Identifying Markers of Change at Multiple Levels Interview with Western States Center

DONATE Identifying Markers of Change at Multiple Levels Interview with Western States Center Dan Petegorsky and Kalpana Krishnamurthy  are staff members of Western States Center, which was established to help strengthen and further develop the progressive movement in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. For more than two decades, the center has served … Read more

We Need Tools, Capacity and Partnership Interview with National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

DONATE We Need Tools, Capacity and Partnership Interview with National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights Since 1986 the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR) has served as a forum to share information and analysis, build community capacity, raise awareness, strategize and coordinate national efforts toward securing healthy, safe and peaceful lives for … Read more

Rigorous Self-Assessment Helps Keep Us on Track Interview with Miami Workers Center

DONATE Rigorous Self-Assessment Helps Keep Us on Track Interview with Miami Workers Center Gihan Perera and Badili Jones of the Miami Workers Center (MWC) reflected on evaluation of their organization’s work in relationship to its deep neighborhood and community organizing over the last 10 years and how evaluation will fit into plans to organize statewide with … Read more

Foundations Share Approaches to Evaluating Racial Justice Work

DONATE Foundations Share Approaches to Evaluating Racial Justice Work Soya Jung is a consultant for non profits and public interest projects, providing project management and organizational development services to local and national organizations. From 2001 to 2006 she was the Grants and Program Director for the Social Justice Fund NW, and played a key role … Read more

Measuring Progress, Reducing Structural Racism: How Do We Know it When We See It?

DONATE Measuring Progress, Reducing Structural Racism: How Do We Know it When We See It? Sally Leiderman is President of the non-profit Center for Assessment and Policy Development. She is an experienced evaluator of efforts aimed at reducing institutional racism, supporting racial equity or building more inclusive communities, including Project Change; the Bridging Initiative of … Read more

Structural Racism and Critical Participatory Evaluation

DONATE Structural Racism and Critical Participatory Evaluation Michelle Fine, Distinguished Professor of Social Psychology, Women’s Studies and Urban Education at the Graduate Center, CUNY has taught at CUNY since 1992 and is a founding member of the Participatory Action Research Collective. Michelle’s research has been organized through participatory action research and focuses how youth think … Read more

Communities of Practice: A Process for Evaluating Racial Justice Work?

DONATE Communities of Practice: A Process for Evaluating Racial Justice Work? Maggie Potapchuk is the founder of MP Associates, dedicated to building the capacity of organizations and communities to effectively address racism and privilege issues for building a just and inclusive society. She co-created racialequitytools.org and evaluationtoolsforracialequity.org. Her research includes Community Change Processes and Progress … Read more

Critical Issues Forum Vol. 3 Resource Listing

DONATE Critical Issues Forum Vol. 3 Resource Listing The link above lists a few of the many publications, journal articles and websites that address the core issues built upon in this volume, including structural racism and systems thinking, culturally competent and participatory evaluation, and/or evaluations that address issues of advocacy, social justice, diversity or equity. … Read more

Foreword (Critical Issues Vol. 1)

DONATE Foreword – Critical Issues Vol. 1 Gara LaMarche, a long-time human and civil rights advocate, is president and CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies. Before joining Atlantic, LaMarche served as vice president and director of U.S. Programs for the Open Society Institute. The debate inside and outside California about AB 624, the state bill that … Read more

Beyond AB 624: Reframing for the Long View

DONATE Beyond AB 624: Reframing for the Long View Lori Villarosa is the executive director of Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity. Prior to launching this initiative in 2003, she spent 11 years at the Mott Foundation, where shedeveloped its U.S. Race Relations portfolio. She serves on the board of the Winthrop Rockefeller and Paul J. … Read more