We recently evaluated a three-year project to develop, test and implement tools designed to support gender equality in Canadian private sector organizations. The project was led by the Global Compact Network Canada (GCNC) in partnership with a network of private-sector partners and advisers, and funded by the Department for Women and Gender Equality (WAGE). We’re… More
6 questions with an evaluator: Scott Christian
Scott is the founder and principal consultant at Insight Consulting & Evaluation, a firm in Nova Scotia that specializes in conducting evidence-based, utilization-focused, and collaborative evaluations. Before founding his own evaluation firm, Scott spent two years with Cathexis as a consultant and some time in Alberta’s public sector. We frequently collaborate with Scott. His combination… More
Braindates: How to leave an event with a lot more than business cards
Braindate is a peer learning platform developed by e180, a fellow Canadian B Corp company. In a nutshell, Braindate helps people connect based on shared interests, skipping the awkward small talk and letting them dive right in to meaningful conversations. Braindate is an important part of events like StartupFest, ROI Community Summits, and GE leadership… More
Tips and takeaways from this year’s national case competition
We’re so impressed by the enthusiasm and skills of Canada’s emerging evaluators. Evidence: the 2020 student evaluator case competition where students demonstrated that evaluation can excel in our digital first, physically-distanced reality. Now running for more than 20 years, the Student Evaluation Case Competition is a two-round annual Canadian competition that helps post-secondary students build… More
Let’s give your survey a makeover!
One thing we love to hate is bad surveys. We admit it: we are a little nerdy. We take pride in turning a meh survey into a thing of beauty: easy, breezy, fun. The kind of survey that makes you go, “Okay, so when does the survey start? Oh – wait … that was the… More
Tools to help you examine the health system impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
Accurate, timely health system data is an essential tool to respond to public health emergencies. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, where can evaluators be looking for data to help put the pandemic into perspective? Here’s a one-stop shop for you to bookmark: the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) has created an online… More