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We are coordinators of the Strengthening Capacity for Equity in New England Collaborative (SCENE Collab), an initiative featured in this week’s posts: How did you become the evaluator you are today? What shapes your path? Each of us got into evaluation through unique avenues. While it’s amazing to have such variety in paths, we see …

SCENE Collab Week: Strengthening Capacity for Equity in Evaluation Through Regional Networks by Emily Gates, Min Ma, and Andres Castro Samayoa Read More »

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 »

Hello everyone! I am Rita Sinorita Fierro, editor of this AEA365 week, sharing collective work in our evaluation field. No one transforms in isolation. Reading books and learning new vocabulary is great, but not enough. Personal and collective work transforms ourselves, our communities, and our world. We authors focus not only on what we do …

Decolonization in Evaluation Week: Decolonizing and Racial Healing as Bridge-building by Rita Sinorita Fierro Read More »

“Men need feminist thinking.”  bell hooks* Almost 20 years ago I heard bell hooks for the first time and her recent death just two months ago reminded me how much her words simultaneously shook and hugged me (even in an auditorium her words never felt like a lecture). I am Tom Kelly, recently independent consultant …

White Privilege Awareness Week: Relationship With My Own Maleness by Tom Kelly Read More »

Hi, I’m Libby Smith (they/them). I’m an educator, evaluator, and organizational healing consultant. I’m a white, queer person who has spent a lot of time reflecting on their gender this past year. Currently I live and work on Anishinaabe land known as Menomonie, WI. I’ve spent the better part of my nearly 50 years living …

Connecting the Intra/Inter/Structural Week: An Invitation to Explore the Universal Current of Life by Libby Smith Read More »

Hello. We are Kelly Hannum and Jara Dean-Coffey. We’re independent consultants who have each worked in evaluation (as well as strategy and organizational development) for 20+ years. Lately, our work has focused on philanthropy in the United States. If you know us, you know we care deeply about the Equitable Evaluation Framework™ . It is …

Breaking Free: Transforming the Practice of Evaluation: Moving from an Evaluator Pipeline to an Evaluation Ecosystem by Kelly Hannum and Jara Dean-Coffey Read More »

Greetings! This is Clare Nolan, co-founder of Engage R+D and the Funder & Evaluator Affinity Network. I’m interested in how evaluators can work together to transform evaluation into a stronger force for racial equity and justice. Over the years, I’ve been involved in a variety of conversations about the evaluation field’s oft-lamented “lack of diversity.” …

Breaking Free: Transforming the Practice of Evaluation: Tired Narratives about Talent in Evaluation by Clare Nolan Read More »