- Building trust with an evaluator helps that person understand your needs as an organization and can bring greater objectivity, precision, and usefulness to an evaluation.
- Look for an evaluator who brings enthusiasm and life to an evaluation or other project. This helps infuse new ideas for improvement into the organization.
- Select an evaluator who is serious about professional development - individually and in collaboration with colleagues.
- When contracting for evaluation services, keep in mind the quality and value you receive.
- With proper training from an evaluation consultant, your organization can become self-sufficient with regard to your evaluation needs.
- Look for an evaluator who listens to your organizational needs, and then makes recommendations as necessary.
- Look for an evaluator who keeps his or her professional skills current, to include evaluation, consulting, management, and communication.
- Make meetings meaningful.
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