Research and Evaluation

Evidence-based insights, methods, and case studies from Community Science supporting organizations across the United States in measuring impact, improving programs, and driving meaningful change.

Can Storytelling Act As a Method, Bridging Evaluation and Healing?

By |2026-02-27T13:45:48-05:00February 27, 2026|Health and Behavioral Health Equity, Research and Evaluation|

Story-based evaluation is more than data collection. Learn how to design ethical, culturally responsive storytelling practices that support connection and wellbeing.

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What Does it Take to Stay in the Work Together?

By |2026-01-30T13:31:28-05:00January 30, 2026|Research and Evaluation|

What does it take for organizations to stay in equity work when it becomes uncomfortable? Drawing on insights from What Your Comfort Costs Us by M. Gabriela Alcalde, this reflection explores how structure, repair, and shared leadership shape organizational culture—and why collective accountability is essential for sustainable change.

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Evaluation Capacity Building: It’s More Than Just Evaluation

By |2025-08-25T12:54:19-04:00May 2, 2018|Evaluation & Learning Capacity Building|

"Information is power," says Deputy Mayor Kanika Tomalin of St. Petersburg, Florida, during her welcoming speech at the annual Community Indicators Consortium in November 2017. She was referring to the conference's theme this year - Information is Power: Data to Support Community Change - where hundreds of data-driven activists gathered to discuss the importance of community data for addressing inequity. The validity of data and reliable sources of information have…

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