The International Year of Evaluation is Here! When is it? Now! 2015 was officially declared as the International Year of Evaluation (EvalYear) at the Third International Conference on National Evaluation Capacities held in Brazil in 2013. What is it?The goal of designating 2015 as the EvalYear is to advocate and promote evaluation and evidence-based policy… More
Bring Back the Census
A private members’ bill to bring back the long-form census and to expand the authority of the Chief Statistician of Canada was brought before parliament by Liberal MP Ted Hsu this past September and will be going for its second hour of debate on January 29, 2015. Serious concern has been expressed by the Canadian… More
Resources you’ll love: inspiring reports
Over the last year, we’ve really been trying to up our game when it comes to report writing. Why? We want our evaluations to be meaningful and promote further understanding. Long reports with page after page of results can leave stakeholders wondering what it all means. We’ve been really inspired by the work of folks… More
Happy Holidays
Happy holiday season from all of us at Cathexis. We hope you have a fun, relaxing and peaceful December.
Storytelling and evaluation – a great match
The 2014 Canadian Evaluation Society Ontario (CES-ON) Annual General Meeting and Learning Event focused on storytelling and evaluation. This is one of our firm’s favourite areas of interest as stories help bring evaluation to life! It’s worth checking out the presentation slides from the various presenters to see the different perspectives on how storytelling and… More
#FlashbackFriday: Hallowe’en Edition
Some of the things we take very seriously at Cathexis include: doing great work, understanding our clients’ needs, upholding our ethics…and Hallowe’en! Autumn 2014 has been busy as ever, but Hallowe’en presented a perfect moment for us to reconnect and break bread (and Kit-Kat bars) together as a team. When no one was looking, the… More