At Engage R+D we are constantly reflecting on the state of evaluation and learning, including in partnership with our peers and colleagues in philanthropy. In this interview, we gain perspective from Helena Huang, Project Director of the Art for Justice (A4J) Fund, which supports artists and advocates working to end mass incarceration.

Engage R+D turns five this year and to celebrate we’re reflecting on the state of evaluation and learning, including in conversation with our partners. For the final interview in our series this year, we spoke with Bernadette Sangalang, PhD, Program Officer & Manager at The David & Lucile Packard Foundation.

Engage R+D turns five this year. At this milestone, we’re reflecting on the state of evaluation and learning, where we’ve collectively made strides, and what the future of the fields of evaluation and philanthropy could look like. To help us think through what comes next, we are highlighting voices of our partners–funders and organizational leaders-charting the path. Tracy Van Slyke is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Pop Culture Collaborative, a donor collaborative that organizes and deploys resources to support the pop culture narrative change field.

Engage R+D turns five this year. At this milestone, we’re reflecting on the state of evaluation and learning, where we’ve collectively made strides, and what the future of the fields of evaluation and philanthropy could look like. To help us think through what comes next, we are highlighting voices of our partners–funders and organizational leaders-charting the path. Andre Oliver is Senior Program Officer at the Irvine Foundation and leads the Fair Work initiative, which aims to expand the voice and influence of low-wage workers on the issues that affect their lives and livelihoods.

To celebrate our fifth birthday, we’re reflecting on the state of evaluation and learning, where we’ve collectively made strides, and what the future looks like. To help us think through what comes next for the fields of philanthropy and evaluation, we are highlighting voices of our partners – both funders and nonprofit leaders charting the path forward. Jennifer Ito is the Research Director at the University of Southern California (USC) Equity Research Institute (ERI), where she conducts research primarily on issues of regional inclusion and social movement building.

To celebrate our fifth birthday, we’re reflecting on the state of evaluation and learning, where we’ve collectively made strides, and what the future looks like. To help us think through what comes next for the fields of philanthropy and evaluation, we are highlighting voices of our partners – both funders and nonprofit leaders charting the path forward. First up is Hugh Vasquez of National Equity Project, where he’s been embedding equity in organizational work for the past several decades.