Trainings
Causal Pathways Training for Evaluators (working with and in philanthropy)
Understand, Implement, and Benefit from Causal Pathways
Are you a foundation strategy, learning, or evaluation officer seeking to enhance your organization's impact? Or are you an evaluator working with philanthropy? Causal pathways exploration can provide valuable insights into how change happens, why it occurs, and under what circumstances. These pilot virtual trainings, which can be modified based on your needs and interest, equips you and your team with the knowledge and tools to effectively integrate causal pathways into your foundation's evaluation practices, driving more equitable outcomes.
Register for the pilot trainings listed here to give us feedback on the material while also benefitting from the training opportunity. The training is intended for evaluators, and commissioners. Information about each training can be found on their individual registration pages:
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December 4 @ 11:30am ET: Planning a causal pathways evaluation approach. Register here.
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December 9 @ 11:30am ET: Grounding our causal pathways evaluation in our values. Register here.
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December 12 @ 11:30am ET: Building buy-in for exploring causal pathways. Register here.
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Key Benefits
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Deepen understanding: Gain a comprehensive grasp of causal pathways evaluation, its benefits, and how it can be implemented in a participatory way that advances equity.
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Counter myths: Overcome common misconceptions that hinder causal pathways exploration.
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Understand implementation: Learn to select appropriate approaches, identify resources, and ensure high quality and rigor in your causal pathways evaluations.
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Foster buy-in: Discover strategies to encourage program officers and other foundation staff to adopt causal pathways exploration.
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Customize your training: Benefit from a tailored experience that aligns with your foundation's specific needs and objectives.
Training Objectives
Objectives for this training can be selected from among the following:
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Evaluators have an understanding of what it means to explore causal pathways, as well as the benefits, particularly related to advancing equitable outcomes, of doing so.
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Evaluators will be able to counter some of the common myths that hinder exploration of causal pathways.
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Evaluators will become familiar with and will be able to successfully explain to program officers a variety of approaches for exploring causal pathways and will understand and be able to explain to program officers how to select appropriate approaches under different circumstances, when it makes sense to undertake such exploration, and what resources and capacities are required to do so.
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Evaluators will understand how to ensure rigor and quality in the approaches used for exploring causal pathways.
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Evaluators will understand the importance of considering power and participation when ensuring rigor and quality in the approaches used for exploring causal pathways in the interest of advancing equitable outcomes.
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Evaluators will be exposed to ways of thinking that embrace causal pathways exploration to advance equitable outcomes and will be supported to reflect on their own ways of thinking in this regard.
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Evaluators will identify strategies that can encourage and enable program officers to value and practice causal pathways exploration in their monitoring, evaluation, and learning efforts to advance equitable outcomes.
Training Modules
Getting Familiar
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What are causal pathways?
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Why undertake causal pathways analysis?
Digging In
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How do we typically learn about change?
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What typically stops us from doing deeper causal pathways exploration?
Ready to Act
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When do we undertake causal pathways analysis?
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Planning a Causal Pathways Evaluation Approach
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How can we ensure quality and rigor when exploring causal pathways?
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Building Buy-In and Early Steps with Program Staff
Invest in Your Foundation's Future
This training is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to elevate your evaluation practices. By incorporating causal pathways exploration, you can gain deeper insights into a program's strategy or program’s effectiveness, drive more equitable outcomes, and strengthen impact.
Ready to learn more? Email carolina@causalpathways.org to discuss your specific needs and how this training can benefit your organization.
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