Over the past several years, our team has been diving deeper into learning about the climate crisis and our role as evaluators in restoring good relationships with the Earth. At the conclusion of our 2024 summer reading circle, which focused on the book of essays All We Can Save, our team convened to share… More
Taking a seat on The Evaluation Couch
Our team members Melissa McGuire and Liz Martin recently sat down with The Evaluation Couch host Maria Montenegro to discuss Cathexis’s journey to becoming a B Corp and what we’ve learned to make improvements to our social and environmental practices. The Evaluation Couch is a podcast dedicated to discussing topics related to evaluation and navigating… More
It’s CES National Conference Week!
The 2025 Canadian Evaluation Society (CES) National Conference is here! Tune in to catch members of the Cathexis team present at the following sessions. All times referenced are EST. Monday May 12, 3:15pm-4:15pm- Building a Sustainable Future: Evaluators and Environmental Responsibility. Join this thematic session for an update on the CES’s Society’s Equity, Diversity, Inclusion… More
Catch us at the 2024 AEA conference in Portland!
Members of the Cathexis team are at the American Evaluation Association Conference this week in Portland, Oregon! Catch Liz Martin and Melissa McGuire for two sessions on Friday, Oct 25: 1:30 PM – Birds of a Feather, Exhibit Hall A: Let’s chat about what it means to be a B Corp! 2:30 PM – Presentation,… More
Honouring Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at Cathexis
Each September 30, people in Canada are encouraged to reflect on the genocide of Indigenous peoples in Canada through the Indian residential school system. The day officially became recognized as a federal statutory holiday (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation) beginning in 2021, but well before that, Indigenous communities and grassroots organizations had recognized September… More
How do we manage our feelings about the climate crisis? – Insights from our summer reading circle
“Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge” – Audre Lord (p. 248) The week of September 9th, Cathexis team members met to discuss the chapter “Feel” from All We Can Save (Johnson & Wilkinson, 2020) for our Summer Reading Circle. The section contained essays and stories about the emotional toll the climate crisis presents.… More