This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at medium.com/innovationnetwork. Part of our role as evaluators is to communicate learnings so that people can easily understand and translate those learnings for their own work — in many ways, we are failing in this role. As I was working on the Equitable Communications Guide (published last […]
Is A Learning Log Right For You?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at medium.com/innovationnetwork. By Rebecca Perlmutter and Cory Georgopoulos, Innovation Network Senior Associates As evaluators, we’re always seeking to incorporate methods that help us collect data in comprehensive and equitable ways. In recent years, we have found learning logs to be critical tools for enhancing our […]
A Meta Reflection on Equitable Communications: Behind-the-Scenes of Creating the Equitable…
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at medium.com/innovationnetwork. A Meta Reflection on Equitable Communications: Behind-the-Scenes of Creating the Equitable Communications Guide After researching ways to share our findings and reports with equity in mind, we realized there wasn’t a go-to resource for equitable communications in the evaluation field. Together, we were […]
What Reparations Taught Me as an Evaluator
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at medium.com/innovationnetwork. Over the past year, I’ve been diving deep into concepts around reparations — in a course I took about reparations for slavery in the US (check out my 5 Key Takeaways!), as well as in my dissertation work where I’m looking at reparations as a […]
Inspiration Week Highlights
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at medium.com/innovationnetwork. Written by Rebecca Perlmutter, Innovation Network Senior Associate Inspired by our friends at CEI, who begin every January with two weeks of independent study, we decided to pilot a similar week for the first of week of January. The purpose of the week […]
Transforming our decision-making
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at medium.com/innovationnetwork. “The truth is, structure matters. How you do your work is equally as important as the work itself” Kendra Hicks — Resist Foundation Author’s note: I started working on this blog post in May 2023, only a few weeks after we began piloting the decision-making structures […]
Finding Our Stories through Digital Storytelling
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at medium.com/innovationnetwork. The act of creating our stories and sharing them with others is a powerful way to better understand our experiences. I realized this in a training on digital storytelling with the Institute for Social Science Research at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. I’ve […]
Building Equitable Structures
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at medium.com/innovationnetwork. As I step into my role as the Director of Innovation Network, I am reminded that I am not alone. My strength as a leader comes from my ability to set free the amazing knowledge and talent around me: from the Innovation Network […]
Toward a Collective Power Framework
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at medium.com/innovationnetwork. Written by Alissa Marchant and Cory Georgopolous Current Knowledge on Collective Power Advocacy evaluation is a rapidly growing field that has seen the emergence of several frameworks for building power for social change, measuring equity, coalition effectiveness, collective impact and creating communities of […]
Equitable Facilitation: Tips, Tricks, and Tools
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at medium.com/innovationnetwork. This blog post is co-authored by Anvi Mridul and Rebecca Perlmutter. “Before we begin, I want to acknowledge the power dynamics created by virtue of me leading this meeting. I also want you to know that while I would like this to be […]