Improving Child Outcomes through Home Visiting February 19, 2019 | by Monica Braughton and Kristi Koumjian For decades, home visiting programs have supported parents of young children to increase healthy behaviors, improve parent-child interactions, and promote early literacy. These programs offer hands-on parent education and coaching…
Helping California Arts Nonprofits Collect Meaningful Data on… February 5, 2019 | by Nicole McGovern, Taylor Anderson and Sophia Lee One size doesn’t fit all when it comes to supporting arts nonprofits as they collect data for learning and evaluation. This was especially true in our work with the Exploring…
Five Steps Toward a “Full Cost” Approach to… January 22, 2019 | by Amy Goldman, Ellen Marya and Richard Vezina How can funders and nonprofits get on the same page when it comes to communicating the actual costs of running a nonprofit organization? Nonprofits operate with incredible resourcefulness, but many…
Applying Systems Thinking to Better Serve Youth from… January 7, 2019 | by Noé Rubén Chávez Noé Rubén Chávez, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, College of Science and Health, where he collaborates on research, teaching, and mentoring efforts…
Evaluating a Bold Approach to Economic and Social… October 25, 2018 | by Cristina Magaña, Diana McDonnell and Mildred Ferrer How can we build economic and social mobility for low-income families? This question may seem daunting, but the Family Independence Initiative (FII) is tackling it with ingenuity. FII invests in…
Where to find Harder+Company at #eval18 October 24, 2018 | by Carly Chillmon We’re excited to meet with our evaluation colleagues in Cleveland at the upcoming Evaluation 2018, the annual conference of the American Evaluation Association. If you are attending the conference, our staff…