Are you interested in an exciting opportunity to further develop your skills in evaluation?
Building a More Inclusive Future for Chicago’s Evaluation Field
The Pathways Initiative is an emerging evaluation program and collaborative designed to strengthen the diversity of the Chicago area evaluation field by increasing the recruitment, training, and retention of culturally responsive and equity-focused evaluators of color.
Program Structure
Pathways offers two cohorts each year:
Spring cohort beginning in February
Fall cohort beginning in September
Each cohort includes six weeks of interactive workshops followed by eight weeks of optional one-on-one evaluation coaching.
Program Impact
Since its launch, the Emerging Evaluator Program has:
Supported 8 cohorts
Graduated 78 participants
Served 54 organizations
Who Should Apply?
Open to evaluators of color reflecting the diversity of the Chicago region—including African American/Black, Latina/o/x/e, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian American, Middle Eastern or North African, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and/or multiracial (ALANA). Applicants should be providing evaluation or data support at their organizations with little or no formal evaluation training.