Eval 2021
2021-11-08 - 2021-11-12 | Zoom
Our theme for 2021 is “AEA at 35: Meeting the Moment”. It is a time for celebration and also a time for reflection on our practice of evaluation. It is a time for us to share our stories about what we have learned over the past 35 years.
“Meeting the Moment” begs the questions: What is our history? What is today’s context? and How will we move forward? It invites an examination of the trajectory of what was, what is, and what will be.
“AEA at 35: Meeting the Moment,” suggests that this is a time for us to look into the mirror and reflect on ourselves as individual professionals and as a field of evaluation. This is our opportunity to recognize the realities of today’s uncertain times, to share what we have learned, to talk about opportunities and missed opportunities and to examine how we are transforming evaluation practice to meet the complex challenges of the moment. Some of those challenges regard diversity and inclusion; social justice; equity; global systems change; multicultural, local, national and international connections and partnerships and globalization, etcetera.
Evaluation is not one story with one evaluation narrator. It’s a collection of stories from different voices and different times and different places and different people who have very different evaluation experiences and something unique to share. For AEA, 2021 is not only a time for us to celebrate our 35th anniversary, but also a time for us to share what we have learned, what we are doing now that shapes our evaluation life, and what we are doing and planning to better our society and our planet.
As you prepare to submit proposals for AEA’s 2021 conference, please consider how our practice of evaluation has been shaped by the past and how we are adapting to meet today’s challenges.
PROPOSALS DUE MAY 10

Interactive Mapping with Arc GIS
2022-09-13 08:00 - 09:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Join us on September 13th at 12pm ET for our fall workshop: Interactive Mapping with Arc GIS. During this workshop attendees will receive an introduction to mapping using ARC GIS and an overview of how to use data found via the Open Baltimore portal to create maps. Presenters will also share websites and maps users can explore to understand and gather insights about Baltimore.
Register here: https://lnkd.in/eAazt6Dn

Shiree Teng's "Measuring Love" framework
2022-10-07 08:00 - 09:00 | Zoom
Join Minnesota Evaluation Association (MNEA) for an upcoming event presenting Shiree Teng as she discusses her Brown Paper, “Measuring Love.”
As a follow-up to the MNEA Book Club’s selection this year, All About Love by bell hooks, Shiree will share more about the “Measuring Love” Brown Paper and lead participants in a discussion to delve deeper into its concepts.
Please register here by October 1, 2022.
*Note: ASL interpretation will be provided.
Here’s a snippet from the “Measuring Love” Brown Paper:
“In this Brown Paper, we call upon love as an antidote to injustice. We call for a catalytic, decolonizing, transformative love. We break open what we mean by self love; love for, with, and of others; love that is a community practice; and power fused with love. We discuss why it matters; where “we” are in the journey from the current state of this practice to where we want to (and need to) go; and how we believe we will get there. Finally, we discuss how we “measure” transformative love, or rather, how we can know it when we see it and how we can document its power for change.”
Shiree Teng has worked in the social sector for 30+ years as a social and racial justice champion—as a front line organizer, advocate, network facilitator, capacity builder, grantmaker, and evaluator and learning partner. Shiree brings to the work a lifelong commitment to social change and a belief in the potential of groups of people coming together to create powerful solutions to entrenched social issues.

Seattle Evaluation Association - Annual Business Meeting - Equitable Evaluation Framework
2022-10-19 11:00 - 12:30 | Zoom
Join the Seattle Evaluation Association for our annual business meeting and learn more about the Equitable Evaluation Framework.
Register here: https://evalseattle.org/event-4980949
As philanthropy evolves and moves to centering equity, assessment, research, learning, and evaluation strategies must also evolve. What is the Equitable Evaluation Framework (EEF) and how do we engage with the EEF? Join your colleagues to learn more about how the Equitable Evaluation Initiative is seeding and growing a field of EEF practitioners to shift the paradigm.
Marcia Coné, Director of Practice Engagement and Evolution at the EEF, leads the Equipping for Transformation cadré of support to Practice Partners. Her focus is on building a field of evaluation, learning, and research practitioners who advance the Equitable Evaluation Framework by expanding definitions of rigor, validity, and embracing 21st century complexity.
In the summer of 2020 Marcia launched the Equipping for Transformation Practice Partner Platform, a robust ecosystem of organizations and individuals in multiple spaces and modalities design to help partners interrogate and evolve their evaluation practices, promote shared inquiry and learning, reflect and innovate, catalyze cross-sector thought leadership, and contribute to field-building.
For nearly three decades, Marcia has worked in partnership with NGOs, Philanthropy, PSOs, and Grassroots and Grasstops leaders to shift the paradigm and create cultures where intersectional equity is at the center. She brings a depth and breadth of experience that fuels her passion for moving the philanthropic sector away from a traditional framework towards bold philanthropy that is a catalyst for change.
Following the keynote address, the Seattle Evaluation Association will review the last year at the association and discuss plans for the year to come.
This event is open to both members and non-members. If you are a member, please join the meeting and tell us what you like about being a member and what we can improve . If you are considering becoming a member, please join this conversation and let us know what the Association can offer.

