Meet Our Partners: Krista Scott

Meet Our Partners: Krista Scott

At Engage R+D we are constantly reflecting on the state of evaluation and learning in partnership with our colleagues in evaluation, philanthropy, and community organizations. In this interview, Krista Star Scott, Senior Program Officer of Strategic Portfolios at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), shares her perspectives on how emergent learning and evaluation support the Value of Caregivers initiative, a multi-year effort to shift narratives about the value and critical importance of caregivers in our society.

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Meet Our Partners: Priya Jagannathan

Meet Our Partners: Priya Jagannathan

At Engage R+D we are constantly reflecting on the state of evaluation and learning, including in partnership with our peers and colleagues in evaluation, philanthropy, and community organizations. In this interview, Priya Jagannathan, Director of Oakland Smart and Strong, shares her perspectives on the progress and work ahead for evaluation and learning in service of just communities.

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Meet Our Partners: Toni Mack

Meet Our Partners: Toni Mack

At Engage R+D we are constantly reflecting on the state of evaluation and learning, including in partnership with our peers and colleagues in evaluation, philanthropy, and community organizations. In this interview Toni Mack, Executive Director of Youth United for Change in Philadelphia, shares her perspectives on the role of evaluation and learning in community and youth organizing.

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Meet Our Partners: Tracy Van Slyke

Meet Our Partners: Tracy Van Slyke

Engage R+D turns five this year. At this milestone, we’re reflecting on the state of evaluation and learning, where we’ve collectively made strides, and what the future of the fields of evaluation and philanthropy could look like. To help us think through what comes next, we are highlighting voices of our partners–funders and organizational leaders-charting the path. Tracy Van Slyke is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Pop Culture Collaborative, a donor collaborative that organizes and deploys resources to support the pop culture narrative change field.

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Meet Our Partners: Andre Oliver

Meet Our Partners: Andre Oliver

Engage R+D turns five this year. At this milestone, we’re reflecting on the state of evaluation and learning, where we’ve collectively made strides, and what the future of the fields of evaluation and philanthropy could look like. To help us think through what comes next, we are highlighting voices of our partners–funders and organizational leaders-charting the path. Andre Oliver is Senior Program Officer at the Irvine Foundation and leads the Fair Work initiative, which aims to expand the voice and influence of low-wage workers on the issues that affect their lives and livelihoods.

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Meet Our Partners: Jennifer Ito

Meet Our Partners: Jennifer Ito

To celebrate our fifth birthday, we’re reflecting on the state of evaluation and learning, where we’ve collectively made strides, and what the future looks like. To help us think through what comes next for the fields of philanthropy and evaluation, we are highlighting voices of our partners – both funders and nonprofit leaders charting the path forward. Jennifer Ito is the Research Director at the University of Southern California (USC) Equity Research Institute (ERI), where she conducts research primarily on issues of regional inclusion and social movement building.

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Meet Our Partners: Hugh Vasquez

Meet Our Partners: Hugh Vasquez

To celebrate our fifth birthday, we’re reflecting on the state of evaluation and learning, where we’ve collectively made strides, and what the future looks like. To help us think through what comes next for the fields of philanthropy and evaluation, we are highlighting voices of our partners – both funders and nonprofit leaders charting the path forward. First up is Hugh Vasquez of National Equity Project, where he’s been embedding equity in organizational work for the past several decades.

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