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SUMMARY:CES Ontario Virtual Conference: Politics\, Progress and Possibility
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conference on the theme of Politics\, Progress and Possibility! Network\, learn\, and grow with evaluators like you!\nThe Canadian Evaluation Society Ontario Chapter (CES Ontario) is pleased to invite evaluation practitioners\, researchers\, academics\, emerging evaluators\, and students to join us for CES Ontario’s 2025 Virtual Conference. \nEvaluation is a constantly changing field of practice\, informed by new and emerging technologies\, approaches\, and political pressures. We will survey these topic areas\, explore their interplays and connections\, and discuss how to integrate them into our work. \nTopic Areas: \n\nNew and next approaches to program evaluation: new evaluation processes\, frameworks\, and models\, alternative funding models\, and decolonized evaluation approaches\nTechnology: how AI (and other tools!) are changing evaluation\, and considerations of utility and equity\nPolitical considerations: evaluation politics in Ontario\, Canadian\, and international contexts\, as well as managing projects and stakeholders\n\nConference participants will: \n\nGain a deeper understanding of current trends\, innovations\, opportunities\, and challenges for enhancing and integrating approaches in evaluation.\nGain important evaluation skills to address current and future trends.\nEnhance connections with other evaluators\, networks\, and organizations.\nContribute to discussions about the importance of evaluative thinking and evaluation practice in the areas of new approaches\, technology\, and politics.\n\nVisit our Virtual Conference website for session descriptions\, speaker bios\, and more!
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/ces-ontario-virtual-conference-politics-progress-and-possibility/
CATEGORIES:Advanced/Intermediate,Membership,Professional Development,Social Networking,Student,Student & New Practitioner
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SUMMARY:2025 CES-ON AGM and Learning Event
DESCRIPTION:CES – Ontario is pleased to announce that the chapter’s Annual General Meeting will be held online on June 17\, 2025 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. \nWhy Attend the AGM? \nThe AGM is a great opportunity to: \n– Learn more about recent chapter activities; \n– Elect new board members and approve any bylaw changes; \n– Participate in the annual Learning Event. \nEvent Agenda: \n\n11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: AGM presentation\, including progress on our strategic goals and upcoming chapter events\n\n\n12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Learning Event: IDEA (Inclusion\, Diversity\, Equity and Accessibility) in Artificial Intelligence with Jane Whynot\n\nWe will distribute the Annual General Meeting package\, including a full agenda\, Annual Report\, and audited financial statements\, to all CES members and event attendees prior to the event. \nAbout the Learning Event: IDEA (Inclusion\, Diversity\, Equity and Accessibility) in Artificial Intelligence.  \nThe potential of AI to drive progress is significant\, however\, the current landscape often reflects deep-seated biases and inequities that can perpetuate discrimination. Without a concerted effort to prioritize diversity and inclusion\, AI systems may inadvertently reinforce existing societal disparities\, ultimately leading to mistrust and harm. Recognizing these challenges is essential for fostering meaningful change and ensuring that AI serves as a tool for equity rather than a source of division. This presentation discusses the historical context from an IDEA perspective\, pinpoints where biases/discrimination can be disrupted by evaluators\, and provides examples of what evaluators can do. \nAbout the Speaker: \nJane Whynot\, MEd\, PhD is a Partner at Goss Gilroy Management Consultants Inc (GGI)\, Jane has almost 30 years of experience in evaluation and performance measurement. Jane conducts work in all sectors\, from employment to small business\, from science to culture. Jane has a Masters of Assessment and Evaluation (University of Melbourne) and a Doctorate in Philosophy exploring how GBA Plus is integrated in the federal government evaluation function (University of Ottawa). She is an associate editor at the Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation and holds adjunct status at Carleton University. Jane is committed to lifelong learning\, is a seasoned keynote and routinely presents at international evaluation conferences including AEA\, CES\, and PPX symposia. She has designed and delivered training on evaluation\, performance measurement\, GBA Plus\, the integration of GBA Plus in evaluation\, and qualitative methods in evaluation over her career.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/2025-ces-on-agm-and-learning-event/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Annual General Meetings,Membership
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241127T120000
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SUMMARY:Eval Café: Developmental Evaluation and Theory of Change
DESCRIPTION:From the Eval Café description: \nOur next online evaluation cafe will feature small group discussions on Developmental Evaluation and Theory of Change.\n\nAgenda:\n\n\n10 minutes: log-on and intro\n30-40 minutes: split into two groups\, one for Developmental Evaluation (DE) DE and one for Theory of Change (TOC).\n\nThe DE discussion will be lead by Scott Christian (CE) a Senior Evaluator at LogicalOutcomes was 1 of 11 evaluators involved in last year’s Team Primary Care: Training for Transformation initiative which included (possibly) the largest scale developmental evaluation to date. He’s applied a developmental evaluation toolkit in a variety of other contexts too. This discussion will focus on practical insights that Scott and his colleagues have identified for effective developmental evaluations.”\nThe TOC discussion will be lead by Elizabeth (Lizzy) Sweitzer\, who is a Monitoring and Evaluation Subject Matter Expert\, working as a management consultant in the energy and sustainability field. Lizzy hosts meetups for evaluators with CES-ON and host professional development workshops for evaluators.  The discussion will focus on how to make TOC’s useful after initial development.\n\n\nLast 10-20 minutes come back to the large group and share key learnings.\n\nJoin online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86026011026?pwd=QPmScau3BsnmsXOfZlkkjac2yLOI38.1 \nInterested in learning more about Eval Café and joining our Groups.io online forum?  Email EvaluationCafeOntario+subscribe@groups.io to subscribe to our listserv!
