Health in Common
141 Bannatyne Ave Suite 200 R3B 0R3 Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Two weeks away! Let’s face it, even with online survey tools easily available, you still need to apply survey design principles. Join us to learn how to use surveys to gather feedback about your program. This workshop will help you:... understand basic principles and practices of survey design and deployment apply good design principles to enhance validity ensure tools are accessible and appropriate to the desired audience Who should attend? People who plan, deliver, evaluate or talk about the intended results of a program (e.g., program staff, coordinators, managers). Register today! healthincommon.ca/learning4impact

Did somebody say FREE services?! Congratulations to our most recent Pro Bono Services recipients; Bike Winnipeg, Dufferin Agricultural Society Inc., Merchants Corner Inc., and The Women’s Resources Centre! We are eager to get started and look forward to working with you. A big thanks to all who applied. Missed our last call for applications? Not to worry we intend to put out another call in the next fiscal year. Keep an eye on our eNewsletter and social media channels and b...e the first in the know! . . . . #healthincommon #hicwpg #nonprofitwpg #nonprofit #evaluation #eval #strategicplanning #stratplanning #stratplan #facilitation #datavisualization #datamanagement #winnipegbiz #exchangedistrict #ywg #onlyinthepeg #exchangedistrictwinnipeg #wpgofinstagram #wpgnow #Learning4Impact #surveydesign #focusgroups #focusgroup #interviewtraining

Extra! Extra! Have you read our March eNewsletter? There’s still space to sign-up for our spring #Learning4Impact workshops! Register to learn about planning and evaluation foundations and using #excel for evaluation. Check out who our most recent PRO BONO recipients are! ... Read our latest blog, Now What? Three Ways to use your Evaluation Findings. Find it all on our website, www.healthincommon.ca . . . . #healthincommon #hicwpg #nonprofitwpg #nonprofit #evaluation #eval #strategicplanning #stratplanning #stratplan #facilitation #datavisualization #datamanagement #winnipegbiz #exchangedistrict #ywg #onlyinthepeg #exchangedistrictwinnipeg #wpgofinstagram #wpgnow #Learning4Impact #surveydesign #focusgroups #focusgroup

Masked up, (mostly) distanced pandemic work birthday parties are a thing... right? Earlier this week, Ben was pretty adamant we put on our party hats and wish Erin a happy birthday in style

The spring warm up is coming and we’re here for it! Still not ready to leave the house? We’ve got six upcoming ONLINE #Learning4Impact workshops help strengthen your planning and evaluation knowledge and skills through interactive, applied learning. Check em out at www.healthincommon.ca/learning4impact . .... . . . #healthincommon #hicwpg #nonprofitwpg #nonprofit #evaluation #eval #strategicplanning #strategicplan #stratplanning #stratplan #facilitation #datavisualization #datamanagement #winnipegbiz #exchangedistrict #exchangedistrictbiz #companyculture #hicblog #ywg #onlyinthepeg #exchangedistrictwinnipeg #wpgofinstagram #wpgnow See more

If you want good data, you need the right data collection tools. Join us to learn how to choose the method that will work for your program. This workshop will help you: understand the pros and cons of a range of data collection methods choose the right method to answer your planning and evaluation questions... Hope to see you around our Zoom room! www.healthincommon.ca/learning4impact . . . . #healthincommon #hicwpg #nonprofitwpg #nonprofit #evaluation #eval #strategicplanning #stratplanning #stratplan #facilitation #datavisualization #datamanagement #winnipegbiz #exchangedistrict #exchangedistrictbiz #companyculture #ywg #onlyinthepeg #exchangedistrictwinnipeg #wpgofinstagram #wpgnow #datacollection #datacollector #virtualworkshop

With the cold snap behind us (), Ben’s ready to shed his winter gear and end this week early.

