A Q&A with Bridges Homeward Deputy Director Noreen Dolan about the organization’s efforts to use data to improve staff retention and engagement.
National AI Survey for Nonprofits
AI-powered tools are quickly proliferating—which can be both exciting and overwhelming for nonprofits and funders unsure if and how they should be leveraging new technologies in their work. To better understand the nonprofit sector’s needs and interests in AI, we’re proud to partner with the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI on a national survey. Please take 10…
Evidence in Action: New Roots Institute
A Q&A with New Roots Institute Executive Director Monica Chen about the organization’s efforts to use data to measure and communicate its impact.
Cast your Vote for Project Evident’s SXSW and SXSW EDU Proposals!
Community voting for SXSW and SXSW EDU 2024 is open now until August 20, and we need your help getting to the conference! We’d be grateful if you would vote for our proposals and help us spread the word to your networks. Information about our two proposals are below. AI for Inclusive R&D and Equitable…
It’s Time for Philanthropy to Get Involved Driving Equity in AI
This is a repost of an op-ed originally published with the Center for Effective Philanthropy. Click here to view the original article. In December 2020, Google fired Timnit Gebru, a leader of its ethical AI team. Since dismissing Gebru, Google let go two other leading AI researchers. In November 2022, Twitter laid off all but…
Equitable Outcomes Wallet Webinars
Empowering Nonprofits: How to Leverage Storytelling to Effectively Fundraise How can nonprofits tell compelling impact stories that tie together their budgetary and programming needs to funders? How can nonprofits evolve their work using an evidence based approach to better communicate their impact? In this webinar, participants will learn more about how to craft stories to…
Strategic Budgeting: Using Evidence to Mitigate the “COVID Slide” and Move Towards Improvement
This new resource, written by Managing Director Bi Vuong for the Comprehensive Center Network, is designed to guide state education agencies and local education agencies through a process of building a strategic budget that aligns agency priorities, policies, and financial allocation based on evidence of student need and program effectiveness.
We Need to End Structural Racism and Inequities. How can Data and Evidence Help?
“I’m gonna be something, I’m gonna make a difference, I’m gonna change the world.” These were the aspirations of a teen George Floyd, whose killing at the hands of police has renewed protests to draw attention to police brutality against Black people. While his death is symbolic of systemic racism in policing, Floyd’s life and…
The Role of the Practitioner in the Next Generation of Evidence
In the next generation model for evidence building, we envision that practitioners become the drivers of their evidence agendas, equipped with the strategies, tools, and talent they need to rigorously evaluate their programs and strengthen outcomes for the communities they serve. We imagine an ecosystem less governed by power, misplaced incentives, and sluggish learning, and…
Rethinking Early Childhood Policy: Finding Our Way Out of the Silos
It has been 15 years since the death of Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-New York). While at times provocative, Moynihan was a keen observer of the systemic barriers facing poor and underserved communities in the United States and respected across both parties for his policy and diplomatic leadership. Accordingly, his views on social policy can…