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/eval-cafe-developmental-evaluation-and-theory-of-change/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EvalCafe,Membership,Social Networking
ORGANIZER;CN="Eval Cafe":MAILTO:paul.bakker@evaluationontario.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240619T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240619T130000
DTSTAMP:20260415T121850
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SUMMARY:2024 CES Ontario Annual General Meeting and Learning Event
DESCRIPTION:CES – Ontario is pleased to announce that the chapter’s Annual General Meeting will be held online on June 19\, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. \nWhy Attend the AGM? \nThe AGM is a great opportunity to: \n– Learn more about recent chapter activities; \n– Elect new board members and approve any bylaw changes; \n– Participate in the annual Learning Event. \nEvent Agenda: \n\n11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: AGM presentation\, including progress on our strategic goals and upcoming chapter events\n\n\n12:00 PM – 1:00PM: Learning Event: Communities of Practice and Evaluation\n\n\nWe will distribute the Annual General Meeting package\, including a full agenda\, Annual Report\, and audited financial statements\, to all CES Ontario members and event attendees prior to the event. \nLearning Event: Communities of Practice and Evaluation \nJoin us at our fireside chat on communities of practice and evaluation! We have invited five organizations to speak about how they manage evaluation communities of practice and share information regarding different CoPs. This engaging panel aims to facilitate a discussion on lessons learned\, impact and operations of CoPs and to enable CES Ontario members to get a broader understanding of the opportunities to connect\, network and engage with a wide range of evaluators and CoPs in Ontario and beyond. \nParticipating Communities of Practice \n• The Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation (JCSEE)\n• Evaluation Café Ontario (EvalCafé)\n• Independent Consulting Community of Interest (CES ICCI)\n• Ontario Public Service Performance Measurement and Evaluation CoP (PM&E OPS)\n• Ontario Public Health Evaluation Network (OPHEN)
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/2024-ces-ontario-annual-general-meeting-and-learning-event/
CATEGORIES:Annual General Meetings,Membership
ORGANIZER;CN="CES Ontario":MAILTO:admin@evaluationontario.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240429T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240429T193000
DTSTAMP:20260415T121850
CREATED:20240424T185039Z
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SUMMARY:Evaluation Café Meet-Up
DESCRIPTION:About \nThe next Evaluation Café meetup is coming soon in Toronto! \n🌟 Our next Evaluation Café meetup is brewing up something special! Join us for an evening where numbers meet narratives\, and charts mingle with chats. 📊💬 \n🗓 When: Monday\, April 29th\, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM\n📍 Where: The Imperial Pub (54 Dundas St E)\n🍻 Sponsored by: Canadian Evaluation Society – Ontario Chapter (CES-ON) (Yes\, they’re the cool folks making this happen!) \n🤔 Wondering what to expect? This is a casual gathering of evaluation enthusiasts\, from seasoned pros to curious newcomers\, all sharing insights over pints and pub grub. Whether you’re looking to network\, nibble\, or just nerd out over data\, there’s a seat at the table with your name on it! \n👉 Bring your best evaluation questions\, your funniest data disaster stories\, and your appetite – both for knowledge and for pub fare. \n🥂 RSVP now and let us know you’re coming!🍻 \n#EvaluationCafe #CESOntario #TorontoEvents #Networking #EvaluationCommunity
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/evaluation-cafe-meet-up-2/
LOCATION:Imperial Pub\, 54 Dundas Street East\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:EvalCafe,Membership,Social Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231129T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231129T130000
DTSTAMP:20260415T121850
CREATED:20231124T151727Z
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SUMMARY:Eval Café: Film to Enhance Impact
DESCRIPTION:Gary Hayes will share a story of health impact in Indigenous communities in Alberta through digital storytelling and his doctoral research that examined how strategic impact campaigns can be respectfully co-created to affect change. There will be time to discuss how we can use film to enhance the impact of our evaluations/reports. \nGary Hayes is an impact practitioner\, filmmaker\, and adventure enthusiast. Drawing on his documentary television production experiences\, he partners with clients to co-create digital stories with accompanying impact campaigns. Through respectful engagement\, Hayes develops and co-designs initiatives that produce digital stories that have measurable impact goals. Hayes works with passionate social ambassadors\, communities\, organizations\, and government to strategically distribute and engage with audiences to co-create impact. \nPresented by EvalCafé Toronto with the support of CES Ontario. Members and non-members are welcome to attend. Visit the LinkedIn Event Page for more information
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/eval-cafe-film-to-enhance-impact/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EvalCafe,Membership,Social Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231026T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231026T170000
DTSTAMP:20260415T121850
CREATED:20231012T140252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231012T140311Z
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SUMMARY:CES Ontario Virtual Conference: Building Better Evaluation: Increasing Diversity and Promoting Inclusion
DESCRIPTION:***Register now!*** \n\n\n\nAnnouncing the CES-ON 2023 Virtual Conference: Building Better Evaluation – Increasing and Promoting Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion \nDo you want to: \n\nBetter understand how to integrate and promote diversity\, equity and inclusion within evaluation practices?\nInfluence Ontario’s evaluation eco-systems?\nDevelop lasting connections to evaluators\, networks\, and organizations?\nConnect with and learn from Ontario evaluation leaders?\nEarn professional development hours to maintain Credentialed Evaluator status?\n\nThen\, save the date for CES-Ontario’s 2023 virtual one-day conference on October 26\, 2023. \nThe conference’s theme is Building Better Evaluation – Increasing and Promoting Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion. Sessions will inform and connect participants to efforts to build better evaluation within and beyond Ontario. The conference will include: \n\nA presentation and discussion on evaluation ethics to start and frame the event.\nA panel on the state of evaluation today\, exploring trends\, concerns\, and opportunities for change across a diversity\, equity\, inclusion\, and anti-oppression framework from the perspectives of many different stakeholders with Ontario.\nOpportunities to learn about and connect with Evaluation Communities of Practice across different sectors.\nInteractive workshops on methods and approaches to evaluation hosted by leading practitioners from across Ontario.\nPeer to peer learning to facilitate reflection\, collaboration\, and engagement with evaluators.\nSocial events to rejuvenate you both personally and professionally.\n\nA key objective of this event is to facilitate networking\, peer to peer learning and to generate meaningful conversations and collaboration across communities of practice in several evaluation domains. We are working hard to ensure every part of the conference will be engaging and stimulating. Sessions will be highly interactive\, with lots of small group reflection\, discussion\, and application. \nCES members will be able register for the entire conference for just $150\, and non-members will be able to register for $175.  \nCES Ontario supports CES National’s commitment to the Truth and Reconciliation process and is pleased to offer complimentary registration to Indigenous evaluators. Please connect with our conference team to register.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/ces-ontario-virtual-conference-building-better-evaluation-increasing-diversity-and-promoting-inclusion/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Membership,Professional Development,Social Networking,Student,Student & New Practitioner
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ORGANIZER;CN="CES Ontario":MAILTO:admin@evaluationontario.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230706T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230706T193000
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SUMMARY:Evaluation Cafe Toronto Meet and Greet
