“In this era of scarcity and seismic change, high performance matters more than ever. The social and public sectors simply don’t have the resources to expend on efforts that are…

There is growing acknowledgment in the social and public sectors of the importance of creating conditions for meaningful and inclusive community engagement in research and evaluation. A recently launched initiative,…

In the age of evidence-based practice, the role of practitioners—the teachers, social workers or program officers who provide a service—is often overlooked when evaluating results. Yet, the practitioner is a…

America’s 28 million small businesses account for over 50% of all sales and almost half of the jobs in the United States. The smallest of these businesses, known as micro-businesses,…

Foundations are a key audience for many organizations. Researchers like us want to share insights from evaluations to help inform funders’ practices and strategies. Funders often want to engage their…

Funders that have ambitious goals to change large systems often create partnerships with intermediaries and evaluators to realize their visions. But what does it take to make these partnerships work…