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The Journey Continues: Making the Evaluation Profession More Culturally Responsive and Competent

By |2025-08-25T10:50:54-04:00June 1, 2023|Blog|

In 1997, several influential evaluators who represented the American Evaluation Association (AEA) and W.K. Kellogg Foundation's leadership got together to discuss how the evaluation profession can create a pipeline of evaluators who will be more equipped to respond to diverse contexts and communities. An initiative was conceived, funded by the Kellogg Foundation, advised by an AEA committee, and implemented by Community Science (at that time, it was called the Association…

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What Evaluators Mean When They Talk About ‘Lived Experience’

By |2025-08-25T10:53:01-04:00December 20, 2022|Blog|

Recently, my colleague asked, "what is all this with 'lived experience' lately?" I was unsure how to answer because this term had already become a buzzword in my mind. I thought I knew what it meant, but then I couldn't quite define it when asked so directly. Here are a few of the definitions I found when I went looking: Lived experience, as defined by Talking Health Tech, is a…

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Lessons Learned: How to Reframe Engaging Resistance During Organizational Change Efforts

By |2025-08-25T16:43:00-04:00November 29, 2021|Blog|

Resistance is a natural human response to change. As facilitators of necessary conversations, resistance is a healthy part of the organizational change process when adequately managed. The ability to recognize and address resistance is critical for facilitators of organizational change. When managed effectively, it can strengthen the organization. However, if ignored, the resistance within the organizational change process could derail the process. Since we know that resistance is inevitable in…

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Three Ways Community-Based Organizations Can Support Youth Returning to School in the Face of the Growing Concerns around the COVID-19 Pandemic

By |2025-08-25T10:59:35-04:00November 2, 2021|Blog|

As schools recently reopened against the backdrop of COVID-19 variants and relatively low vaccination rates, many school districts have focused on protecting the physical safety of students. This move has left gaps in addressing students' social and emotional well-being. Community-based organizations (CBOs) can help address these gaps, especially in communities of color and resource-deprived communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19 and vaccine access and hesitancy, which have compounded existing health and…

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The Y – A Staple In the Community

By |2025-08-25T11:03:37-04:00October 29, 2021|Blog|

What makes the Y a staple in the community? For almost 180 years, the Y has been a staple in communities across the country. The Y provides a place for people to improve their health, make connections, and become inspired to act on issues that concern them. As such, the Y helps to strengthen communities across the country, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to become healthier, more confident, connected,…

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