DESCRIPTION:Evaluation Cafe Toronto is bringing together evaluators in the area to meet up! We’ll be meeting on Thursday July 6th at Duke of York after work for drinks. Hope you can join to get to know other evaluators\, build connections\, and have fun. \nHope to see you there! \nFor information about the venue please visit: https://dukepubs.ca/duke-of-york/
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/evaluation-cafe-toronto-meet-and-greet/
LOCATION:The Duke of York\, 39 Prince Arthur Avenue\, Toronto\, Ontario
CATEGORIES:EvalCafe,Membership
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230615T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230615T140000
DTSTAMP:20260415T121850
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SUMMARY:CES-ON AGM and Learning Event
DESCRIPTION:CES – Ontario is pleased to announce that the chapter’s Annual General Meeting will be held online on June 15\, 2022 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM. \nWhy Attend the AGM? \nThe AGM is a great opportunity to: \n– Learn more about recent chapter activities; \n– Elect new board members and approve any bylaw changes; \n– Participate in the annual Learning Event. \n\nEvent Agenda: \n\n12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: AGM presentation\, including progress on our strategic goals and upcoming chapter events\n\n\n1:00 PM – 2:00PM: Learning Event: Evaluation in Fragile\, Conflict and Violence Contexts with Samandar Mahmodi\n\nWe will distribute the Annual General Meeting package\, including a full agenda\, Annual Report\, and audited financial statements\, to all CES members and event attendees prior to the event.  \nAbout the Learning Event: \nAchievement of the UN Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals is impacted by the uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic\, conflicts\, climate change\, and social and environmental injustices. Influential evaluation is considered a key component to evidence-informed policy and decision-making; therefore\, it is of utmost importance in the contexts of fragility\, conflict\, violence (FCV) and humanitarian crises. The presentation will focus on an overview of working in fragile and crisis settings\, focusing on the role monitoring and evaluation plays\, and share strategies on how to design\, conduct\, manage\, and use evaluation in FCV contexts. \nAbout the Speaker: \nSamandar Mahmodi a program evaluation professional with 15+ years of experience in designing\, managing & conducting program evaluations in the international development and non-profit sectors. He worked in senior positions and provided consulting for international development sector clients in Afghanistan\, on projects funded by the USAID\, Work Bank\, and United Nation agencies and non-profits.  \nMr. Mahmodi is an active member and contributor to the global evaluation community\, he has founded the Afghan Evaluation Society\, co-founded EvalYouth Asia and EvalYouth Afghanistan\, and served as board member and vice president to the Asia Pacific Evaluation Association (APEA). He is a member of the CES\, AEA\, EES\, and has worked as the Executive Coordinator for EvalPartners during 2020-2023\, where he managed to closely work and collaborate with VOPEs\, the IOCE and other evaluation networks.  \nCurrently\, Mr. Mahmodi works as Monitoring Expert with Integrity Global\, who is the Monitoring Agent for the World Bank managed Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF)\, implemented through the UN agencies in Afghanistan.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/ces-on-agm-and-learning-event/
CATEGORIES:Annual General Meetings,Membership
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220916T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220916T123000
DTSTAMP:20260415T121850
CREATED:20220614T184821Z
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SUMMARY:CES-ON Webinar: Braiding and Restorying Indigenous Research Methodologies: Engaging with Responsive Research
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Jeff Corntassel shares his experience using the First Nations Perspective to decolonize research. \nRegister here! \n\n\nAbout the Webinar: Braiding and Restorying Indigenous Research Methodologies: Engaging with Responsive Research \nWith extensive experience in practicing community-centered research methods\, Dr. Jeff Corntassel and Dr. Jacqueline Quinless developed an approach called “Responsive Research” in 2017. This talk will examine the ways that relational accountabilities\, responsibilities\, and strength-based approaches are key strands of a responsive research model. Utilizing a braiding methodology\, Corntassel will look at examples of how Indigenous knowledge systems are woven alongside western methods in ways that are distinct from a “two-eyed seeing” approach. From a Responsive Research perspective\, research processes developed by and for Indigenous peoples that affirm and strengthen their self-determining authority are just as important as research outcomes.  \nThis webinar is a presention of the CES-ON Diversity\, Equity\, Inclusion\, and Anti-Oppression (DEIAO) Committee.  \nAbout the Presenter: \nDr. Jeff Corntassel is a writer\, teacher and father from the Cherokee Nation. He is currently Associate Professor in the Indigenous Studies Department at the University of Victoria and Acting Director of the Centre for Indigenous Research and Community-Led Engagement (CIRCLE). His research and teaching interests focus on “Everyday Acts of Resurgence” and the intersection between sustainable self-determination\, Indigenous resurgence\, climate change and community well-being. He situates his work at the grassroots with many Indigenous led community-based programs and initiatives ranging from local food movement initiatives\, land-based renewal projects\, understanding Indigenous fatherhood\, to gendered colonial violence and protection of homelands. His recently published book is an edited volume in collaboration with Kanaka Maoli professors at the University of Hawai’i\, Manoa\, with a collection of works from twenty-two Indigenous an non-Indigenous contributors and is entitled Everyday Acts of Resurgence: People\, Places\, Practices (2018\, Daykeeper Press). He is currently completing work for his forthcoming book on Sustainability\, Climate Action and Gender-Based Resurgence.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/ces-on-webinar-decolonizing-data-unsettling-conversations-about-research/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Advanced/Intermediate,Membership,Webinar,Webinars
ORGANIZER;CN="CES Ontario":MAILTO:admin@evaluationontario.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220707T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220707T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T121850
CREATED:20220629T183005Z
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SUMMARY:Eval Cafe: Evaluators Picnic
DESCRIPTION:From the Eval Cafe description: \nWe are looking forward to finally seeing people in-person again! \nWe hope you can join us at the first ever Evaluator’s picnic on July 7th starting at 6pm. Also\, save the date of July 14th in case July 7th gets rained out. \nCome bring your favorite food for just yourself or for sharing (optional) to Wells Hill Park (145 Hilton Ave. Toronto; just across from St. Clair West subway station’s main exit). If you want to buy food along the way there’s a Lawblaws right there\, and you may want to get some Dutch Dreams ice cream nearby as well. \nThere will be ice-breaker activities and games like bocce ball\, table tennis\, frisbee\, and other games you want to bring. \nThe park has picnic tables\, but you can also bring picnic blankets/chairs if you prefer those options. \nWells Hill Park is family friendly\, so if you would like to bring your kids along\, you can. \nAs this will be an outdoor event\, masks will be optional\, but we ask that you respect physical distancing with anyone choosing to wear a mask. \nWe’ll start wrapping up around 7:30/8pm\, but people are free to hang out or go to a nearby place afterwards. \nExciting to see many of you again. \nIf you can’t make it\, don’t worry. We will book more online events in the future.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/eval-cafe-evaluators-picnic/
CATEGORIES:EvalCafe,Membership
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Bakker":MAILTO:paul@socialimpactsquared.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220622T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220622T140000
DTSTAMP:20260415T121850
CREATED:20220607T151015Z
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SUMMARY:2022 CES-ON AGM & Learning Event
