Baltimore Area Evaluators

After the American Evaluation Association Conference Sharing Circle
2022-11-17 07:00 - 08:00 (America/New_York) | 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

American Evaluation Association 2022 Conference
2022-11-06 - 2022-11-12
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

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

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.

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.

Interactive Mapping with Arc GIS
2022-09-13 08:00 - 09:00 | 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

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

Open BAE Board Meeting
2021-06-01 13:30 - 15:00 | Zoom
This monthly meeting of BAE’s Executive Board will be open to current members who wish to observe organizational business and ask questions. The next election for soon-to-be open Board officer positions is coming up shortly afterwards, so this meeting provides an opportunity for interested members to learn more about Board roles!
Zoom login information will be sent to members. Email the Board at baltimoreareaevaluators@gmail.com with any advance questions you may have.

Networked Improvement Communities
2021-05-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Join BAE Thursday, 5/6 at 12pm for our next lunch & learn event, in which we will welcome Chris Brandt, PhD, Associate at the Center for Assessment for his talk on networked improvement communities!

EERS Annual Conference
2021-05-03 - 2021-05-04 | Zoom
The EERS board is proud to announce that the 2021 conference is being held virtually on May 3 and 4, 11am-4pm EST. The theme of this year’s conference is Capacity, Complexity, Collaboration. We look forward to connecting with our evaluation colleagues in the Spring!

Data Viz Lunchtime Workshop
2021-04-30 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Are you interested in strengthening your data visualization skills? If so, take your lunch break with BAE on Friday, 4/30 from 12pm – 1pm to enjoy a FREE workshop on data visualization best practices!

Going Out on Your Own! Introduction to Independent Consulting
2021-02-17 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom
Join Baltimore Area Evaluators and Evaluation Association of St. Louis on 2/17 from 6:00pm-7:30pm to welcome Dr. Matt Feldmann Principal Researcher at Goshen Education Consulting, Inc. for his workshop: Going Out on Your Own! Introduction to Independent Consulting. This lively interactive virtual session will reveal the simple, but essential design and start-up skills needed for success as an independent consultant. The session will provide an overview of topics including: “Do I have what it takes?”, “What’s my Niche?”, and “How do I Market?” and will also include valuable samples, worksheets, and insider tips. You will identify your clients, your services, and your competitive edge. Are you ready to consult? #ICTopicChat

Evaluation Professionals & the 2020 Headlines
2021-01-26 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom
Join the board of Baltimore Area Evaluators on Tuesday, 1/26 to reflect on 2020. In this inaugural annual event, we will facilitate discussions on the Movement for Black Lives, the presidential election, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Attendees will have the opportunity to network with other data professionals, discuss how our roles as evaluators intersect with current events, and discuss how we can improve our profession in 2021.
