Evaluation Roundup - November 2021

December 8, 2021 Kristy Madsen

Welcome to our monthly roundup of new and noteworthy evaluation news and resources – here is the latest.

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#Eval21 — Resources

If you logged in to the American Evaluation Association conference this year (#Eval21) and participated in any of the sessions you may have been busy copy and pasting the links to resources that were shared in the presentations and the chats. Here are a few resources shared during this year’s conference.

White Supremacy Culture

A link to pages from the Dismantling Racism: A workbook for social change groups was shared during one the plenary session titled “Abolishing Carcerality and Whiteness in, through and around evaluation. It lists characteristics and antidotes to white supremacy culture which show up in our organizations and through our evaluation practice.

Advancing Health Equity: A guide to language, narrative and concepts

The American Medical Association has a guide on its website for stimulating thinking about language, narratives and concepts for promoting health equity.

Adopting Inclusive & Non-Violent Language

Elizabeth Grim also created a guide for inclusive language. This guide targets language related to data and evaluation and is a more concise guide than the AMA guide (listed above).

Outcome Harvesting Resources

If you are looking to learn more about outcome harvesting then head to this outcome harvesting website for a list of outcome harvesting resources and links all in one spot!

Journey Mapping Resources

If you have heard of a journey map but are not sure exactly what it is or where to start, then check out this overview by the Nielsen Norman Group. This article by User Interviews is also a great resource to see examples of journey maps.

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