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Hello AEA friends –

This is Corrie Whitmore, the 2023 President of AEA. I’m thrilled to be in Indianapolis for EVAL2023: The Power of Story and hope to see many of you here, attending workshops and conference sessions and enjoying the great local attractions.

Our conference week kicks off on October 9, which is also “Indigenous People’s Day.” Indigenous People’s Day is special to me, because I’m the mother of Indigenous children, and also because it offers such a clear example of The Power of Story. Let me explain.

Hi! I’m Susan Foutz, Director of Research and Evaluation at Indiana’s most visited cultural organization, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. Founded in 1925, we are proud to as our role as a community anchor and tourist attraction. I’m sure you know that Indianapolis is home sports teams and world-class sporting events, from the Colts, Pacers, and Fever, to Big Ten conference events, and the Indy 500. As a mid-sized city and state capital, Indianapolis also has a lot to offer in terms of arts and culture. Here’s a round-up of fall exhibits at local museums, organized by their distance from the conference location at the JW Marriott.

Our names are Nisaa Kirtman and Ayesha Boyce. In our prior post from yesterday, and today, we continue to reflect on the importance of generational wisdom. We all need a witness to our stories, as validation and evidence Stories carry significant meaning in all cultures and ethnicities. We bask in stories and shared lived experiences …

DEI Working Group Week: Passing Generational Wisdom: Using Narrative and Oral History to Honor Legacies (Part II) by Nisaa Kirtman and Ayesha Boyce Read More »

I’m Maryfrances Porter, Ph.D., CEO and Founder of Partnerships for Strategic Impact, and one of the ImpactStory coaches. We have spent the last 15+ years coaching, training, and supporting small- to medium-sized nonprofits in telling masterful impact stories. The nonprofits we work with are big enough to care about data, but not big enough to …

Lessons Learned from Day-to-Day, Real-Life Evaluation for Small- and Medium-Sized Nonprofits by Maryfrances Porter Read More »

Welcome to a week of posts focused on Decolonizing Evaluation.  We are on stolen land. Indigenous peoples are still here.  The American Evaluation Association (AEA) headquarters sit on the unceded ancestral lands of the Nacotchtank (Anacostan) and neighboring Piscataway and Pamunkey peoples. The areas along the Anacostia and Potomac River watersheds, Chesapeake Bay, and the …

Decolonizing Evaluation Week: Welcome to Decolonizing Evaluation by Sheri Scott and Michael Petillo Read More »