Organizations

The American Evaluation Association is a professional association of evaluators devoted to the application and exploration of evaluation as a profession. 

The Equitable Evaluation Initiative (EEI) seeds a field of Equitable Evaluation Framework ™ (EEF) practitioners who are advancing equity, expanding notions of objectivity, rigor, & validity, and embracing complexity.

BetterEvaluation, powered by Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI), is a knowledge platform and global community. Our vision is a world of better evaluation, decisions, and results for people and the planet.

NB3 Foundation- The Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation is a national, award-winning Native-led nonprofit leading the way to improve Native American children’s health. 

Evaluation and Research- The NB3 Foundation’s evaluation and research methodology integrates Indigenous knowledge that is respectful of and inherent to Native communities’ lived experiences and expertise.

At Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI), we recognize that research, data, and evaluation are Indigenous values and practices our communities have been doing since time immemorial. 

We conduct evaluation in a culturally rigorous way by reclaiming data for the well-being of the community, staying grounded in cultural knowledge systems, and utilizing Western science when needed. We decolonize data, for Indigenous people, by Indigenous people.  

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation supports children, families, and communities as they strengthen and create conditions that propel vulnerable children to achieve success as individuals and as contributors to the larger community and society.  

Every Child Thrives, powered by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, shares the real-life experiences and knowledge of communities mobilizing for a brighter and equitable future.  

Child Trends promotes the well-being of all children and youth through applied research that informs public policies, builds the evidence base for what works, and mines data to identify young people who are overlooked or ill served by public systems. 

The National Collaborative for Infants & Toddlers (NCIT) is an education and advocacy movement committed to ensuring that every child, prenatal to three, and their families have what they need to thrive. 

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is a professional membership organization that works to promote high-quality early learning for all young children, birth through age 8, by connecting early childhood practice, policy, and research.  

The BUILD Initiative is a national organization that advances work on behalf of young children from prenatal to five, their families, and communities. 

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) is a community of funders committed to transforming philanthropic culture and practice by connecting members to the resources and relationships needed to support thriving nonprofits and communities.

Learning and Evaluation- By shifting our understanding of evaluation so that it’s focused squarely on improvement and engaging grantees and other partners, we can learn in ways that yield rewards for everyone involved.