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 ev

Season 3 Finale with Chris Lysy

Dec 8th, 2020

Welcome to the final episode of Season 3 of The Glass Frog Podcast! This episode we got to talk with evaluator, consultant, cartoonist, and all around nice guy Chris Lysy. We’ve been following Chris on and off for a few years now through his bl

Jen and Rebecca talk about auxiliary staffing programs

Dec 7th, 2020

In this episode, Jen and Rebecca continue their discussion about their project on the study of the ancillary benefits of education programs. (If you haven’t seen the first part of this episode, you can check it out here. It will get you up to s

Jen and Rebecca talk about teacher residency programs

Dec 7th, 2020

In this episode, Jen and Rebecca talk for the first time about one of their own projects: a study of the ancillary benefits of education programs. That may sound wonky, so let us explain. All nonprofit education programs have primary goals — so

Collective Impact Models with Teresa McCaffrey

Oct 26th, 2020

We had a chance to talk with Teresa McCaffrey of the Educational Partnership Center (EPC) at University of California, Santa Cruz this month. EPC oversees a collection of 10 programs aimed at preparing underrepresented students for college. Alt

Evaluating STEM Education Programs with Kathy Haynie

Sep 8th, 2020

This month, we talk with Kathy Haynie, Director of Haynie Research and Evaluation, about evaluating STEM education programs. Kathy has worked in the STEM evaluation field for almost 20 years and was gracious enough to let us pick her brain on h

Photography and Evaluation with Madhawa Palihapitiya

Aug 4th, 2020

This episode, we are excited to bring you the wisdom of Madhawa “Mads” Palihapitiya. Originally from Sri Lanka, Mads currently teaches at University of Massachusetts – Boston and is an expert in conflict resolution and violence prevention, whic

Arts Integration with Stefanie Singer

Jul 6th, 2020

Welcome to Season 3! We're kicking off our season by talking with Stefanie Singer, who is the Program Director for Everyday Arts for Special Education (EASE), a New York City-based program operated by Urban Arts Partnership.EASE is an arts int

Season 3 Trailer!

Jun 29th, 2020

The Glass Frog Podcast is back for its third season! Amidst the chaos and heartbreak of 2020, we're hoping that the podcast can offer our listeners not just a chance to learn something new, but a brief, monthly respite from all of the disorder.

BONUS episode! Cultivating Interpersonal Effectiveness

Feb 17th, 2020

Surprise! You (and we) thought we had finished up season 2, but then we had an opportunity to talk with some folks about an issue we think and care a lot about and we couldn't pass it up. Welcome to our bonus episode on cultivating interpersona

BONUS episode! Cultivating Interpersonal Effectiveness

Feb 17th, 2020

Surprise! You (and we) thought we had finished up season 2, but then we had an opportunity to talk with some folks about an issue we think and care a lot about and we couldn’t pass it up. Welcome to our bonus episode on cultivating interpersona

Evaluating international programs with Pau Aragay Marín

Jan 6th, 2020 1h 4m

Welcome back! This month, we conclude Season 2 by talking with our old friend and colleague, Pau Aragay Marín. Pau is Director of Impact and Organizational Improvement at Educo. Educo is a global NGO that acts in defense of children, ensu

Evaluating international programs with Pau Aragay Marín

Jan 6th, 2020

Training Future Evaluators

Dec 3rd, 2019

Welcome back! This may surprise you, but, despite our girlish good looks and youthful dispositions, we aren't spring chickens. It's been a while since we were in school and we're a little out of touch with what young people are learning these d

Training Future Evaluators

Dec 3rd, 2019

Welcome back! This may surprise you, but, despite our girlish good looks and youthful dispositions, we aren’t spring chickens. It’s been a while since we were in school and we’re a little out of touch with what young people are learning these d

Building a Learning Culture with Andrew Taylor and Ben Liadsky

Nov 4th, 2019

We talk this month with Andrew Taylor and Ben Liadsky of Taylor Newberry Consulting, a program evaluation firm just outside of Toronto, Canada. Andrew and Ben chat with us about building a learning culture — what it means and how foundations

Building a Learning Culture with Andrew Taylor and Ben Liadsky

Nov 4th, 2019

Evaluation of Health Initiatives with Kerry Anne McGeary

Oct 7th, 2019

This month we had the opportunity to chat with Dr. Kerry Anne McGeary at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Kerry Anne is an economist who transitioned from a more traditional academic research role into the role of program officer at the Fou

Evaluation of Health Initiatives with Kerry Anne McGeary

Oct 7th, 2019

Empathy in Evaluation

Sep 3rd, 2019

This week, Jen and Rebecca chat about the role that empathy can play in program evaluation. This chat was inspired by a workshop the Glass Frog team held internally a few months ago to discuss what empathy is, its importance for our work, an

Empathy in Evaluation

Sep 3rd, 2019

Evaluating collaboratives with Kyrah Brown and Susan Wolfe

Aug 5th, 2019

Welcome back! This month we had the pleasure of talking with Kyrah Brown and Susan Wolfe about evaluating community collaboratives. We define what collaboratives are, Susan and Kyrah’s approach to evaluating them, and some of the fun and cha

Evaluating collaboratives with Kyrah Brown and Susan Wolfe

Aug 5th, 2019

Welcome back! This month we had the pleasure of talking with Kyrah Brown and Susan Wolfe about evaluating community collaboratives. We define what collaboratives are, Susan and Kyrah's approach to evaluating them, and some of the fun and challe

Season 2 Trailer!

Jul 29th, 2019

We are thrilled to be back for our second season of the Glass Frog podcast! If you’re new to the podcast, we started it as a way of both connecting with people who were doing interesting work and learning about new topics related to measure