Not-for-profits have a positive impact in our communities. In an effort to further strengthen the not-for-profit sector, Health in Common is providing pro bono planning and evaluation services. Pro bono services can include facilitating stakeholder engagement, developing a strategic plan or evaluating an initiative. Initiatives with services valued between $5,000 and $20,000 with a realistic plan to implement (within one year or less) will be considered. Government departments, individuals, political activities and exclusively religious initiatives are not eligible. **The deadline to apply is NOVEMBER 27, 2020. Please share widely!** http://ow.ly/AbZ650BSyiA

Up on the blog! Read about how we collaborated with Wayfinders Manitoba to develop an Excel dashboard that tracked their volunteer hours in real-timeand why staff buy-in is so important in the process. http://ow.ly/IZuf50CpzRP

TEN MORE DAYS TO GET YOUR APPLICATIONS IN! Help us share this post far and wide! Not-for-profits have a positive impact in our communities. In an effort to further strengthen the not-for-profit sector, Health in Common is providing pro bono planning and evaluation services. Pro bono services can include facilitating stakeholder engagement, developing a strategic plan or evaluating an initiative. Initiatives with services valued between $5,000 and $20,000 with a realistic p...lan to implement (within one year or less) will be considered. Government departments, individuals, political activities and exclusively religious initiatives are not eligible. The deadline to apply is NOVEMBER 27, 2020. healthincommon.ca/pro-bono-planning-and-evaluation-services

Want to learn how to communicate and present your data clearly? Next week we’re talking about tips and tricks you can use in your reports, one-pagers, and daily communications that will help your work get noticed. Join us on NOVEMBER 25 to explore data visualization and plain language principles, helping make your work relevant for the people you want to engage. This workshop will help you:... understand best practices around data visualization and plain language communicate and present data clearly November 25 11:30 am 1pm Delivered via Zoom REGISTER TODAY - healthincommon.ca/calendar/reporting-matters/

Hope your Monday is chugging along nicely, friends! If you haven’t already, catch up with us in our November eNewsletter! Check out our latest blog Free Feels Good and get the details about our PRO BONO services. DEADLINE TO APPLY IS NOVEMBER 27.... Read about why the Change Management Practitioner certification may be for you our next virtual offering is December 7-11. Take a look at our Learning4Impact workshops the final ones of 2020! THAT AND MORE: http://ow.ly/pCLa50CanpQ

In case you missed it...

Been one of those weeks, tbh.

Friends - a message from our team:

Develop your ability to manage & implement #change successfully with our Change Management training and certification program. Based on the Change Management Institute's Change Management Body of Knowledge. Our next offering is Oct.26-30. Space is filling up fast - register today! http://ow.ly/jnfH50BGBao

Change is inevitable. Sometimes change is a result of our own decisions, other times it is completely out of our hands. The past months have made this clear. Change is hard but we can help! Read our latest blog post - http://ow.ly/1R5N50BuV5z #HiCblog #changemanagement

We’re always on the hunt for comfortable spaces to host small group training sessions in Winnipeg physically distanced, of course. Have a lead on a venue that we should check out? Send us a DM or email Sara! [email protected]

See what we’ve got going on this month in our September eNewsletter! Get all the details and register for our next cohort of Leading4Impact running October 2020 March 2021 Read about why the Change Management Practitioner Certification may be for you our next offering is October 26-30th... Get all the details on how to apply for our PRO BONO planning and evaluation services deadline is November 27th That and more http://ow.ly/iJyh50BnbFU

Technically still summer but feeling A LOT like fall Enjoy the short week ahead!

Allllllmost there. We’re coming for you, September Long Weekend!

Next week! Pivot tables can help you quickly explore your data. Join us to better understand, analyze and summarize information. Register today & share widely! http://ow.ly/B73U50BgjyT #Learning4Impact #HiCWorkshops

We’re so excited to be offering a chance for YOU to become certified as a Change Management Practitioner. As change is inevitable, we need to develop our ability to deal with it before, during and after it happens. Developed in partnership with the Change Management Institute, APMG International's Change Management certification is designed to equip you with knowledge, theories and approaches to implement successful change initiatives.... Is this for you? Are you responsible for leading, managing or supporting change initiatives? Are you working in an organization where a change initiative is being planned or taking place? Do you want Change Management Foundation and Change Management Practitioner certification? If you answered yes to any or all of the above, then Change Management Certification could be for you. We’d love to have you join us October 26-30 Visit healthincommon.ca/change-management/ to register!

One-pagers are a great way to quickly and effectively share stories and findings. If done well, they are a bite-sized, visually appealing document that supports a key message or takeaway. Before you start communicating findings with a one-pager, it’s important to ask yourself two questions Who is my audience? and What is my point? while remembering to keep it simple along the way. In our latest blog post, we give you tips on how to tell your organization’s story with a on...e-pager: http://ow.ly/eCdY50B8Hip Want to learn more about how we can help? Reach out healthincommon.ca

This was fun - thanks for having us Wolseley Family Place!