DESCRIPTION:CES – Ontario is pleased to announce that the chapter’s 26th Annual General Meeting will be held online on June 22\, 2022 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. \nRegister here!  \nWhy Attend the AGM? \nThe AGM is a great opportunity to: \n– Learn more about recent chapter activities; \n– Elect new board members and approve any bylaw changes; \n– Participate in the annual Learning Event. \nEvent Agenda: \n\n11:00 AM – 12:30 PM: AGM presentation\, including progress on our strategic goals\, our recent incorporation as a non-profit\, and upcoming chapter events\n\n\n12:30 PM – 12:40 PM: 10-minute bio break\n\n\n12:40 PM – 2:00PM: Learning Event: Culturally responsive approaches to evaluation: Making sense of theory and practice with Dr. Jill Chouinard\n\nWe will distribute the Annual General Meeting package\, including a full agenda\, Annual Report\, and audited financial statements\, to all CES members and event attendees prior to the event. \nAbout the Learning Event: \nJoin us for a discussion with Dr. Jill Chouinard on culturally responsive evaluation. The presentation will include a reflection on the roots of evaluation and how evaluation practices and theory have evolved over time. Please bring your questions and thoughts to this thought-provoking event! \nAbout the Speaker: \nDr. Jill Anne Chouinard is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Administration. Her interdisciplinary scholarship is shaped by anthropology\, cultural studies\, feminism\, critical theory\, social geography and post modernism\, all of which informs her interest in culture\, and in issues of in/equity and social justice\, whether here at home or more globally. Her main research areas are in culturally responsive approaches to research and evaluation\, participatory research and evaluation\, and evaluation and public policy. Much of her evaluation work has been conducted in culturally and socially diverse community settings\, where she has extensive experience leading evaluations at the community level in the areas of education\, social services\, public health\, and organizational learning and change. She positions evaluation as a catalyst for learning\, collaboration\, equity\, social justice and community change.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/2022-ces-on-agm-learning-event/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Annual General Meetings,Membership,Student,Student & New Practitioner
ORGANIZER;CN="CES Ontario":MAILTO:admin@evaluationontario.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211117T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211117T130000
DTSTAMP:20260415T121850
CREATED:20211014T161333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211014T161417Z
UID:5886-1637150400-1637154000@evaluationontario.ca
SUMMARY:Webinar: Non-profit Impact Measurement: Using Tech for Powerful Results
DESCRIPTION:Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/webinar-non-profit-impact-measurement-using-tech-for-powerful-results-tickets-190690439237 \nSocialsuite is inviting CES members to a unique 1 hour session on Nonprofit Impact Measurement: Using Technology for Powerful Results\, featuring our very own impact experts\, and introducing our partner evaluation specialists. \nAre you working within the nonprofit sector? Don’t miss this very special opportunity to discuss your impact measurement strategy with experts within the field\, and hear how our partners are using technology to advance their nonprofit clients’ monitoring and evaluation strategies. \nThis specialized panel will be discussing their approaches to measurement and evaluation\, in addition to giving you an overview of Socialsuite’s impact technology. \nKey outcomes: \n\nIntroduction to impact measurement\nThe principles of evaluation to measure impact\nHow technology can enhance your impact measurement strategy\nNonprofit case studies to help empower your journey\n\nIntroducing:  \nHOST: Christian Mosley\nChristian Mosley is the Head of Business Development at Socialsuite\, supporting nonprofit organizations by accessing their needs and helping them get started on a path to success. With extensive experience working at the intersection of technology and the nonprofit sector\, Christian is passionate about empowering organizations to measure and show how close\, or how far\, we are to the world we want to live in. \nSpeaker: Zach Sonnett\nZach is Socialsuite’s North American Business Development Manager and Impact Specialist based in San Francisco. Passionate about combining his extensive technology background with his knowledge of the nonprofit sector\, he is an expert in helping organizations to measure\, monitor and report on how their activities affect our communities. \nSpeaker: Gillian Kerr\, Ph.D.\, C.Psych.\,President Emeritus – Logical Outcomes\nDr. Gillian Kerr is a Canadian psychologist who consults with organizations\, mostly nonprofits and the public sector\, to improve their effectiveness. Most of her projects relate to policy analysis\, evaluation\, process improvement\, performance measurement and the use of knowledge and information. Gillian has assisted dozens of organizations in the public\, private and non-profit sectors to develop evaluation frameworks\, logic models and/or performance monitoring systems. She is developing an open source evaluation framework builder based on thousands of validated survey questions that exports to configuration files for Socialsuite and other survey platforms.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/webinar-non-profit-impact-measurement-using-tech-for-powerful-results/
CATEGORIES:Membership,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210819T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210819T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T121850
CREATED:20210712T011250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210712T011250Z
UID:5787-1629396000-1629403200@evaluationontario.ca
SUMMARY:Eval Cafe: Evaluator Speed Dating
DESCRIPTION:RSVP online here: https://www.meetup.com/Evaluation-Cafe-Ontario/events/279368328/ \nFrom the MeetUp event description: \nWe can’t quite yet get together safely as a big group on a patio this summer\, but we can share some food and drink virtually. \nCome join us anytime between 6 and 8pm on August 16 to connect with fellow evaluation enthusiasts. I will put people randomly in small breakout rooms for 15 minutes rounds\, where you can meet new people or reconnect over your favorite refreshments. Looking forward to (re)connecting and hearing what going on both personally and professionally.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/eval-cafe-evaluator-speed-dating/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EvalCafe,Membership
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Bakker":MAILTO:paul@socialimpactsquared.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210728T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210728T130000
DTSTAMP:20260415T121850
CREATED:20210616T173908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210716T000020Z
UID:5706-1627473600-1627477200@evaluationontario.ca
SUMMARY:Webinar: Integrating Feminist Approaches Into Evaluation
DESCRIPTION:The Canadian Evaluation Society – Ontario Chapter (CES-ON) is pleased to invite you to our Summer Webinar: Integrating Feminist Approaches Into Evaluation. \nFor more than a decade\, Oxfam Canada (OCA) has been developing and refining feminist approaches to assess and learn from projects in a way that challenges us to think differently about knowledge and power – redefining who and what is valued most. This webinar will unpack the seven foundations highlighted in the OCA Guidance Note on Feminist Monitoring\, Evaluation\, Accountability and Learning (MEAL)\, as well as explore examples of how projects have leveraged these foundations in recent evaluations. \nThis webinar introduces ideas that will be fully explored in the workshop Feminist Principles in Monitoring\, Evaluation\, Accountability and Learning on September 29\, 2021.  \nThis webinar is free for members of the Canadian Evaluation Society; general admission tickets are also available. \nAbout the Presenter: \nAnna Du Vent is the Women’s Rights Knowledge Specialist\, Monitoring\, Evaluation\, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) at Oxfam Canada (OCA)\, leading OCA’s work in applying feminist approaches throughout its MEAL systems. Anna also led the MEAL work for OCA’s flagship six-country ending violence against women and girls project. Anna specializes in qualitative methodologies focused on program learning processes\, including identifying\, documenting and sharing best practices. She has led teams on projects related to youth development\, economic empowerment\, and legal reform in Uganda\, Malawi\, Jamaica\, the Marshall Islands\, Bangladesh\, India\, Indonesia\, Nepal\, Pakistan and the Philippines. \nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/webinar-integrating-feminist-approaches-into-evaluation-tickets-158485844427. \nThis webinar is sponsored by Socialsuite. Global leaders in outcomes measurement\, Socialsuite helps nonprofits to share their positive impact with the world.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/webinar-integrating-feminist-approaches-into-evaluation/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Membership
