Evaluation is critical for securing funding, improving programs, and ensuring resources are used effectively. But how we design and conduct evaluation matters just as much as the results.

Join Wilder Research for Trauma-Informed Evaluation, an intermediate-level workshop designed for professionals who want to reimagine evaluation as a more equitable, ethical, and community-centered practice. This session will help you integrate trauma-informed principles into every stage of the evaluation process, from planning to data collection to reporting.

Many organizations gather evaluation data from participants who have experienced multiple and overlapping forms of trauma. These experiences may include interpersonal violence, housing instability, migration stress, and community-level impacts of racism and poverty. Trauma-informed evaluation is an approach that honors the complexities of people’s lived experience while also acknowledging the ways research and data have been misused and have harmed marginalized communities.

In this engaging 90-minute webinar, we will:

• Explore the widespread prevalence and impact of trauma on individuals and communities
• Examine how trauma intersects with experiences of discrimination and oppression
• Share practical strategies and guidelines for conducting evaluation in ways that value participant’s time, knowledge, and resilience

You’ll leave feeling empowered to improve and sustain the critical work you do in your own community.

Who Should Attend

• Nonprofit, government, and foundation staff who already have a basic understanding of evaluation
• Program managers and evaluators looking to strengthen ethical and participant-centered practices
• Community-based practitioners working with populations impacted by trauma
• Anyone seeking to design evaluations that are more inclusive, respectful, and responsive

What You’ll Learn

• Strategies for incorporating respondent perspective and building respondent buy-in into an evaluation design
• Practical guidelines to make data collection a respectful experience for all respondents, and especially for those who have experienced trauma
• Ways to recognize and address secondary trauma and implicit bias among staff involved in the evaluation process
• Key considerations for reporting results, including ways to enhance respondent benefit, dignity, and engagement

Register

Reserve your spot on Eventbrite for this pay-what-you-can session and take your evaluation to the next level.