Eval Cafe Refresh
2026-05-06 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Online
After 15 years, Paul Bakker is stepping down as an Evaluation Cafe Ontario organizer.
Elizabeth Sweitzer will be joined by Medha Aurora to continue to plan in-person and online events.
With the change, we’d love to reconnect and hear from our members about the kinds of topics and sessions that will best serve their needs.
Join us online on May 6 from noon to 1pm to network and share ideas on what can make Evaluation Cafe Ontario the most impactful it can be
These events are supported by CES Ontario, and we greatly encourage you to consider joining (https://evaluationcanada.ca/membership/membership-benefits.html)

Eval Café: Working in the Public Sector
2026-07-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Hi all,

We’re excited to announce the next Evaluation Cafe Ontario online event – Working in the Public Sector. We will have a panel of evaluators working in (or for) the government share their experiences and learnings through a faciltiated discussion followed by Q&A.

We’re finalizing the panel and will share more details soon! We look forward to seeing you.

About Eval Cafe Ontario events

Evaluation Cafe Ontario online events are an opportunity for us to network and learn from our colleagues across the province. Anyone can join whether from Ontario or not, but presenters/facilitators will always be from Ontario.

We have a continuous open call for topics, activities, discussions, etc. Whatever you want to share, do, discussion with peers from across Ontario, you let us know, and we make it happen.

These online events rotate every other month with our in-person events in or around Toronto.

These events are supported by CES Ontario, and we greatly encourage you to consider joining (https://evaluationcanada.ca/membership/membership-benefits.html)

Eval Café: Mixed Methods Mixer and Skills Share
2026-09-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Wenona, 1069 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M6H 1M3, Canada
Practitioners, students, consultants, funders, and the evaluation-curious — this one’s for you. Evaluation Cafe Ontario is bringing the community together for an evening that’s part mixer, part skills share, and fully in-person (we promise the wifi will not be involved in the icebreaker).
We’re organizing the night around evaluation approaches — because let’s be honest, everyone’s got a favorite framework and a strong opinion about it. Grab a drink, meet people from every corner of the evaluation world, then find your people at conversation tables built around approaches like developmental evaluation, participatory & equity-centered evaluation, realist evaluation, utilization-focused evaluation, and more. Team Theory of Change or Team Outcome Harvesting? Come defend your answer.
New to the field and don’t have a favorite yet? Perfect — this is the place to learn.
Refreshments served. All experience levels welcome — bring your questions, your war stories, and your favorite underused evaluation tool.
Please RSVP via the link on the event description. We look forward to seeing you!