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20201210T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20201210T123000
DTSTAMP:20260415T121850
CREATED:20210616T173837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210616T173837Z
UID:5694-1607599800-1607603400@evaluationontario.ca
SUMMARY:Eval Cafe: Water Well Evaluation Cafe: Community-Based Evaluation
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the second in a fall series of the Water Well Evaluation Café. While we are practicing social distancing\, this meeting will be virtual. \nEquity continues to be a theme with this month’s topic exploring community-based evaluation. We will explore principles of voice\, participation\, and respect. \nThe Michigan Energy Assistance Program (MEAP) is one of the largest program’s implemented by United Way of Southeastern Michigan. This year’s evaluation was conducted during the height of the public health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and also during the height of the civil unrest caused by anti-black racism and police brutality. In the absence of opportunities for formal community-based participatory evaluation methods\, other opportunities emerged–use of an Equity Lens to “nudge” the organization toward having a closer alignment with equitable evaluation practices. Results were positive! \nBring your own examples of enabling factors or challenges you have observed around conducting equitable evaluation! \nWe’ll connect on CES Ontario’s Zoom Meeting platform to build a network of evaluation professionals in the Waterloo Region and Wellington County areas\, learn from each other\, share tips to help others with their challenges\, and discuss sector trends and developments. \nAnyone interested in conducting evaluation in the region can RVSP and join the conversation; you don’t have to be a CES member (https://evaluationcanada.ca). \nTickets: https://www.meetup.com/Evaluation-Cafe-Ontario/events/274650842/?rv=ea1_v2&_xtd=gatlbWFpbF9jbGlja9oAJDc0YjBkMzg2LTUwOGItNDUwNy1iYjZkLTJhZDRkOTc1NDMyYw&utm_campaign=event-announce&utm_medium=email&utm_source=promo.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/eval-cafe-water-well-evaluation-cafe-community-based-evaluation/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EvalCafe,Membership
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20201104T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20201104T123000
DTSTAMP:20260415T121850
CREATED:20210616T173706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210616T173706Z
UID:5693-1604487600-1604493000@evaluationontario.ca
SUMMARY:Webinar: Flying the plane while building it: Conducting an evaluation in the time of COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:Flying the plane while building it: Conducting an evaluation in the time of COVID-19 \nThe Canadian Evaluation Society – Ontario Chapter (CES-ON) is pleased to invite you to our Fall Webinar: Flying the plane while building it: Conducting an evaluation in the time of COVID-19. The webinar and Q&A will be held online on November 4th 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM. \nRegister online here! \nWhat kind of evaluation is useful in a situation where social problems are escalating and intersecting in completely new ways\, and the strategies we use to address them are morphing into new forms on a weekly basis?  What methods make sense\, and how should we make sense of the data that we are gathering? \nThis webinar will attempt to address these questions by sharing the story of three evaluators with different backgrounds who came together to evaluate Toronto’s Community Coordination Plan: a strategy for working with local agencies to meet the needs of vulnerable people during the pandemic. Presenters will share practical tips and lessons learned about evaluating in the time of COVID-19.  Discussion will focus on how our experiences in this period might inform a more robust\, responsive and useful approach to evaluation work in general. \nAbout our Presenters:\nBiljana Zuvela is a Manager of Research\, Public Policy and Evaluation at United Way Greater Toronto. \nLora Remacka is a Policy Development Officer in Social Development\, Finance and Administration at the City of Toronto. \nAndrew Taylor is a Principal Consultant at Taylor Newberry Consulting Inc.\, an evaluation consulting firm. \nWhen: November 4\, 2020\, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (Q&A session starts at Noon)\nWhere: Zoom Webinar\nHow to register: Eventbrite registration \nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/flying-the-plane-while-building-it-evaluation-in-the-time-of-covid-tickets-122813228673.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/webinar-flying-the-plane-while-building-it-conducting-an-evaluation-in-the-time-of-covid-19/
CATEGORIES:Membership,Professional Development,Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20201005T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20201005T130000
DTSTAMP:20260415T121850
CREATED:20210616T173506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210616T173506Z
UID:5688-1601899200-1601902800@evaluationontario.ca
SUMMARY:Eval Cafe: The Intersection of Race and Gender in Evaluation
DESCRIPTION:As a segue from Evaluation Café’s recent dialogue on anti-black racism in evaluation\, this next session will examine the intersection of race and gender in evaluation\, building on a group’s experience and expertise. As some projects\, programs and organizations are lacking in sensitivity of race and gender\, evaluation can be a catalyst for change\, and the conditions for this will be discussed. Looking inward\, if the evaluation process and systems are insensitive to race and gender\, this adds another layer to the challenge and needs to be responded to. \nChairs of this event: \nAbena Thomas – public health\, evaluation and project management specialist\, and instructor in international project management \nMarcus Tan de Bibiana – peacebuilding and governance project management specialist\, arts advisor and instructor in international project management \nTickets: https://www.meetup.com/Evaluation-Cafe-Ontario/events/273460883/?rv=ea1_v2&_xtd=gatlbWFpbF9jbGlja9oAJGFkOWUwZDYyLThkYjAtNDM2Ni05MTQxLWI0MjgyZDg5MmZlNQ&utm_campaign=event-announce&utm_medium=email&utm_source=promo.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/eval-cafe-the-intersection-of-race-and-gender-in-evaluation/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EvalCafe,Membership
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200623T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200623T120000
DTSTAMP:20260415T121850
CREATED:20210616T173505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210616T173505Z
UID:5684-1592904600-1592913600@evaluationontario.ca
SUMMARY:2020 CES Ontario Annual General Meeting + Learning Event
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the 24th annual CES Ontario AGM and Learning Event! This event is open to all members of the Canadian Evaluation Society Ontario chapter\, as well as interested members of the public. \nEvent Agenda: \n9:30 AM-11:00 AM: AGM presentation: report back on 2019/20 activities and plans to address strategic plan and results of members survey \n11:00-11:10 AM: 10-minute bio break \n11:10AM-12:00PM: Learning Event: Re-imagining Evaluation Criteria: Learning Lessons from the Pandemic \nWe will distribute the Annual General Meeting package\, including a full agenda\, Annual Report\, and audited financial statements\, to all CES members and event attendees prior to the event.  \nAbout the Learning Event: \n Re-imagining Evaluation Criteria: Learning Lessons from the Pandemic \nEvaluators have long debated on the criteria that should be used to evaluate interventions. The criteria are linked to both the purpose of the evaluation and also to the type of intervention under consideration. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has argued for the following criteria in its recent updating. They include: (1) Relevance (Is the intervention doing the right thing?); (2) Coherence (How well does the intervention fit?) (3) Effectiveness (Is the intervention achieving its objectives?); (4) Efficiency (How well are resources being used?); (5) Impact (What difference does the intervention make?); (6) Sustainability (will the benefits last?) \nIn light of experiences that interventions have had with the recent pandemic\, we will explore if these criteria are sufficient to understand the value added of interventions. We also will explore these criteria in light of the focus of the Sustainable Development Goals of “no one left behind.” The focus of this presentation will be on understanding how such criteria shape our imagination and measurement of how programs work\, how programs can be designed to address inequities and the types of evaluation approaches that capture the value-added of interventions \nAbout the Speaker: \nSanjeev Sridharan is Country Lead\, Learning Systems and Systems Evaluation at the India Country Office of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Sanjeev was the Founding Director of the Evaluation Centre for Complex Health Interventions at St. Michaels Hospital and Associate Professor at the Institute for Health Policy\, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. Prior to his position at Toronto\, he was the Head of the Evaluation Program and Senior Research Fellow at the Research Unit in Health\, Behaviour and Change at the University of Edinburgh. He is a former associate editor of the American Journal of Evaluation and has been on the boards of the Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation\, New Directions for Evaluation and the Journal of Evaluation and Program Planning. \n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2020-ces-ontario-agm-learning-event-tickets-107348797142.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/2020-ces-ontario-annual-general-meeting-learning-event/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Annual General Meetings,Membership
