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What's New (and Different) with TCEC?

by Sarah Hellesen
June 18, 2025

New Releases

At its core, evaluation is about change. In California tobacco prevention, we use evaluation to learn what works and what doesn't, continually improving our efforts. And sometimes, yes, even your friendly evaluation associates make changes to how we do things internally.

Check out what's new and different at TCEC:

FERs, BERs, and Interim Reports! Oh my!

Somewhere over the rainbow, it's evaluation reporting time, and you may be thinking, "We're not in Kansas anymore!" Well, if you're looking for some magic behind the curtain, there's no place like a webinar with TCEC to share tips and resources for writing your FERs, BERs, and Interim Reports.

The Ghost of Evaluation Future

by Catherine Dizon
December 13, 2024

Evaluation Planning

As your Ghost of Evaluation Future, I’ll give you a glimpse into what’s in store for 2025.

Disseminating and Sharing Evaluation Results

All California Tobacco Control Program (CTCP) funded partners are invited to join the Tobacco Control Evaluation Center (TCEC) for our webinar, Disseminating and Sharing Evaluation Results! In this webinar, we will discuss tips, tools, and considerations to keep in mind when prepar

pile of papers representing the process of reporting

TCEC Webinar on Evaluation Reporting: the why, when, and who

Join TCEC for a webinar on evaluation reporting: why, when, and who.

PitFALLs in Evaluation: Reporting Unexpected Challenges

Join us for series of webinars on limitations in evaluation. On Oct. 21st, we'll cover why it is crucial to include limitations in your reports for transparency. On Oct.

Reporting in Brief: FAQs about BERs

by Sarah Hellesen
October 07, 2021

Reporting Results

As we head toward the end of the calendar year, we’re approaching the end of the reporting period for local lead agencies. If you haven’t already, it’s time to start writing your Final Evaluation Reports (FERs) and Brief Evaluation Reports (BERs)!

It’s also the time of year when TCEC starts receiving more questions about FERs and BERs, including a big one: What’s the difference?

PitFALLs in Evaluation: Limitations & Transparency

Join us for series of webinars on limitations in evaluation. On Oct. 21st, we'll cover why it is crucial to include limitations in your reports for transparency. On Oct.

PitFALLs in Evaluation: Research and Evaluation Biases

Join us for series of webinars on limitations in evaluation. On Oct. 21st, we'll cover why it is crucial to include limitations in your reports for transparency. On Oct.

Just Right: What it takes to write a useful evaluation report

April 22, 2020

Reporting Results

Once upon a time (it seems so long ago in the wake of current events) during the month of FER-bruary, the Tobacco Control Evaluation Center (TCEC) held a series of four webinars that explained what goes into writing a good final evaluation report. It all comes down to telling an efficient story that has just the right amount of detail.