Support Emerging Evaluators and Invest in Systems Change

LEEAD Program Sponsorship Opportunities

These sponsorships help reduce financial barriers and expand access to professional development for evaluators whose lived experiences and identities have been historically and systemically excluded from full participation in the field. 

Program Sponsor – $350,000

Shape the future of culturally responsive and equitable evaluation (CREE)

By becoming a Program Sponsor of the Leaders in Equitable Evaluation and Diversity (LEEAD) Program, your organization will be recognized as a key partner in shaping the future of the CREE. Program Sponsor(s) help build a thriving pathway for CREE evaluators. Your sponsorship sustains core components of the program like curriculum development, mentorship, in-person gatherings, and administrative support.

In recognition of your generous support, sponsorship benefits include:

“LEEAD Program, sponsored by [Your Organization]”

Your investment will also support a Practicum Site by sponsoring an organization to host a LEEAD Scholar, deepening their capacity to apply and grow CREE evaluation practices in real-world settings.

Your Impact Includes:

Scholar Sponsor – $20,000

Champion the growth of a future CREE leader 

Support one Scholar’s full journey — from onboarding through their practicum and culminating experience. This sponsorship helps expand access to professional development opportunities that have historically been less accessible to evaluators whose lived experiences and racial and ethnic identities have been systemically marginalized. By supporting Scholars’ engagement in this program, the sponsorship helps disrupt patterns of exclusion and fosters a more equitable and inclusive evaluation field.

Your Impact Includes:

Practicum Sponsor – $6,000–$12,000* 

Build access to CREE opportunities and partnerships

Support connection between a Scholar and a values-aligned organization that may be constrained on resources and capacity. Practicum sponsors uplift a grantee or evaluation firm by hosting a LEEAD Scholar, helping to center CREE in action. This sponsorship provides direct funding to the host organization to cover the Scholar’s consulting fee for the practicum project.

*This amount represents a range of support that a funder would pay directly to a small to medium evaluation firm/grantee, to serve as a “Practicum Site (PS)”. The amount will be used to pay the Scholar and is directly negotiated between the LEEAD Scholar and Practicum Site to help smaller organizations, grantees, and evaluation practices provide this valuable practicum experience to LEEAD Scholars.

Your Impact Includes:

Event Sponsor – up to $60,000

Celebrate the milestones of equity in action

Sponsor the LEEAD Symposium or Culmination Ceremony. These in-person events mark the beginning and completion of the LEEAD journey.

Your Impact Includes:

Please reach out to us if you have questions about these services or would like to discuss the options further.

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