to them for sharing their expertise, experience, questions, and deep knowledge with us!

We acknowledge this list is incomplete, and there is room to grow!

We invite you to submit any additional resources to this list by filling out this quick form on the OPEN Resources page. Please note: If the resource you are sharing is not your own work and is not published or been made available to the public, please make sure that you have the author's permission to share before submitting. Thank you!

If you have any questions about this list, please contact Andrea.

Building a Resume from a CV

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 20:30:00 GMT

Author Aliza Lipman is OPEN's Student Liaison and a graduate student in the Portland State University Applied Psychology Program Community Track. Her main research interest is childhood trauma prevention, and her current research examines trauma experienced by juvenile offender populations. In Spring 2021, she led a discussion with OPEN's student members around converting a CV to a resume for program evaluation.

Photo by Etienne Boulanger on Unsplash

Many graduate students are expected to catalogue their accomplishments in a curriculum vitae (CV) which, in the world of academia, is your ID and passport. For students who intend to work in the applied world, the CV, while expansive, just isn’t what employers are looking for. What employers are looking for is a resume: a document carefully crafted with the listed position and company in mind.

Below is a table showing some of the key differences in goal, content and formatting between a CV and a resume.

Curriculum Vitae	Resume
Gives future employer detailed knowledge of your entire academic career and work history Inclusive of all accomplishments Does not emphasize any particular component Experiences listed in chronological order 2-5 pages in length	Tells future employer the ways in which you are qualified and what sets you apart from other applicants Crafted with specific job type or organization in mind Includes recent or relevant academic history and work experience Only includes accomplishments pertinent to the job Approximately 1 page in length

via GIPHY

But this doesn't mean you have to start from scratch! A CV is a great document to pull from when making a resume. As we said earlier, it includes all academic accomplishments. The craft is knowing what to pull from the CV and what is superfluous information.

Here are a few tips for making a resume from a CV:

Read through the job application for buzzwords and key tasks/experiences they are looking for in an employee.
Search for other available materials about the job or the company including websites and social media accounts.
Scan your CV highlighting or pulling out experiences and skills that are relevant to the job listing and company.
Check the language in your newly formed resume. Try to use similar language to what is used in the job listing.

Formatting is also important when crafting a resume. Employers expect a resume to:

Use a small font like 11 or 12 point
Use the past tense for work completed in the past and present tense for current work
Avoid first-person when describing actions or accomplishments
Use spaces and indentations to aid in legibility
Use italics, bold, and underlining to aid in legibility

via GIPHY

For more information about building a resume from a CV, see the sites listed below:

Effective data analysis in R for busy evaluators

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 05:21:10 GMT

In addition to writing this piece, author Diego Catalán Molina led an OPEN event on 12 May 2021 about data analysis tips and tricks using R. Diego holds a PhD in Human Development at the University of California (UC), Davis, where he studied how, when, and for whom socioemotional school interventions work. He previously worked in Chile as a school counselor at a low income school, an advisor to school counselors and psychologists at network of charter schools, and an evaluator for the national agency that monitors education quality across the country. He has served on the OPEN leadership team since 2020.

Have you started using R and found obstacles to efficiently move from running analyses to reporting results? I know I have...

I started using R around 3 years ago. The first few months, I was frustrated often because I couldn't even read and manipulate data efficiently, when the REAL work was analyzing the data. And when I had analyzed it, I didn't know how to transfer the results efficiently into my documents and presentations.

Here’s what I tried:

Manually type results into a word document--it’s really easy to make mistakes doing this!
Copying and pasting the results from the console to a word document or a spreadsheet: This is a terrible strategy because the formatting of the results is not the same once pasted, and it’s really difficult to work this way when you have to re-run your analyses multiple times!

Looking back, I think most of my confusion had to do with me not understanding some of the core ideas behind doing data analysis in R.

Core ideas

After doing research and evaluation in R for almost 3 years, I realized there were a few principles or core ideas behind doing data analysis in R. On May 12th, I shared the following two ideas with OPEN members and friends:

Running analyses is like lazy shopping at the grocery store.

You need to tidy up your stuff to avoid wasting time.

Lazy shopping

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You don’t realize it in the beginning, but running analyses in R is like throwing all kinds of groceries into a shopping cart.

In R language, your shopping cart is called a list. A list is an object that contains smaller objects within it, so it's just a "container". When you run any analysis, R will fill your list with the results of your analyses (and other stuff too).

If you are running analyses in R, you were probably taught to see the results by using functions like summary. However, this is the most inefficient way to use your results if you want to put them in a presentation or document.

Tidy up your mess

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style="font-size: 16px;"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;If you want to use your results efficiently, you need to learn how to clean up the mess that is the list in which these results 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If you want to use your results efficiently, you need to learn how to clean up the mess that is the list in which these results live.

Here are simple steps to use your results more efficiently:

Think about the numbers or information you want to transfer to your presentation or document.
Try finding that piece of information inside the list. You can do this by clicking on the magnifying glass icon in your Global Environment.
Once you find it, use the symbol $ to "grab" the piece of information and do whatever you want with it (e.g., create an object or embed it directly into your RMarkdown document). Do you need some examples? Check this out! FYI, they use the term subsetting to refer to the action of "grabbing" information from the list.

Do you want to learn more about efficient analyses in R and beyond?

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