Unpacking Health Equity with Institutions and Communities: A Roundtable Discussion
2022-11-04 07:00 - 08:00 | Zoom
Chicagoland Evaluation Association invites you to a virtual roundtable of evaluators addressing health equity in Chicagoland. Health equity is a complex issue because it overlaps with policies, systems, and environments, as well as community-level context and health disparities that are historic and closely linked to systemic discrimination of resources. As a point of departure in this event, we will acknowledge the disconnect between health equity as a concept held by institutions and the application of health equity in communities. All panelists will then share their journey as champions for health equity. We hope to see you there.
Panelists: Erik Elías Glenn, MSW, Christina Iyengar, Dr.PH, MPH, Diana Lemos, PhD, MPH, Dr. Gregory Phillips II, PhD, MS
Moderator: Shana Alford
FREE for BAE members (see passcode here: https://baltimoreareaevaluators.com/members-area/)
$10 for guests

American Evaluation Association 2022 Conference
2022-11-06 - 2022-11-12 | Maryland
The American Evaluation Association (AEA) is hosting Evaluation 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana, November 7 – 12. Register for Evaluation 2022 today! http://bit.ly/2s3QSOG

After the American Evaluation Association Conference Sharing Circle
2022-11-17 07:00 - 08:00 | Zoom
Join BAE and reflect on the American Evaluation Association Conference!
All are welcome!
If you attended the conference, come share some highlights.
If you did not attend the conference, come catch up on what you missed.
This is an informal chance to share resources and catch up on resources and trends.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAlcOmtqjooGdL6AahjR4JGLKXWPj8KS_Jp

EASL Evaluation Leaders Series
2023-02-07 08:00 - 2023-06-01 09:00 | Zoom
A web-based virtual series of 5 American Evaluation Association leaders who will share their experiences with local evaluators in St. Louis and beyond. All of these individuals have been the president of the American Evaluation Association and are currently involved with supporting program evaluation research, education, professional development and/or running evaluation practices.
BAE Members
$10/session or $30 for the series
Find discount code in the members only section here.
General Public
$20/session or $60 for series

Virtual Interactive Logic Model Workshop
2023-03-07 12:30 - 14:00 | Zoom
The Baltimore Area Evaluators (BAE) invite you to a virtual interactive workshop on logic models. Bring your logic model questions, logic model problems, and let’s dig into how to make and use logic models.
Click here to register

Asking the Right Question: Tips for Writing Inclusive Surveys
2023-06-20 08:00 - 09:30 | Zoom

Dos and Don’t for Working with Evaluators
2023-10-24 08:00 - 09:00 | Zoom
How do I pick the best evaluator for my project?
How can I effectively communicate my needs to a consultant?
How do I help them understand our work? What will working with an evaluator cost me?
Join the BAE board and colleagues for a panel discussion on how to find, hire, and collaborate with external evaluators at our quarterly virtual Lunch and Learn. All are welcome, not just data workers! This session will be helpful for anyone working in any capacity with external evaluators.

Click here to register

BAE In-Person Meet Up
2023-11-30 12:00 - 14:00, 2024-02-26 12:00 - 14:00 | R House, 301 W 29St, Baltimore, Maryland, 21211
Meet other evaluators in Baltimore. Eat good food and swap stories.

