How can funders and evaluators ensure investments in BIPOC-led arts organizations create lasting impact? Join MCE’s Alison McNeil alongside funder and grantee partners to explore collaborative evaluation that empowers communities and drives
systems change.

The Case Study: Using the Barr Foundation’s Powering Cultural Futures initiative as an example,
we’ll demonstrate how evaluation can move beyond traditional assessment to center community voice and long-term equity.

Three Perspectives:

• MCE Evaluator (Alison McNeil): Designing culturally responsive frameworks
• Barr Foundation Program Officer (Giles Li): Using evaluation for strategic learning
• Grantee Partners (Jean Appolon and Bora Chiemruom ): How collaborative evaluation supported organizational growth

What You’ll Take Away: Practical strategies for co-creating evaluation that prioritizes community agency and supports real change.

MCE serves as learning and evaluation consultant for this multi-year initiative, partnering with funders and organizations to design equity-centered evaluation approaches.