Melissa attended a workshop at the 2013 Canadian Evaluation Society Conference that was so impressive that we commissioned the presenter, Stephanie Evergreen, to conduct a webinar for the Cathexis staff. Stephanie challenged us to move beyond the tried-and-true Excel graphs towards visuals that get the message across. Gone are the days of unsightly gridlines, repetitive… More
Developing Performance Measures Through a Consultative Process
At the 2013 Canadian Evaluation Society Conference, Martha McGuire and Melissa McGuire of Cathexis, along with Charene Gillis, formerly of the Accessibility Directorate of Ontario (ADO), shared their experience developing quality of life performance measures in a consultative way. The ADO is interested in knowing whether the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act is really… More
We’re up for the EvalPartners Innovation Challenge
Hot off the press! We’ve just learned that a submission to the EvalPartners Innovation Challenge, featuring a Cathexis contribution, was successfully short listed. So, you may be wondering what exactly is the Innovation Challenge? We’ll fill you in… EvalPartners, the global partnership to strengthen national evaluation capacities, recently put forth the Innovation Challenge for Voluntary… More
AEA…Here we come!
Cathexis is excited to be represented at the 2013 American Evaluation Association’s (AEA) Conference by two sessions: Making the development of performance indicators a transformational experience (Martha McGuire) Shared measurement strategies: How to help different organizations measure the same thing in the same ways (Adina Jacobson, Melissa McGuire and Rochelle Zorzi) If you haven’t… More
Evaluation & Cartoons: Do these 2 things go together?
At the most recent 2013 Canadian Evaluation Society Conference we challenged attendees to tap into their creative side and draw an evaluation cartoon! Check out some of the artistry below: [singlepic id=34 w=560 h=480 float=center] For more evaluation cartoons, check out the contributions of Chris Lysy to his website devoted to evaluation cartoons. Amazing!
Cathexis rides to conquer cancer
We’re proud to announce that our CEO (Rochelle Zorzi) will be joining the Enbridge Ridge to Conquer Cancer. After months of hard training, she will ride her bicycle 200km between Toronto and Niagara falls. Proceeds from this charity benefit The Campbell Family Institute at The Princess Margaret, one of the top five cancer research centres… More