Changing the way evaluators and funders work together to deepen social impact. 

Learning and evaluation — the “R&D” of the social sector — are critical functions for foundations seeking to maximize their impact. By supporting innovation, adaptation, and continuous improvement processes, learning and evaluation help organizations get closer to the changes they seek.

Our Shared Goals:

• Bring together funders and evaluators to review the current state of evaluation in philanthropy

• Identify key opportunities and challenges in this field of practice

• Work individually and collectively toward solutions that advance shared capacity on the part of evaluators working with, and within, philanthropy

FEAN Funders and Supporters

• The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

• The California Endowment

• The California Health Care Foundation

• The Ford Foundation

• The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

• The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

• The MacArthur Foundation

• The Minnesota Community Foundation Donor Advised Fund

• The James Irvine Foundation

• The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

• The Walton Family Foundation