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The Hybridization of Evaluation and User-Centered Design: How to Complement, Augment or Transform Your Evaluation Practice by Working with Designers (in French)

Event Date: 2025-12-18 SQEP Deadline: 2025-12-17

Because it aims to contribute to the general interest, evaluation cannot be satisfied with being rigorous and systematic alone: it must also find new ways of working with complex subjects, percolate into networks of actors, and become an integral part of the dynamics for transforming public action. The training will be based on numerous concrete examples to open up new horizons, show the added value of design-evaluation cooperation, and lead to a reflection on the conditions of a hybrid practice.

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Strengthening Ethical AI Use in Independent Consulting: Considerations for a Professional Values-Driven Approach

Event Date: 2026-01-15 Independent Consulting Community of Interest (ICCI) Deadline: 2026-01-14

As generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) transforms the way consultants work, independent evaluators face new opportunities alongside new ethical responsibilities. This online panel will equip participants with ethical considerations and approaches for using AI when working with different clients, communities, and contexts. Drawing on the three core professional values of the Canadian Evaluation Society as a framing lens, the panellists will examine how independent consultants can make thoughtful, transparent, and responsible decisions about integrating AI tools into their proposals, evaluation designs, data analyses, reporting, and client engagements.

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Online Course: Essentials of Community-Based Research

Event Date: 2026-01-16 Centre for Community Based Research Deadline: 2026-01-15

Expand your skills by taking the online course, Essentials of Community-Based Research, starting January 16

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Arts-Based Methods for Beginners – Online Course

Event Date: 2026-01-21 AND implementation Deadline: 2026-01-12

Want creative techniques that spark meaningful engagement and yield rich and compelling data?

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Demonstrating Impact Through Program Evaluation

Event Date: 2026-01-21 Three Hive Consulting Deadline: 2026-01-20

Your stakeholders want results. Can you show them the impact? In today’s competitive environment, executives and decision-makers need more than data—you need a clear story of why your programs matter. This webinar goes beyond the basics of evaluation to focus on strategy, influence, and meaningful impact. This is not an evaluation how-to session. It’s a strategic conversation using real examples of programs we've evaluated in the past. This webinar is designed for executives, decision-makers, and program leaders who want to leverage evaluation as a powerful tool for funding, credibility, and growth.Learn from seasoned Project Leads at Three Hive Consulting who have helped organizations turn evaluation into a strategic advantage.Walk away with insights you can apply immediately—without getting lost in technical details. Reserve your spot now and start demonstrating impact with confidence.