Building Diversity in the Evaluation Field September 21, 2017 | Cristina Magaña Incorporating culturally responsive and equity-focused evaluation methods is key to ensuring that evaluation findings are effective and useful, especially when working with vulnerable communities. At Harder+Company, we support equity-focused evaluation methods…
Building a Data Set for Systems Change September 5, 2017 | Raúl Martínez California has invested a significant amount of money and time to build an impressive early care and education system to serve over 500,000 children under age 5. Understandably, it is…
Evaluating Innovative Approaches to Engage Caregivers August 22, 2017 | Willow Mata In California, most children under two years of age are cared for by extended family, friends, neighbors and other informal caregivers. Those first two years of a child’s life provide…
Tools for collaborative relationships between funders and grantees August 3, 2017 | Jennifer James The Colorado Health Foundation has a vision to make Colorado the healthiest state in the nation. As they set out on a new strategy to create healthy schools, they knew…
Making Evaluations of Evidence-Based Models Culturally Appropriate July 26, 2017 | Courtney Huff Over the past decade, there has been growing interest in using evidence-based practice models to improve outcomes for clients in various settings. One area where we see more application of…
Bringing Data-Driven Management to the Social Sector June 21, 2017 | Mary Gray “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…
