Transforming Funder and Evaluator Relationships for a More Equitable and Effective Field
July 15, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm MDT
DESCRIPTION
Join Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) and the Funder and Evaluator Affinity Network (FEAN) for a discussion series on actionable solutions to five urgent issues in the field of philanthropic evaluation. The series is a call to action to deepen the impact of evaluation and learning in philanthropy and advance a more equitable and effective field. Session 2 will focus on actionable strategies to make evaluations more useful to philanthropy and to make change in the field and organizational practice so that evaluators of color can flourish.
Audience: Program staff of grantmaking institutions and learning/evaluation/strategy officers and consultants are strongly encouraged to attend.
Program Goals:
- Share the FEAN Call to Action series and the urgent issues in philanthropic evaluation they highlight
- Propose actions funders and evaluators can introduce in their practice and workplaces
- Discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by the issues, the strategies, and deeper partnerships between funders and evaluators
JOIN US
Thursday, July 15, 2021
3:00 – 4:15 pm EDT / 2:00 – 3:15 pm CDT / 1:00 – 2:15 pm MDT / 12:00 – 1:15 pm PDT / 11:00 am – 12:15 pm AKDT / 9:00 – 10:15 am HST
FACILITATORS
- Pilar Mendoza, Engage R&D
- Carise Mitch, Equal Measure
PRESENTERS
- Rachele Espiritu, PhD, Change Matrix Founding Partner
- Kim Ammann Howard, The James Irvine Foundation
- Nikki Kalra and Sarah Stachowiak, ORS Impact
- Fontane Lo, Blue Shield of California Foundation