Moving the Needle: Strategies for Evaluating the Impacts of Your Grantmaking

Moving the Needle: Strategies for Evaluating the Impacts of Your Grantmaking

Publication date: 
05/2026

May 20, 2026 10 AM to 11 AM CST

Foundations are increasingly expected to demonstrate impact, adapt in real time, and make data-informed decisions, yet many struggle to balance rigor with practicality. In this webinar, nationally respected evaluation leader Dr. Annie Wright, Executive Director of SMU’s Center on Research and Evaluation (CORE), will guide funders through how to design evaluation strategies that are both methodologically sound and feasible within real-world constraints.

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