Reflection Room

READING + REFLECTION GUIDE

As an underpinning to the Equitable Evaluation Framework™, this paper explores philanthropy’s complex relationship with evaluation and invites the linking of cultural competence and equity-focused evaluation (The Foundation Review, 2014).  

The accompanying Reflection Guide supports individual and/or team reflection and discussion in lifting up what is most compelling in the reading, and taking a deeper dive on core concepts related to bringing culture directly into validity.

Featured Reading: Raising the Bar - Integrating Cultural Competence and Equity: EEF

READING + REFLECTION GUIDE

This Reflection Guide - featuring a fillable format - supports individual and/or team reflection and discussion in lifting up what is most compelling in a set of readings, and a deeper dive on core concepts related to validity and a focus on values and ethics. 

READING + REFLECTION GUIDE

This Reflection Guide - featuring a fillable format - supports individual and/or team reflection and discussion in lifting up what is most compelling in a readings set, and deeper dive on ways in evaluation, philanthropy and equity are in relationship (or not).

READING

This framing paper is a product of the Equitable Evaluation Project (now EEI) to set the stage for an invitational roundtable in 2017 where findings, implications and potential next steps were explored focusing primarily on philanthropic domestic evaluation practices. It provides grounding of what an EEF™ is (and is not) and lifts up what this vision requires across the evaluative process. Check out the related Reflection Guide, What are the Implications for Those Seeking Equity?

READING

This paper explores how race/racism has influenced both philanthropy and evaluation, and how an EEF shifts the current evaluation paradigm to be more aligned with philanthropic values and intentions (Dean-Coffey, J., 2018, American Journal of Evaluation). Check out the related Reflection Guide, What are the Implications for Those Seeking Equity?

PRESENTATION + HANDOUT + REPORT

The Equity Learning Club is an internally focused, self-guided model of readings, reflections, and group discussions focused on progressing from the problem (structural racism and implicit bias) to action (shifts we can make to promote equity). Vantage Evaluation staff shared what they’ve learned at the 2019 AEA Conference. Contact Laura Sundstrom to learn more at lsundstrom@vantage-eval.com..

• Read the overview.

• Access the related resources:

  • PRESENTATION: Building Our Own Capacity for EEF: An overview of our journey and lessons learned

  • HANDOUT: Shifting Our Perspectives: Tips for deciding if an Equity Learning Club is right for your organization and a list of resources

  • REPORT: EEF Design Challenge: Equity Learning Club (What we did and learned)

HANDOUT

This offers topline questions and considerations for centering and activating the EEF in response to these unprecedented times.