Read all about how our new training initiative, #Leading4Impact, came to life in our blog post: Reflections on Change within a Change Project. Thinking about joining us for our second cohort? Learn more: http://healthincommon.ca/leading4impact

Introducing Leading4Impact! Leading4Impact is a co-learning opportunity designed to increase your ability to plan, implement and sustain organizational planning and evaluation practices. Leading4Impact equips you with change management knowledge, theories and approaches to effectively guide planning and evaluation initiatives.... Focused on strengthening your organization’s planning and evaluation culture, Leading4Impact will explore: how change impacts, and is affected by, individuals and organizations how to unlock resistance to change how to support and motivate individuals and teams Registration is now open for our next cohort running October 2020 March 2021. https://healthincommon.ca/leading4impact/

Value for Money #Evaluation is used to describe a program’s value in four key areas: Economy: focuses on inputs to demonstrate that the program was delivered with adequate resources Efficiency & Equity: focuses on activities and reach to demonstrate the program was delivered in the right ‘quantity’ (cost/unit analysis) and to the right people... Effectiveness: focuses on achievements to demonstrate the program has the desired effect We use a simple approach to value for money evaluation that builds on your program’s existing framework or logic model. Contact us to learn more!

A big part of the work we do at Health in Common is strategic and operational planning. We engage stakeholders to assess the current context, clarify direction, identify strategic priorities and outline a plan to achieve goals and objectives. Thinking about revisiting your organization’s 3- or 5-year plan? Reach out to see how we can help! healthincommon.ca

Virtual workshop next week! You want feedback from program participants, but don’t know where to start. Join us to learn about making space to hear from people in a focus group or interview (e.g. confidentiality and framing questions). This workshop will help you:... understand the advantages and disadvantages of interviews and focus groups use good design principles and practices in qualitative data collection Register today: http://ow.ly/Mxx150AWs4Z

Catch up with us in our August eNewsletter! Get details on how to apply for our PRO BONO planning and evaluation services Check out this month’s #Learning4Impact workshops Read our latest blog: So, you want to create a one-pager... http://ow.ly/Ov0m50AQGlM #HiCBlog #HiCProBono See more

Did you know that we provide Facilitation and Stakeholder Engagement services? We can help you: Develop and implement an engagement process... Identify and engage stakeholders Facilitate meetings and consultations Reach out to learn more! https://healthincommon.ca

Have you ever been asked to take a quick look at an evaluation report before a meeting? There you are, reading p.25 of sized 12 Times New Roman font eyes slowly closing only 5 more pages to go Don’t get me wrong, that long report has value However, many readers simply don’t have the time or energy to digest a 30-page report. Check out our July blog post about engaging reporting! http://ow.ly/58pv50ALB3w

Check out our upcoming August workshops Space is limited, register today! https://healthincommon.ca/calendar/ August 19 Design Interviews & Focus Groups You want feedback from program participants, but don’t know where to start. Join us to learn about making space to hear from people in a focus group or interview (e.g. confidentiality and framing questions).... August 26 Explore Pivot Tables Pivot tables can help you quickly explore your data. Join us to better understand, analyze and summarize information.

Today, we logged off of Zoom and talked about our values while enjoying some good food and great company. If you can believe it, it was the first time we’ve all been together (in-person) since FEBRUARY! Reunited and it feels so gooooood

What we say to ourselves before every virtual workshop... Happy Wednesday! #Learning4Impact

Check out our upcoming July workshops Space is limited! https://healthincommon.ca/calendar/ July 8 Explore Excel Data: Patterns and Formulas ... Are you able to use basic Excel formulas? Join us to learn how to set up an analysis sheet and practice writing basic formulas. July 9 Survey Design Basics Even with online survey tools easily available, you still need to apply survey design principles. Join us to learn how to use surveys to gather feedback about your program. July 15 Easy Excel Charts Quantitative data can tell a story about your program if you can create accessible charts. Join us to learn to create basic data visualizations by adapting Excel generated charts. July 22 Delivery Matters: Effective Presentations Have you ever been to a presentation that keeps you engaged from beginning to end? Join us to talk about how you can share information in a presentation that is remembered for the right reasons.