American Evaluation Association’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Working Group: Discussions, practices, and models centered around anti-oppression in the evaluation community

For the past three years, Nisaa Kirtman has served as Co-Chair for the American Evaluation Association DEI Working Group (WG) comprised of 17 members of AEA with expertise in evaluation approaches centered around justice, liberation, and equity. The WG focused on (including, not limited to) “DEI principles,” advocating for a general statement in all organizational […]

4 Key Takeaways from the American Evaluation Association Conference 2018

By Claire Quimby, Jennifer Borland, and Alison Allen Last week, a handful of our staff converged with other practitioners (both virtually and in-person) at the American Evaluation Association’s annual conference in Cleveland. This year’s conference drew over 2700 registered attendees and featured more than 1700 sessions. To say that inspiration and ideas were flowing would […]