Our Community
The Advancing Culturally-responsive and Equitable (ACE) Evaluation Network is a community of racially and ethnically diverse evaluators who have experience in and a strong commitment to the practice of culturally responsive and equitable evaluation (CREE). By creating opportunities to build relationships between Network Members, Funders of Evaluation, and other producers and consumers of evaluation, and supporting new/different approaches to hiring for and conducting evaluations, the Network is actively contributing to the system change efforts of the Expanding the Bench® (ETB) initiative.
Benefits
- Free membership that includes all of the below for as long as you practice evaluation.
- Access to evaluation funding and career opportunities, sometimes on an early- or exclusive-basis.
- Promotion of your evaluation experience and expertise through the ACE Evaluation Network Database, as well as ETB’s e-newsletters and social media sites.
- Peer connections with other evaluators who practice CREE.
- Professional development and community building activities (virtual and in-person) with Funders of Evaluation, Evaluation Partners, and other Network Members.
- Expanded work portfolio that may include contributions to ETB recruitment and product-development efforts and/or serving as a mentor or advisor for the Leaders in Equitable Evaluation and Diversity (LEEAD) Program.
Guiding Principles for Members
- Update/maintain your ACE Evaluation Network Database profile, including and contact information, on a minimum of an annual basis. The ETB Team will send out an annual email reminder to do this.
- When evaluation opportunities arise, share an overview of the opportunity, including eligibility criteria, funding amount, timeline for response, timeline for completing the requested work, link to information/application (if available), and contact information for questions or more information.
- Follow-up within five (5) business days to any requests from a Network Member for information.
- To the best of your ability, attend all Network activities for which you are registered.
- Engage in relationship building that promotes a CREE approach.
- Respond to ETB requests for feedback and surveys about your use of the database and interactions with Network Members.
Benefits
- Free and unlimited searches on the ACE Evaluation Network Database.
- Authentic relationship-building with and increased access to evaluators who practice CREE.
- Promotion of your evaluation funding, contract, and career opportunities (i.e., grantmaking partnerships; requests for information; requests for qualifications) to a diverse group of evaluators. Exclusive opportunities for Network Members are encouraged!
- Professional development and community building activities (virtual and in-person) with Network Members and other Funders of Evaluation/Evaluation Partners.
- Expanded work portfolio that may include contributions to ETB recruitment and product-development efforts.
Guiding Principles for Network Access and Database Use
- Update/maintain your ACE Evaluation Network Database profile, including and contact information, on a minimum of an annual basis. The ETB Team will send out an annual email reminder to do this.
- When evaluation opportunities arise, share an overview of the opportunity, including eligibility criteria, funding amount, timeline for response, timeline for completing the requested work, link to information/application (if available), and contact information for questions or more information.
- Follow-up within five (5) business days to any requests from a Network Member for information.
- To the best of your ability, attend all Network activities for which you are registered.
- Engage in relationship building that promotes a CREE approach.
- Respond to ETB requests for feedback and surveys about your use of the database and interactions with Network Members.
For more information on ETB, including ACE Evaluation Network opportunities, sign-up for ETB’s monthly e-newsletter, Bench (Re)Marks.
