Young people begin forming ideas about careers and their own potential early in adolescence. They narrow career options they will consider by early teens, often based on perceptions of gender and class and on limited exposure to what actually exists. What they encounter and experience around them in those years shapes their emerging sense of…
What Over 9 Years of Strategic Evidence Planning Taught Us About Making Evidence Useful
Drawing on nearly a decade of strategic evidence planning, this article explores why building useful evidence begins with organizational readiness, strong infrastructure, and clear decision-making rather than immediate third-party evaluation.
Making Evidence-Based Practices Work in Curriculum Adoption: Lessons from the Education Agency Practice Spring Convening
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, equitable impact.
Faster Toward What? Reflections from the Good Tech Summit
While AI offers real operational efficiency, focusing solely on speed misses the deeper opportunity to build a reciprocal, practitioner-centered data ecosystem.
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 nonprofits, education, and human services.
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 practitioner first is not just a value, it is the whole point.
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 programs and operations to drive stronger, more equitable outcomes.
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, equitable impact.
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, research, and policy organizations at the Evidence Matters convening, hosted by King County (Washington), the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities at Notre Dame, and J-PAL North America.
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, evidence-based services and partnerships.