Services
Program Evaluation
From a culturally responsive and utilization focused lens, we conduct:
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Evaluation Planning
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Indicator Table design
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Results Framework design
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Monitoring and Evaluation Plan design and implementation
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Community Needs Assessments
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Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis and visualization
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Participatory and Impact Evaluation
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Outcome Harvesting​
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Ripple Effect Mapping
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Capacity Building
We create learning platforms and facilitate online and in-person workshops on:
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Evaluation 101
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Basic Security in the Field
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Culturally Responsive Evaluation
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Trauma-informed Evaluation
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Power of Play in Social Impact Work
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Integrating racial equity into strategic planning
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Incorporating participatory techniques into decision making
Strategic Planning
We help you align your mission and vision with your activities for maximum impact through the following supports:
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Theory of Change design
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Logic Model design
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Strategic planning
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Action Planning
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Individual consultations with leadership on:
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Diversifying boards of directors​
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Hiring and retention of staff of color
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Facilitation
Our consultants are certified in the Technologies of Participation which are a series of facilitation techniques that tap into brain science to help increase engagement, buy-in, and participation of large groups in creating community solutions.
Our team facilitates the following events in English, Spanish, and French:
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Focus Groups
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World Cafes
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Community Workshops
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Interviews
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Consensus Building Workshops
Methods
Culturally Responsive
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We believe it is very important to be attuned to the struggles of people who are marginalized based on their race, ethnicity, and/or skin color.
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We intentionally partner with black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) and people from the Global South to deliver culturally responsive services, and to offer these services in people's native language.
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Our team is experienced in consulting across the globe in English, Spanish, French, Hindi, German, Amharic, and Swahili.
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Highly Participatory
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At Play for Change we believe the more stakeholder input, the better.
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We lean on the principles of human-centered design and the techniques from the Technologies of Participation.
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We integrate games, arts and crafts, and elements from nature to spark conversation and allow partners, stakeholders, and community members to have a dynamic and meaningful experience with us.
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Mixed-methods and Utilization Focused
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We perform both summative and formative evaluation, and generally tend to apply a mixed-methods approach to our projects.
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We also understand the importance of delivering products and services that changemakers can put to use immediately. Therefore, we fall in the utilization-focused side of the evaluation spectrum.
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