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Legislative Staff Nominating Committee is seeking nominations for legislative staff to serve on the 2012-2013 NCSL Executive Committee as Staff Vice Chair or At-Large Members. More

Webinar: Hugging the Cactus--Wrapping Arms Around Media

Though there are fewer reporters covering capitols today, they still need comment and reaction to breaking news. Hear the reasons why you should work with the media. More

NCSL 2012 Legislative Summit

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Professional Development Seminar

Picture of pencil & paper The NLPES Professional Development Seminar was held September 19 -21, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. The seminar offered professional development opportunities for program evaluators of all skill levels. Links to the presentations used during the seminar are now available. More

Awards are in the Air...

Webinar There have been nominations for Grammies...Oscars...Golden Globes. Now it's time to think about the most important award - the NLPES awards. NLPES offers awards in the following categories - Excellence in Evaluation, Excellence in Research Methods, and Certificates of Impact. NLPES alsopresents an Outstanding Achievement Award. The deadline for application packages is May 17, 2012. More

NLPES News

NLPES News is published three times per year in the spring, summer, and fall. The July 2011 edition is now online and ready for your reading! More

Question of the Month

This month's topic: In what circumstances, if any, would your office protect from public disclosure statements made to your staff by someone interviewed during an evaluation or audit? More

Podcast: Celebrating Excellence

Picture of Award Trophy July 2011 Podcast-- NLPES offers awards in three categories:

Excellence in Evaluation. Awarded to only one office in a given year.
Excellence in Research Methods. May be awarded to a maximum of three offices in a given year.
Certificates of Impact. No limit on the number of offices that may receive an impact certificate. More

Survey Report: Ensuring the Public Trust

Program Policy Evaluation’s Role in Serving State Legislatures. More

New Training Resources

Stack of Books Critical thinking is a vital part of our project work. PowerPoints on this and other important skills are available on our Training page. Also look for the overview document that provides a description of each PowerPoint. It is located first in the list of document titles. More

Legislative Staff Management Institute: Aug. 25-Sept. 1, 2012

LSMI Logo Apply Now! LSMI is a unique eight-day intensive executive management training program for senior legislative staff. It focuses on the practical application of tools that staff can use to meet the increasingly complex policy and management demands confronting state legislatures. Application Deadline is May 25. More

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