Updated on September 24, 2018
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CREATORS
Emma Perk @emperky | emma.perk@wmich.edu
Lyssa Wilson Becho @ly_wilson | lyssa.becho@wmich.edu
OVERVIEW
One-page reports are a great way to provide a snapshot of a project’s activities and impact to stakeholders such as advisory groups, college administrators, and NSF program officers. Summarizing key evaluation facts in a format that is easily and quickly digestible engages the busy reader and can make your project stand out.
Although traditional, long-form evaluation reports are still an excellent way to distribute evaluation results, one-page reports increase the engagement, understanding, and use of evaluation for both the current grant and leveraging findings with potential follow-up grants.
HANDOUTS
All resources are open-source and available for download and sharing. Please let us know if you have any questions or recommendations! Click on images to download!
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10 Steps to Creating One-Page Reports | Creating One-Page Reports Worksheet | Creating One-Page Reports Feedback Form |
EXAMPLES
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- South Seattle College (2018) | Emma Perk & Lyssa Wilson Becho
- EvaluATE Webinar (2017) | Emma Perk & Lyssa Wilson Becho
- Science Festival Alliance (Page 1) | Goodman Research Group, Inc.
- Science Festival Alliance (Page 2) | Goodman Research Group, Inc.
- How Real Time Evaluation | Magnolia Consulting
- UASTEC Report (2017) | Cosgrove & Associates
- Life Guide Program Overview (2017) | Lyssa Wilson & Kelly Robertson
- Life Guide Program (2017) | Lyssa Wilson & Kelly Robertson
- PathTech LIFE (2018)- Multiple One-Page Reports as Long Report (Page 1 of 9) | Emma Perk
- PathTech LIFE (Page 3 of 9) | Emma Perk
- PathTech LIFE (Page 4 of 9) | Emma Perk
- PathTech LIFE (Page 5 of 9) | Emma Perk
- Evaluation in ATE (2016) | Emma Perk, Lyssa Wilson Becho, Miranda Lee
- Theories of Evaluation TIG (2016 Page 1) | Corey Smith & Lyssa Wilson
- Theories of Evaluation TIG (2016 Page 2) | Corey Smith & Lyssa Wilson
- Webinar Facts (2015) | Emma Perk
Get more inspiration, check out our Pinterest page
GRID TEMPLATES
To use grids, click on grid to enlarge, then save as image file. Next, insert into PowerPoint or desired software for use. Remember to delete or hide grid before printing or creating a PDF. A video below walks through the steps of creating a letter size page in PowerPoint and how to insert the grids.
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EXTERNAL RESOURCES
Coolors.co (Color Schemes Generator)
Tableau: Eye-Tracking Study (Study on how viewers read dashboards)
Canva Design Elements and Principles (20 essential design guidelines)
Noun Project (Icon repository, free and paid options)
Pexels (Free stock images)
Pixabay (Free stock images)
Pik Wizard (Free stock images)
2017 American Evaluation Conference
Did you attend our presentation at the 2017 American Evaluation Association conference? Resources from the presentation including slides and handouts are available below.
Abstract: “We want a one-pager!” These words seem to be more common these days when working with clients. The new trend is to have reports full of visual charts and quick take-away pieces like one-pagers. Although traditional, long-form evaluation reports are an excellent way to distribute evaluation results to your stakeholders, not all stakeholders want to read a lengthy report. With attention to learning as a goal for evaluation, one-pagers allow more audiences to learn from the evaluation in a format that is easily and quickly digestible. Evaluation one-pagers are a great way to provide a snapshot of your evaluation results that your client can take and share with other stakeholders, participants, and the community. In this demonstration, we will provide you with the tools and resources you need to create effective one-pagers and share some examples that have worked well in our practice.
Below we have an array of materials from our presentation: handout, slides, GIF that shows design process, a video that illustrates how to set up a document in PowerPoint and additional resources.
Document Design Process (click on image below to start GIF):
See our start to finish production of a one-pager!