Hands-on Data Viz Makeovers
2023-12-13 07:00 - 08:00 | Zoom
Do your charts and graphs need a makeover? Do your data visualizations create more questions than they answer? Join Baltimore Area Evaluators for a practice session where we will transform real world examples and take participant questions on how to communicate more clearly with your images. Bring your own graphs for live coaching and your questions! All skill levels welcome, anyone with Google Sheets, Excel, Powerpoint, or Canva can make a great data visualization.
Free to register and get the Zoom link:
https://bit.ly/3QY9YCL

Unlock the Power of Low Code for Evaluation Data Management
2024-03-13 08:00 - 09:00 | Zoom
Join Baltimore Area Evaluators for an exciting presentation led by data and technology expert Erica Miller. Dive into the world of low code platforms with an enlightening presentation, tailored for learning evaluators seeking to revolutionize their approach to designing and implementing evaluative tools. Discover how low code solutions can simplify the creation of custom evaluation forms, surveys, and analytics tools, eliminating the need for complex coding. Learn to seamlessly integrate these tools with existing systems, streamline data collection, and unlock powerful insights through advanced analysis and reporting features. Whether you’re an educator, evaluator, or developer, this session will equip you with the knowledge to leverage low code platforms for efficient, effective evaluation management.

In-Person Meetup at Red Emma's
2024-05-16 13:00 - 15:00 | Red Emma’s, 3128 Greenmount Ave, Baltimore, MD, United States
Join us at Red Emma’s in the Free School (downstairs) for a casual gathering of evaluation and data professionals. We will have an informal conversation, share and crowd source strategies, chat and eat!

Crafting Evaluation Reports That Make a Splash
2024-06-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Maryland
Have you ever circulated an evaluation report to stakeholders and … [insert crickets chirping here]? Move from text-heavy and academic-language-laden documents to vivid, impactful, and accessible reports. Join us to discuss storytelling practices, audience tailoring strategies, and real case studies.
Register at https://bit.ly/3wOgDs2

Join us at the BAE fall networking event!
2024-10-17 13:30 - 15:30 | Belvedere Square, 529 E. Belvedere Ave., Baltimore, MD, 21212, United States
With the cool fall breeze rolling in, it’s a perfect time to gather at our upcoming networking event! This is a casual meetup and opportunity to connect with fellow evaluators and discuss what you want from BAE. Whether you’re a long-time member or just thinking of joining, we’d love to spend time with you and hear your input.

📅 DATE: Thursday, October 17
⏰ TIME: 5:30-7:30pm
📍 LOCATION: Belvedere Square
529 E. Belvedere Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21212

Questions? Drop us a line at baltimoreareaevaluators@gmail.com.

We Did It, So Can You! Unique Approaches Turning Theory Into Practice to Build Evaluation Capacity
2024-12-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
⭐Bring your thoughts and questions for this discussion! ⭐

In 2023, Fierro Consulting, Inc. designed and delivered a professional development workshop at the AEA Annual Conference to enhance evaluators’ knowledge and skills in Evaluation Capacity Building (ECB). Four workshop attendees from the non-profit and public sectors will share lessons learned from their experiences moving from theory to practice. Specifically, we will provide a brief overview of ECB, including its intended outcomes, and share four examples from the field to demonstrate how creating and implementing an ECB strategy ultimately affected change in organizational evaluation practice including, but not necessarily limited to:

mainstreaming/embedding evaluation in an organization,
altering the frequency with which evaluations are performed,
enhancing evaluative thinking, and
shifting from doing evaluations to sharing insights from evaluations across an organization and effectively learning from them.

Come hear directly from these new evaluation capacity builders about creating organizational environments that are supportive of high-quality evaluation practice.

Speakers:

Leslie A. Fierro, McGill University (Co-author of the new CDC Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health)
Heather Codd, Pyxis Management, Inc
Renee Boyer, Syracuse City School District

Emily Frost, March of Dimes

Jordyn Livingston, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

Lashonda Williams, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

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⭐Register on Zoom! See you there!

February Networking Meetup
2025-02-13 12:30 - 14:30 | Maryland
Many of you have asked for events in different locations, and we’re thrilled to announce that this gathering will be hosted in Ellicott City. Come as you are to connect with fellow professionals, exchange ideas, and enjoy a relaxed evening together!

Not sure how to find us?