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200521T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200521T130000
DTSTAMP:20260415T121850
CREATED:20210616T173351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210616T173351Z
UID:5680-1590062400-1590066000@evaluationontario.ca
SUMMARY:Evaluation During Social Distancing
DESCRIPTION:From the Eval Cafe website: \nThe COVID 19 crisis has required people and organizations to shift priorities and practice social distancing. \nIn response\, Evaluation Cafe Ontario is shifting to online meetings during this crises to help people connect\, share\, and learn how to deal use evaluation to support the response to COVID 19. \nJoin us on CES National’s Zoom Meeting platform to get help with your challenges\, share tips to help others with their challenges\, or discuss sector trends and developments. \nAnyone interested in conducting evaluation during these times can RVSP and join the conversation; you don’t have to be a CES member (https://evaluationcanada.ca). \nMake sure you can receive organizer messages\, and I will send the meeting password the day prior. \nRapid response and action is important during crises\, so anyone is also welcome to join our Slack group for more real-time sharing and support. https://join.slack.com/t/evaluationduringcovid/shared_invite/zt-dcqj8qbq-vV2kcuROqt_zwkaXhN6lzA \nTickets: https://www.meetup.com/Evaluation-Cafe-Ontario/events/270647982/?rv=co1&_xtd=gatlbWFpbF9jbGlja9oAJDAzOTRjYjgyLTViOWUtNDk2NC1hYTMyLWUxOWJmNjcxYmQ2OQ.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/evaluation-during-social-distancing-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EvalCafe,Membership
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20191119T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20191119T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T121850
CREATED:20210616T173322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210616T173322Z
UID:5671-1574186400-1574193600@evaluationontario.ca
SUMMARY:Evaluation for the Next Generation
DESCRIPTION:From the event description: \nHey fellow evaluation aficionados\, \nPatricia and Marshal from Dig Insights have come forward to host us for our next Evaluation Cafe and to share some of the innovative methods they are using. \nHere’s their description about what they’ll share: \nDig Insights (https://www.diginsights.com/) is excited to host this months Evaluation Café! Come to their downtown office (372 Bay Street) to learn about how they are integrating new and innovative technology to bring evaluation into the next generation. \nStarted as a market research company in 2010\, Dig Insights Evaluation Team leverages the best practices of market research to help their clients extract in-depth insights about their program and provide them the opportunity to track learning far outside of the traditional survey. This includes the integration of their in-house apps including Upsiide (https://upsiide.com/) and Dig PhotoVoice\, and other mobile friendly data collection tools including mobile diaries\, online discussion boards and video key informant interviews. Not only has Dig expanded the reach of data collection techniques\, they actively work with their clients to apply the most applicable analytical and data visualization tools including network maps\, sanky diagrams\, interactive scorecards and geographical mapping. This allows Dig the ability to extract key findings as well as present the information in easily digestible tools that increases programs effectiveness in decision making and allows them to better demonstrate the reach of their program to key stakeholders and the general public. \nCome to this session to learn more about how you can further the effectiveness of your evaluation approach and provide greater insights to your internal and external stakeholders. \nDrinks and light snacks will be provided. \nThe presentation will be delivered by Patricia King\, CE\, Vice President of Evaluation ([masked]) and Marshal Rodrigues\, Senior Research Manager ([masked]) \nTickets: https://www.meetup.com/Evaluation-Cafe-Toronto/events/266319080/.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/evaluation-for-the-next-generation/
CATEGORIES:EvalCafe,Membership
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20191009T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20191009T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T121850
CREATED:20210616T173321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210616T173321Z
UID:5669-1570644000-1570651200@evaluationontario.ca
SUMMARY:Eval Cafe: Agile Reporting of Survey Data
DESCRIPTION:From the event description:  \nGustavo Miranda\, Data Analysis\, Program Evaluation and Quality Improvement\, at the Etobicoke Children’s Centre will share the following with us: \nOnline survey services/software like RedCap\, SurveyMonkey\, and LimeSurvey are a cheap\, quick\, user friendly way to collect information from an organization’s staff\, stakeholders and community partners. This is especially true for organizations with resources too limited to design their own databases and host their own servers. \nUnlike the data collected in locally hosted relational databases\, however\, responses from online surveys can’t always be accessed in a format that lends itself to quick\, agile\, versatile reporting. \nTwo little known features available in Excel and the free Power BI Desktop software can mitigate these limitations. \nThis demo-heavy presentation/discussion will demonstrate how: \n1) Power Query’s point-and-click interface as well as its data transformation language\, M\, can be used to combine several flat files of survey feedback and break them out into a relational table structure in an automated\, replicable way \, \nand\, if we have time \n2) how Power Pivot and it’s measurement language DAX can be used to connect those related tables and create quick\, interactive reports that can be used to guide decision making and ensure quick responses to client feedback. \nExamples of service improvement will be discussed. \nThis location has a security guard\, so we need to supply everyone’s names ahead of time\, so please RSVP by 12 PM on Tuesday\, October 8\, 2019. CES Ontario is a sponsor of Eval Cafe Toronto. \nTickets: https://www.meetup.com/Evaluation-Cafe-Toronto/events/265386723/.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/eval-cafe-agile-reporting-of-survey-data/
CATEGORIES:EvalCafe,Membership,Social Networking
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190916T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190916T193000
DTSTAMP:20260415T121850
CREATED:20210616T173308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210616T173308Z
UID:5668-1568655000-1568662200@evaluationontario.ca
