Several of TNC's partners are working on the creation of local, sustainable food systems. Check out Gavin Dandy from The SEED talking about their amazing work on CBC Radio! cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

We’ve heard from many funders looking to offer more flexibility and support to their grant recipients, but still wanting to ensure meaningful evaluation takes place. To help, we developed a new learning & #evaluation planning workbook: taylornewberry.ca/developing-you…

Why do we talk so much more about measurement than we do about learning? New blog post. shar.es/aWUgp1 via Evaluation Headlines

Our #ThursdayThought comes from from our latest blog: Practical Tools to Help Grantmakers Put Learning First. Read the full post here → buff.ly/3vxxbQh from Andrew Taylor & Ben Liadsky. #philanthropy #learninganddevelopment #grantmakers

Philanthropy's impact will shift and deepen when evaluation & learning leaders emphasize how critical listening to core communities is. The only way we can build power and sustain change is by listening to those who understand their communities best. 🧵1/2

On behalf of Digital Public Square (Digital Public Square), we're recruiting Black Canadians for focus groups to give feedback on a vaccine information game developed by DPS. Receive $40 for participating. Learn more at tinyurl.com/3tbzamc6. Please share with your networks!

In this #podcast, Andrew Taylor co-founder of Taylor Newberry Inc talks with Lynn Fergusson about what they’re each seeing as they support intentional, strategic thinking with #nonprofits and #funders in Canada. lnkd.in/du6dFKxJ Shout out DeGroote Business Center for Evaluation Innovation

Interested in gaining applied research experience, learning about community engaged research and working with other students and community partners to improve our communities? Consider working with us at the Research Shop/CESI.

Impact Conversations is switching to a monthly #podcast schedule - stay tuned for our next episode airing Sept. 29th with Tonya Surman In the meantime, tune into our most recent podcast with Andrew Taylor lnkd.in/du6dFKxJ #impact #strategy #evaluation

Great insight in plenary from Melanie Kawano-Chiu. People who seek to enter evaluation discussions are watching for signals that show whether they will be welcomed. What signals are those of us already in the convo sending, consciously or inadevertently? #Eval22

Before you ask the question “how to measure” you must first ask “why measure?” An elegant summary of impact measurement and management from Katsuji Imata #Eval22

Evaluators can and do influence the huge investment decisions of private sector social impact investors, says @LissaGlasgo. #Eval22

Idea for the mobile app at next years’ conference: once you build your personal schedule, it calculates the calories you will burn as you move from room to room. #Eval22

Amazing discussion on data violence led by Elizabeth McGee. #Eval22

Hey #Eval22 attendees, join Andrew Taylor & Ben Liadsky for their Saturday morning (8 a.m.) session - A Logic Model Can't Buy You A Coffee: Putting Human Relationships Back into the Evaluation Equation. We'll be in Celestin D and hope to see you there!

Great reflections from Cam on this year’s AEA experience. And some suggestions that anyone planning a similar event would do well to consider. #Eval2022