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.
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.
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 Publishes the Funding the Future: Grantmaker Strategies in AI Investment Report
The report from Project Evident examines grantmakers’ AI funding strategies and practices and provides insights for both funders and practitioners Today, Project Evident published Funding the Future: Grantmakers Strategies in AI Investment, a new report that looks at how philanthropic funders are approaching requests to fund the use of AI. Made possible by Schmidt Sciences,…
Equitable Outcomes Wallet Technical Assistance Partner Dr. Blake Noel Shares Insights
A Q&A with Equitable Outcomes Wallet technical assistance (TA) partner Dr. Blake Noel, founder of Esnamzen Consulting, discussing his journey, insights, and the value of TA in the nonprofit sector.
Insights from an Equitable Outcomes Wallet Technical Assistance Partner
A Q&A with Dr. Sara Plachta Elliott, Equitable Outcomes Wallet technical assistance (TA) partner, on her insights from a 20+ year career in community-based research and evaluation, nonprofit leadership, and the importance of TA in the nonprofit sector.
Driving Outcomes with AI: How Our New Managing Director is Empowering Practitioners to Lead the Next Era of Social Impact
A Q&A with Sarah Di Troia, Project Evident’s Managing Director of OutcomesAI, on what excites her most in this moment of technological transformation.
Inspiring Action: Identifying the Social Sector AI Opportunity Gap
A new working paper on the current use of, interest in, and opportunity for AI in the social and education sectors.