Become an Equitable Evaluation Framework™ (EEF) Practice Partner

The EEF invites alignment of purpose, practices, processes, and policies with stated values and intentions, specifically within the context of the U.S. philanthropic sector. It is a set of Principles, Orthodoxies, Mindsets, Tensions, and Sticking Points and invites those in practice to be, think, and do differently. The Framework offers space to ask questions and learn from and with each other in ways that inform recommendations, actions, and decisions to align with aims and intentions.

Your foundation selects up to six members of your team to join people from other foundations in discovery, learning, and unlearning. The participating team members can (and are encouraged to) be from across your organization. The EEF can be and is being applied across organizations to support research, evaluation, and learning (of course!), as well as strategy, investment, operations, grantmaking, and communications. We intentionally call this a practice because unlearning and learning takes time, and muscle memory evolves. As such, varying aspects of the elements may be applicable and useful at different times and moments. The invitation is to practice the EEF with intention and attention—to consider where there may be an entry point or opportunity to explore one of the EEF Principles.

Today, our Practice Partner classes are primarily geared toward foundations in the United States. See the map of our Practice Partners and Practitioners. Practice Partners have included health foundations and large and small foundations—some you have heard of, others you may not have.

Practice Partners commit to a two-year journey that includes: an orientation, three 1-hour coaching sessions per year, five 1.5 hour Peer2Peer Collaboratory conversations per year, and regular affinity group conversations with peers in the practice. These are all held virtually on Zoom.

EEF Practice Partners commit to the following: Make explicit the how of advancing the Equitable Evaluation Principles (like finding other champions within your organization and normalizing discussion around validity, objectivity, and rigor) Share your experiences, learnings, materials, and approach to advance the the EEF with the Practice Partner community Promote and amplify the EEF among your networks Bring your full selves to the practice

There are a mix of internally focused supports and field-facing communications and connections curated by the EEI Team. These include: Access for up to 6 members of your team to Common Grounds, our online reflection and learning space for Partners Resource co-creation (the EEF is literally co-created with Practice Partners!) Periodic e-updates that share tidbits, ah-ha's and more Connections to other EEF Practice Partners Communications toolkit Inclusion as case examples in or co-authors of publications The occasional virtual and in-person gatherings (we do enjoy a good conversation and hangout!) EEF Practice Partner website badge

The annual fee for Practice Partners is $25,000.00 per year.

In September 2024, the first classes begin. We will continue onboarding new Practice Partners through February 2025. (And also...we shift and change as the work requires.)

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