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EXTX 567: Using Data to Measure Equitable Impact Course
This course is taught by Jacqueline Chan and is part of the California State University, East Bay Nonprofit Management Certificate program (0.60 CEU credits). To register for the next course, click here!
This course will help leaders understand the key role data and evaluation plays in fulfilling equitable impact on the communities they serve. Students will gain a foundational understanding of how data can be a powerful tool for bridging social and racial inequities, while also having the risk of perpetuating them. The course will cover key principles and strategies for planning and implementing evaluations that reflect core values of equity and inclusivity, identify where inequities persist, measure successes in equitable impact, and use data to inform program decision-making.
Students will review case studies of evaluation plans and impact reports, identify ways in which the nonprofit did or did not hold themselves accountable to equitable impact, and identify strategies to address gaps. This course is designed for professionals who will be in a position where they will influence decisions on program evaluation and assessing impact, and the course is ideal for those that have placed equity as core to their mission.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
Increase knowledge about the key role data and evaluation plays in advancing equity.
Increase understanding of how data can be a powerful tool for bridging social and racial inequities, while also having the risk of perpetuating them.
Gain familiarity with key principles for planning and implementing evaluations that reflect core values of equity and inclusivity.
Be able to describe strategies for using data to identify inequities, measure successes in equitable impact, and use data to inform program decision-making.
Schedule of Topics
Day 1
Fundamental concepts of equitable evaluations
The role of evaluation in advancing equity
Strategies to incorporate equity in your evaluation planning processes
Day 2
Strategies to incorporate equity in your data collection, analysis, and reporting
Using data to measure and identify disparities
Using and communicating evaluation results to inform data-driven decision-making
Below are resources related to general program evaluation:
Evaluation into Action. Evaluation Readiness Assessment.
Alberta Health Services. Steps to Developing an Evaluation Plan.
CommunityToolBox. Chapter 39, Section 1. Using an Evaluation System to Answer Key Questions About Your Initiative.
Better Evaluation. Manager’s Guide to Evaluation.
W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The Step-by-Step Guide to Evaluation - How to Become Savvy Evaluation Consumers.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. A Practical Guide for Engaging Stakeholders in Developing Evaluation Questions.
Visible Network Labs. Using a Logic Model for Program Development, Implementation, and Evaluation.
Centre for Social Impact. The Compass: Your Guide to Social Impact Measurement.
Below are resources related to culturally responsive and equitable evaluation:
Equitable Evaluation Initiative. (2023). The Equitable Evaluation Framework May 2023 Expansion
Public Policy Associates. How Can Implementation Science Be Used to Promote Equity and Social Justice.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation. (2021). Equity vs. Equality and Other Racial Justice Definitions.
Dean-Coffey, J., Casey, J., Caldwell, L.D. (2014) Raising the Bar – Integrating Cultural Competency and Equity: Equitable Evaluation. The Foundation Review, 6(2).
Dean-Coffey, J. (2018) What’s Race Got to Do With It? Equity and Philanthropic Evaluation Practice. American Journal of Evaluation
Bamberger, M., Segone, M. UNICEF. How to design and manage equity-focused evaluations.
BetterEvaluation. Participatory Evaluation.
Racial Equity Tools. Evaluate.
Racial Equity Tools. Framing and Messaging.