We want to make it as easy as possible for you to find us! Here’s what we’re doing to help:

📍 Look for signs at the venue to point you in the right direction

📱We’ll post a photo of our location on our social media

LinkedIn

Facebook

Twitter

✉️ If you’re lost or unsure where to go, shoot us an email at baltimoreareaevaluators [at] gmail.com. We’ll be checking it throughout the night.

Beyond Measurement: Integrating Participatory Approaches in Program Evaluation Planning & Implementation
2025-03-12 08:00 - 09:00 | Zoom
Traditional program evaluation often centers funder-driven metrics, but what happens when we shift power and invite communities into the process? This session explores how participatory approaches can transform evaluation planning and implementation, making them more inclusive, meaningful, and actionable. We’ll discuss strategies for co-designing evaluation frameworks, using decolonized data collection tools, and embedding community-driven insights into the Results-Based Accountability (RBA) framework.

About the presenter: Dawn Valentine

Dawn is a social entrepreneur and founder of Valentine Consulting. She believes in the power of advocacy and thinks reliable data combined with a fantastic story is the best way to capture people’s attention. In her journey as a consultant, she has worked alongside governments, nonprofits, coalitions, and academic institutions conducting primary research as well as consultation for monitoring and evaluations for programs that shift paradigms to reduce human suffering.

Ms. Valentine studied Healthcare Administration at Washington Adventist University, Public Administration and Public Policy at Walden University, and Public Health with an emphasis in epidemiology at George Washington University.

She has more than a decade of experience in community-based public health and social science research and more than five years of experience in program evaluation and continuous quality improvement. She has worked as the Project Coordinator/Director on multiple research projects funded by NIH and CDC; Program Director for long term care facilities funded by CMS; lead evaluator for DC Tobacco Control, CDC Community Transformation Grant, Chronic Disease Program: Million Hearts and DC Rape Prevention Program.

➡️ Click here to register to attend on Zoom! ⬅️

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May In-Person Networking and Meetup
2025-05-08 13:30 - 15:00 | Family League of Baltimore Co-Op, 1734 Maryland Ave, Baltimore, MD, United States
You’re invited🌸Join us for an in-person networking event to reconnect, meet fellow evaluators, and enjoy casual conversation with colleagues in the field. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or new to evaluation, all are welcome!

✨ Have a project, presentation, or report you want feedback on? Have a burning evaluation question? Bring it with you – this is a great space for idea-sharing and support.

📢 There will also be opportunities to learn more about opportunities to get invovled with BAE, including Board positions and Program Committee membership, in anticipation of elections this summer.

📍We’ll gather at Family League of Baltimore’s office space at The Co-Op: 1734 Maryland Ave, in Station North. Street parking is typically easy to find, and there will be signs at the door to guide you in. If you’re lost or unsure where to go, shoot us an email at baltimoreareaevaluators [at] gmail.com. We’ll be checking it throughout the night.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Results Based Accountability lite: an introduction and practical applications
2025-09-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Join us for Baltimore Area Evaluator’s fall webinar
Results Based Accountability lite: an introduction and practical applications
➡️ Click here to register to attend on Zoom! ⬅️
Results Based Accountability (RBA) is a popular evaluation framework, born right here in Maryland. Join us from an introduction to an evaluation model that is non-punitive, prioritizes story telling, and is simple for pros and laypeople alike to use. We will briefly present the basics of how the framework uses measures performance for systems and programs, and allows users to collaboratively make meaning and action plan based on data. Then we will jump into how we apply RBA in real life at Baltimore’s Promise and Family League of Baltimore, using the principles to meet the needs of large portfolios of grantees in perinatal health, youth development and family support. You will leave the session with concepts you can use right away in your work, including aligning your performance measurement to RBA’s three key questions:
1. How Much we do/ How Many we serve
2. How Well we do it, and
3. Is anyone Better Off as a result.

