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Environmental Equity: Measurement and Evaluation Considerations

2013 EENP Forum

Day 3: Sept 24, 2013 • 1:00pm-2:15pm • Great Hall By Richard Gelb, King County Process, distributional, and intergenerational equity increasingly are priority focus areas for communities, public agencies, tribes, and foundations.  Though still not included in many performance management constructs and evaluation methods, new equity measurement standards, data sets, techniques and approaches are emerging to help account for and optimize progress in these domains.  At this café, we’ll explore how process, distributional, and intergenerational... Read More ››

EENP: A Social Network Analysis

2013 EENP Forum

Day 3: Sept 24, 2013 • 1:00pm-2:15pm • Great Hall By Ken Vance Borland; Judy Soule, Conservation Planning Institute; Debbie Gowensmith, Groundswell Services Here you can get an introduction to using social network analysis (SNA) for evaluation, as we use our SNA of Forum participants to explain methods and give a live demo of producing social network maps. Then together we will interact with the maps to explore relationships, strengths, gaps, and future opportunities among the... Read More ››

Introducing the Systematic Review

2013 EENP Forum

Day 3: Sept 24, 2013 • 1:00pm-2:15pm • Great Hall By Lisa Gaines, Oregon State University; Rob Fiegener, Oregon State University Information overload? Cherry-picking information? What does the existing science/evidence say? Systematic reviews can be a tool to uncover the breadth (or lack thereof) of scientific evidence in natural resources and the effectiveness of policy or management actions. We will introduce the systematic review process and ask, “Where can this make a difference in the... Read More ››

Share and Explore Models for Evaluating Behavior Change

2013 EENP Forum

Day 3: Sept 24, 2013 • 1:00pm-2:15pm • Great Hall By Kara Crohn How do we evaluate whether programs move people from awareness of an issue, to taking action, to advocating for change? Come discuss! I will share how a panel study tracks customer engagement with energy efficiency programs. Share your examples! Example discussion topics: integrating loyalty models with logic models, designing surveys/observation guides. Kara Crohn is a Managing Consultant at EMI. She has 14... Read More ››

How to Guide for Marine Spatial Planning Outreach

2013 EENP Forum

Day 3: Sept 24, 2013 • 1:00pm-2:15pm • Great Hall By Libby Whiting This is a summary of a How-To-Guide for outreach that supports Marine Spatial Planning for Washington’s coast. Results from outreach workshops, overview trainings and webinars were analyzed and compiled into a lessons-learned report. This panel will discuss the higher level findings and helpful hints that can be applied to any outreach process. Libby Whiting is a Washington Sea Grant Hershman fellow currently... Read More ››