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Today is the final day to vote for sessions! Check out Filling the Gaps in Collective Impact: A Nuanced Approach to Improved Community Outcomes, featuring our work with

Filling the Gaps in Collective Impact: A Nuanced Approach to Improved Community Outcomes Check out Filling the Gaps in Collective Impact: A Nuanced Approach to Improved Community Outcomes in GEO's 2020 National Conference: Request for Proposals

During this session we'll share tangible tools, suggested practices, and unconventional approaches FEAN (Funder & Evaluator Affinity Network) members are taking to make philanthropic evaluation more impactful. Learn more and vote here https://geofunders.submittable.com/gallery/31837124-df06-4697-b098-c18ccc2f9ba3/13527042/

With over a decade partnering with ~70 U.S. communities, , with Equal Measure as evaluator, surveyed more than 4,000 stakeholders. Vote for our session to see how we filled two critical knowledge gaps in the field: https://geofunders.submittable.com/gallery/31837124-df06-4697-b098-c18ccc2f9ba3/13497822/

Vote for our session wherein a regional funder, national funder, and the evaluation partner for the BUILD Health Challenge® reflect on four years of collaboration: https://geofunders.submittable.com/gallery/31837124-df06-4697-b098-c18ccc2f9ba3/13584098/

Sharing Knowledge, Navigating Power: Tangible Take-Aways from the BUILD Health Challenge Funder Collaborative Check out Sharing Knowledge, Navigating Power: Tangible Take-Aways from the BUILD Health Challenge Funder Collaborative in GEO's 2020 National Conference: Request for Proposals

In the latest EvenBetter Podcast, Bridget Jancarz of StriveTogether and Michelle Walker of Generation Next discuss the power and impact of the StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network Theory of Action - and share its implications for collective impact initiatives. Equal Measure served as the national evaluator for StriveTogether.
http://www.equalmeasure.org/ideas/impactblog/evenbetter-podcast-episode-02-strivetogether-cradle-career-network/

In a new Q-List, Equal Measure and DVP PRAXIS posit five critical questions derived from our evaluation of Lumina Foundation’s Talent Hubs. These questions can help guide how you’re thinking about—or already undertaking—mobilizing your community for postsecondary attainment. Consider how these five questions apply to your own work, and use the comment space of this post to answer the question: How will your community mobilize?

https://equalmeasure.atavist.com/five-critical-questions

In our new podcast series,"EvenBetter," we’ll converse with folks from philanthropies, national and community nonprofits, and other organizations—exploring fresh ideas about how social sector organizations can strengthen their capacity to “do good.”

In this pilot episode, we chat with Equal Measure president Meg Long about her six-week journey northward through the U.S. and Canada. Along the way, she witnessed how positions of power shape narratives, and how moving the mindsets of individuals and communities can play a significant role in changing systems—ultimately creating greater opportunities for social change. http://www.equalmeasure.org/ideas/impactblog/evenbetter-podcast-episode-1-narrative-change/

Attention Communicators: We have an exciting opportunity for a communications professional at Equal Measure! We are looking for a Senior Consultant, Communications to join our team.

If you have 5-8 years of experience in digital storytelling, writing, media outreach, and more (or know anyone who might be interested), you can learn more here: http://www.equalmeasure.org/about/careers/senior-consultant-communications-2/

Check out our blog post for the Center for Effective Philanthropy, co-authored by Equal Measure President Meg Long and Engage R+D Co-Founder Clare Nolan, "Forging Funder-Intermediary-Evaluator Partnerships: Five Tensions to Consider."

Forging Funder-Intermediary-Evaluator Partnerships: Five Tensions to Consider - The Center for Effective Philanthropy Forging Funder-Intermediary-Evaluator Partnerships: Five Tensions to Consider February 7, 2019Meg LongFeatured, Guest AuthorNo Comments

Equal Measure is hiring! We're looking for consultants and senior consultants to join our growing team. If you are motivated by working on complex social sector issues spanning a range of content areas and methodologies, EqM is the place for you. Learn more here:

http://www.equalmeasure.org/about/careers/consultant-senior-consultant/

Equal Measure's Tia Burroughs reflects on Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia's Equity Summit in this blog post.

https://philanthropynetwork.org/news/deepen-connect-and-recharge-thoughts-philanthropy-networks-2018-equity-symposium

Equal Measure is growing! We're searching for Consultants and Senior Consultants to join our team. If you'd like to help those who "do good," do even better, in communities across the country, check out the descriptions of the positions and let us know!

http://www.equalmeasure.org/about/careers/consultant-senior-consultant/