BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.ndano.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:60268182-ba40-4a99-921f-cad06c144520 X-WR-CALDESC:Presenter: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN)\nCo st: $89 MCN/NDANO Members and $139 Nonmembers (Login to Members Only Portal for code)\n\n \nEveryone has experienced eval uation in some form. But would you like to know more about what evaluation is and how you can use it to increase your program’s impact? \n \nEvaluat ion can give MCN insights about their work\, stories to share with others and ideas to strengthen their programs and their impact. Done thoughtfully \, evaluation also can provide the chance to engage stakeholders in new an d meaningful ways. Join The Improve Group for this two-part virtual traini ng to learn how to incorporate evaluation into your work. \n \nLearning Objectives\n \n\nPartic ipants will leave this workshop armed with a place to start evaluating one of their programs and resources for digging deeper into evaluation.\n \n< b>Technology requirements\nThis training is hosted in Adobe Connect. P articipates will need a computer with a reliable high-speed internet conne ction to participate in the training. (While Adobe Connect does have a mob ile app\, its functionality is limited and does not support all the engage ment tools that are used during virtual trainings. Therefore\, MCN does no t recommend using a smartphone or tablet to view the training.)\n\nAudio i s available via your computer or your phone\; choose the audio connection that provides you with the best sound quality. Please note: Using your com puter for audio can sometimes negatively affect your experience\, particul arly if your Wi-Fi signal is not strong or your broadband connection is sl ow. Therefore\, MCN highly recommends that you have access to a phone whic h can serve as a back-up audio method during the training. MCN cannot issu e a refund or reschedule the training for you if you are not prepared with a back-up audio method (phone).\n\nInformation about how to log into this training will be emailed to you prior to the start of the training.\n \n< b>FAQS\nWhat if I have a conflict with one of the parts? Each session builds upon the previous session. Therefore\, if you have a conflict with one or more of the parts\, we recommend not registering for this training. \n \nWill the session be recorded? Because of the highly interactive natur e of this training\, which will include ongoing conversation via chat and polls\, it will not be recorded.\n \nCan registrations be shared? To achie ve the best possible learning outcomes during this training\, each partici pant needs to have their own connection to the virtual classroom\, which m eans registrations can't be shared. Participants will be actively engaging with the trainer via chat and polls\, and thus each needs to have their o wn keyboard\, computer\, and connection to the training. \n \nSpeaker I nformation\nThis session will be led by The Improve Group’s experts in evaluation capacity building. The Improve Group is a St. Paul-based\, int ernational consulting firm focused on research\, evaluation\, and strategi c planning. The Improve Group team has worked with hundreds of nonprofits\ , including building the capacity for evaluation with many of these client s. For nearly 20 years they have been helping nonprofits measure and demon strate impact\, which in turn leads to improved services\, innovation and increased ability to build support. X-WR-RELCALID:5f20286a183b178a80e974bfc8bf515b X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20191103T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RDATE:20201101T020000 RDATE:20211107T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20210314T020000 RDATE:20220313T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b4d461aa-a3d3-4081-b6e9-8326bbab4952 DTSTAMP:20260502T234057Z DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN)\nCos t: $89 MCN/NDANO Members and $139 Nonmembers (Login to Members Only Portal for code)\n\n \nEveryone has experienced evalu ation in some form. But would you like to know more about what evaluation is and how you can use it to increase your program’s impact? \n \nEvaluati on can give MCN insights about their work\, stories to share with others a nd ideas to strengthen their programs and their impact. Done thoughtfully\ , evaluation also can provide the chance to engage stakeholders in new and meaningful ways. Join The Improve Group for this two-part virtual trainin g to learn how to incorporate evaluation into your work. \n \nLearning Objectives\n \n\nPartici pants will leave this workshop armed with a place to start evaluating one of their programs and resources for digging deeper into evaluation.\n \nTechnology requirements\nThis training is hosted in Adobe Connect. Pa rticipates will need a computer with a reliable high-speed internet connec tion to participate in the training. (While Adobe Connect does have a mobi le app\, its functionality is limited and does not support all the engagem ent tools that are used during virtual trainings. Therefore\, MCN does not recommend using a smartphone or tablet to view the training.)\n\nAudio is available via your computer or your phone\; choose the audio connection t hat provides you with the best sound quality. Please note: Using your comp uter for audio can sometimes negatively affect your experience\, particula rly if your Wi-Fi signal is not strong or your broadband connection is slo w. Therefore\, MCN highly recommends that you have access to a phone which can serve as a back-up audio method during the training. MCN cannot issue a refund or reschedule the training for you if you are not prepared with a back-up audio method (phone).\n\nInformation about how to log into this training will be emailed to you prior to the start of the training.\n \nFAQS\nWhat if I have a conflict with one of the parts? Each session b uilds upon the previous session. Therefore\, if you have a conflict with o ne or more of the parts\, we recommend not registering for this training. \n \nWill the session be recorded? Because of the highly interactive natur e of this training\, which will include ongoing conversation via chat and polls\, it will not be recorded.\n \nCan registrations be shared? To achie ve the best possible learning outcomes during this training\, each partici pant needs to have their own connection to the virtual classroom\, which m eans registrations can't be shared. Participants will be actively engaging with the trainer via chat and polls\, and thus each needs to have their o wn keyboard\, computer\, and connection to the training. \n \nSpeaker I nformation\nThis session will be led by The Improve Group’s experts in evaluation capacity building. The Improve Group is a St. Paul-based\, int ernational consulting firm focused on research\, evaluation\, and strategi c planning. The Improve Group team has worked with hundreds of nonprofits\ , including building the capacity for evaluation with many of these client s. For nearly 20 years they have been helping nonprofits measure and demon strate impact\, which in turn leads to improved services\, innovation and increased ability to build support. DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200930T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200930T120000 LOCATION:NDANO Partnership Webinar Series SUMMARY:Evaluation Basics: What Evaluation is and How to Use It END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR