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.
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.
Project Evident Receives Grant from Ascendium Education Group to Address Strategic Evidence Planning For Nonprofit Organizations
Project Evident has received a $1.15M grant from Ascendium Education Group to address strategic evidence planning in five nonprofit organizations and one collaborative.
Project Evident Welcomes Peter York As Chief Data Scientist
Project Evident welcomes Peter York as Chief Data Scientist to oversee the organization’s data intelligence hub to scale data, evidence, and technology efforts, delivering better, faster, and more cost-effective impact for practitioners and the communities they serve.
Project Evident Welcomes Two New Board Members
Project Evident announces two new board members, Scott Jenkins and Garrett Warfield, experts in education and workforce, who will bring essential perspectives to our existing leaders.
The Power of Evidence: How Schools Are Reimagining Resource Allocation for Equitable Outcomes
Project Evident’s Education Agency Practice Senior Director Shannon Ranta recaps the first Reimagining Resource Allocation Workshop, which brought together nearly 100 district leaders from across the nation to discuss and create a launchpad for tangible change.
Project Evident and Arnold Ventures Celebrate Completion of Evidence Pipeline Accelerator Pilot
Project Evident celebrates the successful completion of its inaugural Evidence Pipeline Accelerator, where seven nonprofits developed rigorous, policy-relevant evaluation plans with support from Arnold Ventures.