Equitable Evaluation

Evaluation work has historically marginalized, minimized, and even disrespected Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC). Therefore, special effort must be made by experienced and equity-focused evaluators to conduct evaluations in service of equity – to examine all aspects of an evaluation through an equity lens. Not only must an evaluation be useful, but it must also be equitable. We could even argue that if an evaluation does not work towards advancing equity, it is not useful.