SUMMARY:Credentialed Evaluation: A Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:The Canadian Evaluation Society – Ontario Chapter is pleased to host a Membership Networking Event. You are invited to join Evaluators for complimentary appetizers and an opportunity to engage in good conversation with seasoned and emerging evaluators. This is an open event; you do not need to be a CES Member to attend! \nThis event has a special focus on the Credentialed Evaluator (CE) designation. It will include a panel discussion on the experience of applying for the CE designation\, and the benefits of having the CE designation. The panel member will consist of the several Evaluators from various fields including the following: \nDr. Keiko Kuji-Shikatani\, C.E.\, is an internal Evaluator with the Ministry of Education\, infusing evaluative thinking in collaborative teams to build sector capacity for the use of evidence to inform decisions. She shares her Development Evaluation expertise widely leading interministerial collaborations\, evaluation capacity building for governments both in Canada and internationally\, through universities\, civil societies and EvalPartners. \nYasser Ismail\, MFA\, C.E.\, is the Corporate Evaluation Consultant at the College of Nurses of Ontario. Over the last seven years\, Yasser has worked as a full-time evaluation consultant within Ontario’s health system both as an external and internal evaluator. Yasser’s current focus is on using evaluative tools to facilitate evidence-informed program design and evaluation. Demonstrating evaluation value\, evaluation capacity building and reflective practice are also areas of interest for Yasser. \nMarika Warner\, MSc.\, C.E.\, is the Director of Research and Evaluation at MLSE LaunchPad\, a Sport For Development facility for youth facing barriers in downtown Toronto. Marika’s large portfolio includes program evaluation\, longitudinal research and academic partnerships focusing on positive youth development and corporate social responsibility in professional sport. Marika holds a BScPT from the University of Alberta and an MSc from the University of Toronto. Prior to her current role\, Marika worked as a clinician and clinical researcher at Toronto Rehab\, Bloorview Research Institute\, and Regent Park Community Health Centre. Marika is also a retired professional dancer and mother of one. \nDr. Cameron Norman\, C.E.\, is a professional designer\, psychologist\, educator\, and evaluator who works with human service organizations to organize and support innovation for wellbeing. Cameron has worked in evaluation as a practitioner\, scholar\, educator\, and advocate for more than 20 years and was among the first cohort of professionals to receive the Credentialed Evaluator designation in Canada. He is the President of Cense Ltd. and serves on the faculty at OCAD University in the Design and Health program and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. \nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/credentialed-evaluation-a-panel-discussion-tickets-66764280761.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/credentialed-evaluation-a-panel-discussion/
CATEGORIES:Advanced/Intermediate,Membership,Professional Development,Social Networking,Student,Student & New Practitioner
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190801T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190801T190000
DTSTAMP:20260415T121850
CREATED:20210616T173307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210616T173307Z
UID:5666-1564682400-1564686000@evaluationontario.ca
SUMMARY:CES Ontario Member Engagement Session: North
DESCRIPTION:At our recent AGM\, membership approved our Mission\, Vision\, Values\, and Strategic Directions. Members in attendance also provided their input into how we can achieve our goals. \nWe know many evaluators live too far away to be able to attend our AGM in person. For those members\, we are hosting a series of online sessions to get their input. We are looking for passionate members in Western\, Eastern\, and Northern Ontario to attend a one-hour online session and help us plan how to better serve their regions. If you have ideas for how CES-ON can achieve our goals in your area\, please sign up to the session for the region you consider yourself to be in. \nEastern – July 18th at 6pm to 7pm\nWestern – July 25th at 6pm to 7pm\nNorthern – August 1st at 6pm to 7pm \nTo help us facilitate the session\, we are limiting registration to 15 members. \nGaining feedback from most of our members\, allows us to serve you better. We look forward to hearing your input and encourage you join us! \nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ces-ontario-member-engagement-session-north-tickets-64706426664.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/ces-ontario-member-engagement-session-north/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Membership
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190731T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190731T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T121850
CREATED:20210616T173306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210616T173306Z
UID:5665-1564597800-1564605000@evaluationontario.ca
SUMMARY:Eval Cafe: Evaluation Capacity Building
DESCRIPTION:From the event description: \nAs noted at our last Eval Cafe event\, some members noted interest in evaluation capacity building. A few members stepped up and we’ll have a couple present at this event; covering both building capacity with internal and external stakeholders. \nWe’ll be on the Bedford Academy’s patio for this event. Try to show up at 6:30 pm. We’ll begin the discussions as soon as enough people show up\, but by 7pm at the latest. We’ll provide some apps courtesy of CES-ON’s sponsorship\, but attendees will cover their own drinks or food beyond the apps. \nBuilding Internal Evaluation Capacity:\nMargaret (Meg) Gassanov (Ph.D.\, CE) will draw on her experiences of building internal evaluation capacity within the City of Toronto. She will explore five areas requiring attention to be successful in these efforts. The presentation will include examples of activities that can be done to build internal evaluation capacity\, from the perspective of an internal evaluator. \nBuilding Audacity – Evaluation Capacity Building with External Partners:\nThis brief presentation will explore the challenges of building capacity across external organizations: that is\, among sponsors\, clients\, and stakeholders that evaluation teams have no formal\, long-term commitment to. It will focus on concrete activities aimed at helping align organizations’ strategic priorities while considering ways to spur along sustainable cultures of evaluative thinking and learning. Kris Erickson (PhD\, BFA) will draw on his experiences in community development\, education\, and workforce development to lead this interactive chat. \nAs always\, the CES-ON sponsorship will provide some snacks\, but you will be responsible for any food or drink beyond that. \nTickets: https://www.meetup.com/Evaluation-Cafe-Toronto/events/262998033/.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/eval-cafe-evaluation-capacity-building/
CATEGORIES:EvalCafe,Membership
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190725T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190725T190000
DTSTAMP:20260415T121850
CREATED:20210616T173306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210616T173306Z
UID:5664-1564077600-1564081200@evaluationontario.ca
SUMMARY:CES Ontario Member Engagement Session: West
DESCRIPTION:At our recent AGM\, membership approved our Mission\, Vision\, Values\, and Strategic Directions. Members in attendance also provided their input into how we can achieve our goals. \nWe know many evaluators live too far away to be able to attend our AGM in person. For those members\, we are hosting a series of online sessions to get their input. We are looking for passionate members in Western\, Eastern\, and Northern Ontario to attend a one-hour online session and help us plan how to better serve their regions. If you have ideas for how CES-ON can achieve our goals in your area\, please sign up to the session for the region you consider yourself to be in. \nEastern – July 18th at 6pm to 7pm\nWestern – July 25th at 6pm to 7pm\nNorthern – August 1st at 6pm to 7pm \nTo help us facilitate the session\, we are limiting registration to 15 members. \nGaining feedback from most of our members\, allows us to serve you better. We look forward to hearing your input and encourage you join us! \nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ces-ontario-member-engagement-session-west-tickets-64706201992.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/ces-ontario-member-engagement-session-west/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Membership
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190718T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190718T190000
DTSTAMP:20260415T121850
CREATED:20210616T173253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210616T173253Z
UID:5663-1563472800-1563476400@evaluationontario.ca
SUMMARY:CES Ontario Member Engagement Session: East
DESCRIPTION:At our recent AGM\, membership approved our Mission\, Vision\, Values\, and Strategic Directions. Members in attendance also provided their input into how we can achieve our goals. \nWe know many evaluators live too far away to be able to attend our AGM in person. For those members\, we are hosting a series of online sessions to get their input. We are looking for passionate members in Western\, Eastern\, and Northern Ontario to attend a one-hour online session and help us plan how to better serve their regions. If you have ideas for how CES-ON can achieve our goals in your area\, please sign up to the session for the region you consider yourself to be in. \nEastern – July 18th at 6pm to 7pm\nWestern – July 25th at 6pm to 7pm\nNorthern – August 1st at 6pm to 7pm \nTo help us facilitate the session\, we are limiting registration to 15 members. \nGaining feedback from most of our members\, allows us to serve you better. We look forward to hearing your input and encourage you join us! \nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ces-ontario-member-engagement-session-east-tickets-64706049536.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/ces-ontario-member-engagement-session-east/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Membership