About the presenters
Jessie Tartanian is the Director of Data and Evaluation at Family League of Baltimore. She holds an MPH in community health education from the City University of New York in 2013. She has over 15 years of experience with evaluating youth development, food systems, perinatal health, and family support programs in NYC and Baltimore. Jessie loves supporting practitioners to measure their impact and find new ways to make our communities healthier and more just places to live and learn. Her special evaluation interest is data visualization, especially handmade soft viz gaining popularity in feminist data nerd circles. She and her family live in Baltimore County. She is a BAE program Committee member and former board member.
Bridget Blount joined the Baltimore’s Promise team in 2018 and serves as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer. She is leading efforts to build an integrated data ecosystem in Baltimore that supports more equitable outcomes for young people by ensuring access to quality programs and coordinated supports as they transition into successful adulthood. Before joining Baltimore’s Promise, Bridget served as Director of Data and Evaluation at the Family League of Baltimore, where she led the development of citywide data systems for summer learning, out-of-school time, and prenatal home visiting programs. She also held roles at New Pathways and St. Francis Neighborhood Center supporting disconnected youth.
Bridget is a PhD candidate in Public Policy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, specializing in Evaluation and Analytics. She holds a Master’s in Applied Psychology from New York University and bachelor’s degrees in Kinesiology and Psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park. She is also an Equity in Practice Fellow with Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy at the University of Pennsylvania.

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BAE Fall meetup
2025-10-07 17:30 - 19:00 | Baltimore’s Promise, 5 N Calhoun St, Baltimore, MD, 21223, United States
Join us for an evening of connection and conversation. This meetup is all about coming together, sharing space, and supporting one another. Whether you’re looking to build new relationships, reconnect with familiar faces, or simply enjoy being in community, we’d love to see you there.
Ample street parking available. No RSVP required!

The Evolving Role of AI in Evaluation
2025-12-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Join us at BAE’s Winter Webinar and hear from evaluators and data professionals who are integrating AI into their everyday work. Panelists will discuss how they use AI to enhance efficiency, support data analysis, and streamline communications while thinking carefully about ethical considerations. They’ll also share what’s working, what’s tricky, and explore issues such as bias, confidentiality, and data quality. Our conversation about navigating this new space will have plenty of time for questions and discussion!
➡️ Click here to register to attend on Zoom! ⬅️

Panelists include:
Dr. Valerie Ehrlich brings 20 years of learning and evaluation experience across nonprofits, higher education/academia, and consulting. Her work explores human-centered approaches to technology adoption in mission-driven organizations. As Founder and Principal Consultant of Mission Bloom Consulting, she specializes in helping professionals at all levels, from independent consultants to small teams to foundations and larger organizations, leverage generative AI as a thought partner for more effective evaluation and learning.
Dr. Kantahyanee Murray is Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of Lift Every Voice Evaluation, Research, and Strategy, a nationally engaged organization that works through relationship in service to racial equity, racial healing, social justice, liberation, systems transformation, and shifting power to communities. She is committed to centering the voices of those most impacted by inequities and furthest from justice, and believes in the power of equity-focused, community-engaged and participatory approaches. Kantahyanee’s interest in leveraging AI as a tool for equitable and liberatory evaluation, emphasizing ethical practice and expanding opportunities for marginalized communities to shape the future of AI as creators and innovators, has led to some internal (i.e., staff experimentation) and external strategies (i.e., community capacity strengthening) ensuring AI contributes to more just and equitable outcomes.
(AI was used in the development of this brief biography)
Brandon Sepulvado, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Methodologist at NORC at the University of Chicago. He partners with public sector organizations at the state, national, and international levels to strengthen data infrastructure and responsibly apply artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance evidence-building capacity. His work includes the use of AI in evaluation efforts and additionally focuses on assessing the fitness-for-purpose of AI tools in research and evaluation activities.

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Winter Meet-Up
2026-01-29 17:30 - 19:00 | R House, 301 W 29St, Baltimore, Maryland, 21211
When: Thursday, January 29, 5:30-7pm
Where: R. House, 301 W 29th St, Baltimore, MD 21211
Venue: R. House is a food hall with lots of options for everyone – and a parking lot! Come as you are to connect with fellow professionals, exchange ideas, and enjoy a relaxed evening together.

Event Notes:
6:00 pm Program Committee member Jessie will lead a brief share-out on takeaways from the American Evaluation Association national conference, with space for others to share recent learnings.
6:30 pm We’ll gather for a group photo.

Not sure how to find us?
Look for signs we’ll have printed at our tables
We’ll post a photo of our location on our social media
If you’re lost or unsure where to go, shoot us an email at baltimoreareaevaluators@gmail.com. We’ll be checking it throughout the night.
Enjoy BAE events and webinars? Help us continue to host great events like this by donating $5. We truly appreciate your support!
