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At Expanding the Bench® (ETB), we’ve been thinking deeply about what it means to give the data back to the community, especially when that community is helping us build, shape, and
July 2025 by Nivedita Ranade, ETB Associate Project Director On July 1, 2025, Expanding the Bench® (ETB) hosted its inaugural Community Forum, Building a Supportive Evaluation Ecosystem Network (B-SEEN). The event was facilitated by
July 2025 by Manny Stegall, ETB Data Governance Steward Building Data Bridges for Our Collective Impact Hello ETB Community, My name is Manny Stegall, and I serve as the Data Governance Coordinator here at Expanding
In the current landscape, funders are rethinking how evaluation is done—and for whom. Increasingly, culturally responsive and equitable evaluation (CREE) is not just a guiding principle, but a shared commitment across the field. Through
June 2025 by Neda Moussapour, Field Building & ETB: Regional Project Coordinator Beyond Words: Finding Connection Through Language and Presence Hello ETB Community! My name is Neda Moussapour and I am a Project Coordinator on the
With 120+ Evaluators and growing in the Network, we are highlighting an ACE Evaluation Network Member each month to share their experiences and current projects with the ETB® community. Advancing Culturally-responsive
May 2025by Angel Villalobos, ETB Co-Director The Ground Beneath the Whiplash* It’s been just over 100 days since everything shifted—again. Not for the first time, but with a heaviness that feels familiar in a way
Kate Szczerbacki serves as the Director of Learning, Evaluation, and Capacity Building at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, where she leads efforts to advance data-informed, equity-centered practices across the organization and regional
April 2025by Tanisha Tate Woodson PhD, ETB LEEAD Interim Program Director Leading in Changing Times: Reflections from LEEAD’s Interim Director When I joined the Expanding the Bench® (ETB) community as a LEEAD Scholar in