Dear Alaska Evaluation Community,

I hope everyone is enjoying their summers and that your year thus far has been filled with abundance. It's that time of year again when I reach out to curate articles for the AEA365 Blog (an AEA-sponsored daily blog that highlights helpful practices and resources for evaluators). This year, the Indigenous Persons in Evaluation (IPE) Topical Interest Group will have a dedicated week of articles starting October 13, and the IPE TIG is looking for seven contributions.

The purpose of the AEA365 blog is to share "hot tips, cool tricks, rad resources, and lessons learned" of interest to evaluators. These are intended to be low-burden write-ups—no more than 600 words. Additional guidelines are provided below.

Submission Guidelines:

• Articles should be 300-600 words, written in first-person prose, and more conversational than academic.
• Include a "Hot Tip," "Cool Trick," "Rad Resource," or "Lesson Learned" header, followed by a description and its usefulness.
• Use active links where appropriate.
• Posts should be educational rather than self-promotional.
• If including images, please provide alt text for each image.

If you are Interested:

If you would like to contribute a submission, please reply to Jeremy Braithwaite (email below) as soon as possible and let him know the general focus of your blogpost and when you anticipate having a first draft ready for review. If you are interested in preparing a submission, but are not sure on what topic, please also get in touch with him— he would more than happy to chat through ideas with you and help you zero in on a unique topic or issue.

How to Submit:

Send your blog post as a Word file to Jeremy at jbraithwaite@evaluact.com with the subject line “AEA365 Blog Submission." If you have preliminary ideas or questions, feel free to contact Jeremy beforehand. The TIG is here to support you through the submission process.

Important Dates:

Submissions need to be in no later than Friday August 30, 2024. This is a very firm deadline because all submissions need to be reviewed at multiple levels (first by the IPE TIG, then by the AEA365 Blog editorial team) prior to publication. 

Spread the Word:

If you know anyone who might have a unique contribution for the AEA365 Blog, please forward this call for submissions to them or send their contact details to Jeremy. Your recommendations and networks can help ensure a rich, diverse collection of perspectives and knowledge for our TIG-sponsored week.

Thank you for considering contributing to the AEA365 Blog!

Yours very truly,

Jeremy Braithwaite

IPE TIG Communications Chair