Ben Liadsky and Andrew Taylor, Taylor Newberry Consulting Julia Coffman, Tanya Beer, and Albertina Lopez, Center for Evaluation Innovation Early 2020 sparked an urgency for foundations to work equitably and adapt quickly, while also reflecting deeply on their roles in society and the alignment between their operations and values. The covid-19 pandemic and murder of
In partnership with the Center for Evaluation Innovation and with funding from Wellspring Philanthropic Fund, Andrew Taylor and Ben Liadsky have been exploring themes and issues related to organizational and cross-organizational learning, evaluation, and strategy. Below is an excerpt from our first blog post related to this work. In the face of COVID-19 and the
I chose a very different career path from my Dad, Bob. He is an engineer who spent his career in the nuclear power industry. He worked for a while at the United Nations in Vienna, travelling around the world evaluating the practices at nuclear power plants. After reading a paper I co-wrote last fall,
Today marks the beginning of TNC’s 10th anniversary year. This is the first of a series of posts reflecting on our practice and our mission. At TNC, we choose partners carefully. Whether you are a grantmaker, a frontline service provider, a local government department, a national network or a capacity builder, we
WHAT IS CONNECTIVITY? Connectivity is the name of the Waterloo Region “Situation Tables”, which bring police, health and social service agencies together at a weekly meeting to collaboratively and proactively address situations of acutely elevated risk in the community. In January 2014, the Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) in partnership with Langs Community Health Centre
NOTE: A version of this post was originally published at Tamarack’s Communities Collaborating Institute Online. Here at Taylor Newberry, when we do evaluation work, we try our best to create surveys and tools that are thoughtful, accessible, and useful. We try to avoid creating mindless paperwork. I have just finished reading The Utopia of Rules: On Technology,
This blog was written by Ben Liadsky of ONN and Andrew Taylor of TNC. It was originally published on the website of the Ontario Nonprofit Network Over the last year, Taylor Newberry Consulting has been working with the Ontario Nonprofit Network on the development of a Sector Driven Evaluation Strategy. In this process, we have learned
UPDATE: CLICK HERE FOR OUR PHASE 2 EVALUATION (2017) OF CONNECTIVITY, FOCUSING ON THE OUTCOMES OF WATERLOO REGION’S SITUATION TABLES! WHAT IS CONNECTIVITY? Connectivity is the name of the Waterloo Region “Situation Tables”, which bring police, health and social service agencies together at a weekly meeting to collaboratively and proactively address situations of acutely elevated
Reflections from the Ontario Nonprofit Network Annual Conference Our byline at TNC is “evidence, insight, action,” and this website includes a number of stories that show how evaluation can really equip organizations to act in new and powerful ways. However, evaluation does not always or automatically lead to action. It is nothing more
United Way Peel commissioned Taylor Newberry Consulting to conduct a community research project to gain an improved understanding of the mental health and addictions system in the region. Peel Region includes the municipalities of Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon. This report provides the findings of the research and associated recommendations for system improvement.
Iqaluit, Nunavut is an incredible place. It has one of the most youthful demographics in Canada. It also has a vibrant and energetic community of locals who care deeply about the future of their young people. Despite this, Iqaluit is an under-serviced city with respect to child and youth programming. TNC recently had the honour
Many Canadian communities are developing comprehensive anti-poverty strategies. Increasingly, affordable access to transit is emerging as a key component in these strategies. Access to the bus – especially ongoing, flexible access – can change the life of a person living on a low income.
At Taylor Newberry Consulting (TNC), it is important to us that our research gets used. The story of our work with the people who run Bridge to Success illustrates our approach to utilization really well. Bridge to Success is a program designed to assist youth who are deemed at-risk, academically and socially. It is run by
