American Evaluation Association: Evaluation 24

Amplifying and Empowering Voices in Evaluation

We’re excited to share a resource guide that illustrates how our place-based approach has enhanced community engagement and led to more meaningful evaluations, providing valuable context for our sessions.

Evaluation 2024 Resource Guide

TCC Group Sessions:

Wednesday, October 23rd

• Workshop: Evaluating Advocacy and Policy Change Initiatives: Concepts, Design Strategies, and Methods – Presented by Jared Raynor, Sarah Stachowiak (ORS Impact), Joel Gutierrez (ORS Impact)
• “We Have the Data, Now what? Engaging New Stakeholder Voices in the Interpretation and Use of Evaluation Findings” – Poster Presentation by Lisa Frantzen and Kathleen O’Connor

Thursday, October 24th

• “A Journeyman’s (or Journeywoman’s) Guide to Evaluative Journey-Telling” – Presented by Charles Gasper

Friday, October 25th

• “Theory-Driven Evaluation, the Future is Now! Leveraging Artificial & Augmented Intelligence to Better Understand and Articulate Program Theory” – Presented by Stewart Donaldson (Claremont Evaluation Center, The Evaluators’ Institute, Claremont Graduate University), Charles Gasper, David M. Fetterman (Claremont Graduate University), Jessica Renger, (Kaiser Permanente)
• “Unveiling Media Narratives: A Deep Dive into Content Analysis Leveraging Technology and Machine Learning” – Presented by Charles Gasper and Seth Tucker
• “Understanding the Emerging Field of Evaluation in Corporate Social Good: A Benchmarking Study” – Presented by Jared Raynor, Lisa Frantzen, Alyna Wyatt (BHP Foundation), Morgan Buras-Finlay (Raya Cooper Impact Consulting)

Evaluation 2024 Resource Guide