Team Leads
The Centre for Community Based Research developed the tools and resources for this website in partnership with the Evaluation Capacity Network (ECN).
Centre for Community Based Research (CCBR)
Since 1982, CCBR has strengthened communities through social research.
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We are passionate about bringing people together to provide real and innovative solutions to issues in our communities
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Our approach to evaluation is community-driven, participatory and action-oriented. It mobilizes people to participate as full and equal members of society
CCBR has completed 70+ projects related to immigrants & refugees and cultural diversity in Canada. CCBR regularly partners with refugee and immigrant serving organizations on program evaluations.
CCBR is a non-profit housed at United College, University of Waterloo.
Evaluation Capacity Network (ECN)
The ECN, housed within the Community-University Partnership at the University of Alberta, is a program of research that builds collaborations among evaluation institutions and organizations. The ECN is a central point of contact for partners to access evaluation expertise, resources, education, and networks.
The ECN aims to:
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Build evaluation capacity
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Be an evaluation broker by developing and implementing evaluations
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Develop an interdisciplinary network of evaluation stakeholders
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Increase cross-sector conversations to bridge funder and agency perspectives on evaluation
The ECN’s goal is to build evaluation capacity that informs program and policy decision-making.
Rebecca Gokiert
Director,
Evaluation Capacity Network, CUP
Rich Janzen
Co-Executive Director, CCBR
Jason Daniels
Research Associate,
Community-University Partnership (CUP)
Sherry Rezvani
Shelly Jun
Joanna Ochocka
Co-Executive Director, CCBR
Researcher, CCBR
Research Coordinator,
Evaluation Capacity Network, CUP
Mischa Taylor
Research Assistant,
Evaluation Capacity Network, CUP
Emma Wallace
Research Assistant,
Evaluation Capacity Network, CUP
Lihua Yang
Researcher, CCBR