The Glass Frog Podcast

Making Evaluation Simple with Chari Smith


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We are excited to be kicking off Season 4 of the Glass Frog Podcast with  evaluator and author Chari Smith! Chari is the founder of Evaluation into Action,  which partners with nonprofit professionals to create realistic and  meaningful program evaluation processes. She teaches workshops aimed at  helping nonprofit professionals understand the value of program  evaluation, and recently published her first book that helps early  career evaluators, nonprofit professionals, and students learn how to  create and implement an evaluation plan. The book, Nonprofit Program Evaluation Made Simple: Get Your Data. Show Your Impact. Improve Your Practice, is on shelves, so order your copy today!

Chari is a proud member of the Oregon Program Evaluators Network  (OPEN) and the International Society of Evaluation Education (ISEE). She  is also an active member of the American Evaluation Association (AEA)  and serves on their Nonprofit and Foundations Topic Interest Group (TIG)  Leadership Council. As of summer 2021, she is also an adjunct faculty  member for the University of Portland’s Pamplin School of Business  Nonprofit MBA program. Chari is passionate about her work and brings her  enthusiasm, insight, and expertise to each project.

Chari is also available to speak on a range of topics that will both  inspire and inform. If you have an upcoming conference or event, please  reach out to her through her website. Feel free to view her opening plenary session at the American Evaluation Association conference 2020.

Participate in a workshop with Chari! On Thursday,  July 29 at 9:00 AM PST, Chari will be giving a workshop titled  Measurable Outcomes Made Simple. If you work with nonprofits or want to  learn a more collaborative approach to creating outcomes, please join  Chari. You can learn more and register for the workshop here.

You can connect with Chari on Twitter (@evalenthusiast), LinkedIn, or by e-mail at [email protected]

We talk with Chari about her artistic interests as well. She wrote a song about evaluation (!), which you can hear on her website. You can also learn more about her creative endeavors using the links below:

  • Chari writes music, plays and musicals. Learn more about her creative adventures at: charismith.com
  • Evaluation as Jazz – Comfort Pandemic Music with Michael Quinn Patton, original music by Chari Smith.
  • Portland Mini Musical Festival 2020: Book Club. Book, Music, and Lyrics by Chari Smith.  A group of women in varying stages of their adult lives, come together  under the pretense of discussing a book. The book never gets discussed,  but wine is imbibed, secrets are shared and support is given. It is a  heartfelt tribute to the power of friendship among women, no matter what  their age. (Please note, this video opens with a song that is for the  entire performance of all 6 mini musicals. Book Club starts right after  the song and is about 20 minutes.)
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