There are some great evaluation resources out there to help you get started.
Essential Evaluators: Seeks to gather evaluators in a common space to dialogue, reflect, and support each other in a world upended by COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter protest movement. This is a time of uncertain and unknown expectations in our professions, in our institutions, and in our communities. We invite you to join us as we rethink, revision, and ultimately redefine our roles as evaluators and our place in museums.
Below are just a few websites (in no particular order) you might want to visit; hopefully they will inspire you, impress you and energize you - welcome to the world of evaluation!
American Evaluation Association Blog: A Tip-a-Day for and by Evaluators
Free for Program Evaluation and Social Research Methods
Better Evaluation: Sharing Information to Improve Evaluation
The Measured Nonprofit: Improving lives through evidence-based decision making
Fresh Spectrum: Filling the research and evaluation world with cartoons (yes, cartoons!)
Ann's Blog: Equipping you to collect, analyze and visualize data
Evergreen Data: Intentional Reporting and Data Visualization
Three professionals were asked to provide some thoughts on museum visitors for the digital magazine Plinth Forum (dedicated to promoting and highlighting innovative and educational programming within museums and cultural institutions). I contributed a short piece titled: What's in a Name? What does it Really Mean to Call Someone a Visitor?
What do jelly beans, Matchbox cars and wordles have to do with evaluation? Find out in these three video reports.