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New Case Study: Designing AI Tools That Practitioners Actually Use

Project Evident is pleased to share a new case in our Equitable AI Adoption series: “Co-Creating AI Tools That Meet Practitioner Needs: Aurora Public Schools and TalkingPoints Collaboratio …
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Project Evident Launches Equitable AI Adoption Framework to Help Practitioners Turn AI into Real-World Impact

Project Evident announced today the launch of its Equitable AI Adoption Framework, a practical guide designed to help practitioners responsibly integrate artificial intelligence into their p …
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Correlation Is Not Causation. Your AI Doesn’t Know the Difference.

AI tools in the social and education sector promise better outcomes, but most only measure correlation, not causation. Learn why causal AI and evidence infrastructure are essential for nonpr ...
Slide reading ‘Correlation is Not Causation. Your AI Doesn’t Know the Difference.’ Attribution below: Peter York, Chief Data Scientist, with a small headshot on the right.
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Practitioners at the Center: A Decade of Learning About What Durable Evidence Infrastructure Really Requires

Durable evidence infrastructure starts with the practitioner. Senior Advisor Gabriel Rhoads reflects on what practitioner-centric evidence building really requires, and why putting the pract ...
Slide reading ‘Practitioners at the Center’ with subtitle ‘A Decade of Learning About What Durable Evidence Infrastructure Really Requires.’ Attribution: Gabriel Rhoads, Senior Advisor, with a headshot on the right.
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Where Does Your Foundation Stand on AI? Introducing the AI Journey Map for Philanthropy

Project Evident announced today the launch of its Equitable AI Adoption Framework, a practical guide designed to help practitioners responsibly integrate artificial intelligence into their p ...
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A chart showing Project Evident's AI Enablement Map, organizing six stages of foundation AI adoption across four phases: Emerging, Engaging Individuals, Enabling Teams, and Ecosystem Building. Each stage includes key milestones and friction points.
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New Case Study: Designing AI Tools That Practitioners Actually Use

Project Evident is pleased to share a new case in our Equitable AI Adoption series: “Co-Creating AI Tools That Meet Practitioner Needs: Aurora Public Schools and TalkingPoints Collaboratio ...
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From Strategic Evidence Planning to Evidence Infrastructure: A Decade of Learning in the Social and Education Sector

Project Evident reflects on ten years of Strategic Evidence Planning and what it takes to build the evidence infrastructure that helps nonprofits and school districts achieve durable, equita ...
Slide titled ‘From Strategic Evidence Planning to Evidence Infrastructure’ with subtitle ‘A Decade of Learning in the Social and Education Sector.’
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Project Evident Launches Equitable AI Adoption Framework to Help Practitioners Turn AI into Real-World Impact

Project Evident announced today the launch of its Equitable AI Adoption Framework, a practical guide designed to help practitioners responsibly integrate artificial intelligence into their p ...
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“From Seed Funding to System Change”: Key Takeaways from the AASA Conference

Last week, Project Evident participated in a panel at the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) National Conference on Education in Nashville, highlighting our recent work wit ...
5 panelists of Feb 2026 AASA Panel hosted by Project Evident and Learning Commons
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New Case Study: How Beyond 12 Uses Data to Drive Equitable AI Outcomes

A Data-First Approach to Equitable AI in Postsecondary Success We’re pleased to release the latest case study in our Equitable AI Adoption series: Using Data to Drive Outcomes with AI: Bey ...
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Evidence (Really) Matters — Especially Now

Last November, Project Evident Founder and CEO, Kelly Fitzsimmons, alongside Project Evident Senior Advisors Gabriel Rhoads and Tamar Bauer, joined more than 30 leaders from government, rese ...
Slide reading ‘Evidence (Really) Matters — Especially Now.’ Attribution below: Kelly Fitzsimmons, Founder & CEO, with a headshot on the right.
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Education Leader Sagar Gokhale Joins Project Evident

Bringing over 15 years of education-sector leadership and consulting experience, Gokhale will help Project Evident scale its education portfolio and build on successes through scalable, evid ...