PRESENTED BY: Andy Rowe, Debbie DeLancey, and François Dumaine
WHEN: January 23, 2025 at 12 pm ET
WHERE: CES webinars take place online using Zoom
REGISTRATION: Please go here to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_f8FvysXCTYGJyvRR5BuQ4A
COST: Free for CES and non-CES members
LANGUAGES: The webinar will be delivered in English
Webinar Focus
This webinar will provide participants with an opportunity to explore and advance the position that all evaluations ought to include environmental sustainability considerations. Topics to be covered include the rationale for such a conception of program evaluation, the identification of current challenges and barriers that must be overcome, and the range of tools and resources currently available to allow evaluators to embrace this vision of program evaluation. Ultimately, the webinar is a call to action to strengthen the contribution of program evaluation in managing services, programs and activities in a manner that is consistent with the interests of both the human and natural systems.
Biography of Presenters
Andy Rowe
A former president of the Canadian Evaluation Society, Andy has over forty years in evaluation and was an early contributor to mainstreaming environment in evaluation; initiated the Canadian Evaluation Society effort to mainstream environmental sustainability and was a member of the inaugural Evaluation Reference Group of the Adaptation Fund. His Rapid Impact Evaluation method is a use-seeking method to incorporate environment into evaluation. A founding member of Footprint Evaluation created to develop tools and practices to integrate environmental sustainability into all evaluation, Andy has contributed to important tools and practices for sustainability-inclusive evaluation, developing capacities and advising sustainability-inclusive evaluations and promoting the necessity of including environment in evaluation. Andy has a PhD from the London School of Economics, is a Fellow of the Canadian Evaluation Society and was recognized by the Society for his contributions to evaluation.
Debbie DeLancey
Debbie DeLancey is a long-term northerner with many years experience working with NWT communities, Indigenous organizations and governments, and the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT). Her evaluation work includes leading the establishment of the evaluation function within the GNWT, commissioning and leading evaluations in several government departments, and supporting the development and implementation of evaluation projects with Indigenous communities and non-government organizations, with a special focus on land-based programming in the north. Her work is grounded in principles of social justice and Indigenous rights. Debbie was Co-Chair of the 2018 CES Annual Conference in Calgary, which included an additional two-day session in the NWT co-sponsored with an Indigenous government. She is a CE and a Fellow of the CES.
François Dumaine
François Dumaine is a Partner at PRA Inc. As an evaluation practitioner, he has had a wide range of opportunities to bridge theory and practice, and to explore new ways of ensuring that information needs of decision-makers are efficiently met. He has collaborated with federal departments, non-profit organizations and local governments in assessing their respective programs and activities. In undertaking his work, François is guided by principles related to social justice, environmental sustainability, and Canada’s commitment to reconciliation. François is a CE and a Fellow of CES, and he served as President of CES and as Chair of the CES Educational Fund.
Learning Objectives
In addition, this webinar aims to strengthen capacities in line with the following Competencies for Canadian Evaluation Practice (referenced here):
Contact Support
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