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190715T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190715T193000
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UID:5662-1563211800-1563219000@evaluationontario.ca
SUMMARY:CES Summer Social: Evaluator Meet + Greet
DESCRIPTION:About our Event:\nWe would like to host you at the CES Summer Social coming up at Page One. The purpose of this event is to provide an informal setting for new practitioners and students to network with experienced Evaluators\, learn from their narratives\, and ask questions. The event will be structured as four casual small groups – please feel free to move among them throughout the evening! Food and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided. \nPlease take a moment to review the bios of our Experienced Evaluators\, and come prepared with questions. You can ask general questions about evaluation\, about their careers\, about tricky evaluation scenarios you might be facing right now\, and more. \nSee you on Monday July 15th! \nThis meet and greet is presented in conjunction with the July 2019 Essential Skills Series.  \nAbout our Experts:\nPatricia King is currently the Vice President of Evaluation and Qualitative Research at Dig Insights and an Adjunct Professor at Dalhousie University. She previously worked as the Director of Evaluation at MQO Research. Other past experience includes working in the public sector as a Manager with the Provincial Government of Newfoundland and Labrador conducting research to inform policy development\, as well as in the private sector conducting provincial and national evaluations. She just completed tenure as president of the CES–Newfoundland and Labrador (CES-NL). She has over 8 years of experience on volunteer boards\, and almost 10 years of experience on both the client and suppliers side of research and evaluation. Patricia holds a Masters of Applied Social Psychology from Memorial University and a Credentialed Evaluator (CE) designation from the Canadian Evaluation Society (CES). \nEden Amare is an Evaluator that is passionate about social services. She currently works as a Policy Development Officer with the Shelter\, Support & Housing Administration division of the City of Toronto\, where her projects focus on quality assurance and evaluation. She previously worked as the Program Evaluator at Toronto Public Health where she evaluated communicable disease control programs. Eden also possesses evaluation experience at the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement\, including organizational evaluation capacity-building. She holds a Master of Health Evaluation from the University of Waterloo and was a finalist in the 2018 Canadian Evaluation Society Student Case Competition. \nNick Petten is a researcher\, consultant\, and evaluator that is primarily concerned with how to meaningfully and ethically involve diverse populations in research\, evaluation and program design. As a representative of his professional associations in several governance functions (Canadian Evaluation Society and American Evaluation Association) and currently working in municipal government in Strategic Planning\, Management and Evaluation\, Nick is continually facilitating knowledge exchange and demonstrating the social impact of programming and services for people using ethical and rigorous scientific methods. \nPaul Bakker is a Credential Evaluator and coach\, with over a decade of experience. For the last seven years\, he has run his independent evaluation consulting practice\, Social Impact Squared. His evaluation projects are typically for small nonprofits or provincial government agencies in the areas of education\, health\, employment\, youth development\, and crime prevention. His wide range of experience includes using developmental evaluation approaches to carrying out quasi-experimental designs and statistical analyses. Paul also organizes Evaluation Cafe Toronto events for those interested in evaluation to learn and connect with each other. \n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ces-summer-social-evaluator-meet-greet-tickets-64185596848.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/ces-summer-social-evaluator-meet-greet/
CATEGORIES:Membership,Social Networking,Student,Student & New Practitioner
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190619T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190619T163000
DTSTAMP:20260415T121850
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UID:5660-1560949200-1560961800@evaluationontario.ca
SUMMARY:2019 CES AGM + Learning Event
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the 23rd annual CES Ontario AGM and Learning Event! This event is open to all members of the Canadian Evaluation Society Ontario chapter\, as well as interested members of the public. \n  \nEvent Agenda:\n1:00 PM – 1:30 PM: Registration & Networking \n1:30 PM – 3:45 PM: Annual General Meeting + Integrated Strategic/Operational Plan update and consultation \n3:45 PM – 4:00 AM: Break & Networking Event \n4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Learning Event: Feminist Data Analysis \n  \nAnnual General Meeting + Integrated Strategic/Operational Plan update and consultation\nAs you are all aware\, CES Ontario has undertaken an integrated strategic and operational planning process (ISOP) to guide us over the next 5 years. In this session\, members will review our updated Vision\, Mission\, Value Statements\, and Strategic Directions. We will also be engaging members in helping us identify key activities to move our operational planning forward and bring our ISOP Goals to life. \nLearning Event: Feminist Data Analysis\n\nVery few people become evaluators because they want to promote racist or sexist ideas. However\, it’s very easy to accidentally fall into these traps\, particularly in the data-centric aspects of evaluation. A working understanding of how to incorporate ethics and equity into quantitative evaluation is essential. Heather’s talk will tell stories and show real world examples that will guide you through the process of learning to identify inequity and hidden bias at seven key stages of the evaluation data lifecycle. \nAbout the Speaker:\nHeather Krause is a data scientist working on projects for equity and ethics in data. As a statistician (PStat) she attacks the largest questions facing societies today\, working with non-profit and social sector organizations\, local and national governments\, and data journalists. Her relentless pursuit of clarity and realism in these projects pushed her beyond pure analysis to mastering the entire data ecosystem including ground-breaking work in evaluation\, data sourcing\, design\, visualization\, communication\, and journalism\, each incorporating bleeding edge theory and technologies. Her unique contributions have been sought across a range of clients from individual researchers to large international organizations including FiveThirtyEight\, Orb Media\, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation\, CARE\, MasterCard\, the UNHCR\, and several national governments. \nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2019-ces-ontario-agm-learning-event-tickets-62239544152.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/2019-ces-agm-learning-event/
CATEGORIES:Annual General Meetings,Membership,Social Networking,Student,Student & New Practitioner
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190528T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190528T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T121850
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UID:5659-1559068200-1559075400@evaluationontario.ca
SUMMARY:Eval Cafe: Equity in Evaluation
DESCRIPTION:Our two facilitators will present on their approaches to ensuring their evaluation work is equitable\, and then will help us reflect on what we can do to incorporate equity considerations into our evaluation practice. Heidi Schaeffer will present on her work evaluating health equity initiatives and on applying Outcome Harvesting principles to enhance equity and inclusion. Heather Krause will also present on how Feminist data analysis principles present opportunities to increase equity\, inclusion\, and fairness. \nCES Ontario is a sponsor of Eval Cafe Toronto. \nTickets: https://www.meetup.com/Evaluation-Cafe-Toronto/events/260769828/.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/eval-cafe-equity-in-evaluation/
CATEGORIES:EvalCafe,Membership,Social Networking,Student,Student & New Practitioner
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