COMMUNITY-OWNED EVALUATION
Using art and principles from relational design, we support our collaborators to make important decisions through every stage of the evaluation: from setting priorities and designing a methodology, to deciding how findings will guide action, inspire movements, and hold people in power accountable.
We want knowledge from every evaluation in the hands of the people who live it, honor it, and will use it to shape a more just future.
This service is available to businesses, nonprofits, social enterprises, and impact investors.
HOW WE APPROACH EVALUATION:
1 - BUILD AND INVEST
Our work starts by building relationships in communities through listening, activism, and participation.
2 - ALIGN
Using relational tools we've created, we support collaborators to set learning priorities and develop defensible methodologies that honor multiple ways of knowing.
3 - GATHER AND INTERPRET
We use creative and participant-centered methods to make data collection feel meaningful, and ideally, directly beneficial to those involved.
4 - RE/PRESENT
Findings are shared in ways that are inspiring and familiar, from art-based community events to modern digital reports designed for sharing.
5 - SUSTAIN
We stay committed to communities through advocacy and investment, while supporting organizations to act on evaluation findings, sustain their impact, and remain aligned with community needs.
Let’s transform evaluation. Together.
© EVAL DESIGN STUDIO 2025