Resources

Digital Sources

A number of generous evaluators shared their digital services with us.

1. Recordings of past ICCI webinars on the ICCI YouTube page.

2. American Evaluation Association (AEA) Independent Consulting (IC) Thematic Interest Group’s (TIG)

   1. • AEA. IC TIG Website. 

      • AEA. IC TIG Discussion Forum (AEA members only). 

      • AEA. IC TIG Crowdsources Resources for Consultants. A crowdsourced resource archive for independent consultants prepared by colleagues in the AEA’s IC TIG. Created in 2022, the archive is live. Feel free to add resources as appropriate. 

3. Dr. Matt Feldmann’s Independent Consulting (IC) Topic Chats

Matt (AEA IC TIG member) has hosted this weekly session since 2020. 

3. 1. • There are 200+ session videos on the IC Topic Chats YouTube library. 

      • Anyone can register to attend the weekly IC Topic Chats. 

4. Dr. Ann Webb Price, Community Evaluation Solutions, Office Hours

What scares you most about being an independent consultant? Dr. Ann Price, founder and President of Community Evaluation Solutions and AEA IC TIG member, holds Office Hours for new and emerging evaluation consultants the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month at 12 PM EST.  Bring your successes, challenges, and questions. The group offers free support and encouragement. Registration via Zoom is required.

4. 1. • Schedule a call

      • Join Ann’s course: Powerful Evidence: Evaluation for Non-evaluators at Powerful Evidence | Community Evaluation Solutions

      • Listen to Ann’s Podcast: Community Possibilities

5. Strengthening Evaluation Contracting Partnerships Initiative (SECPI)

   1. • SECPI works to strengthens partnerships between funders and small evaluation firms. 

      • SECPI’s Gathering Space for Strengthening Evaluation Partnerships offers monthly discussions on developing true evaluation partnerships and learning from each other (see the website for registration details).

6. The Evaluation Couch

   1. • Podcast by Maria Montenegro (Credentialed Evaluator of the Canadian Evaluation Society) about navigating a career in evaluation. 

7. Independent Evaluation Consultants (United Kingdom). IEC (UK) LinkedIn page.