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SUMMARY:Evaluation + Learning in Arts Grantmaking
DESCRIPTION:Alison McNeil and Anne Shukla (Measurement and Evaluation Officer at Allen Family Philanthropies)\, will host this session for arts and culture grantmakers who engage with evaluation\, learning\, and impact work during the Grantmakers in the Arts conference. \nWho should attend: This session is designed for anyone managing evaluation efforts—whether you’re formally titled as an evaluator\, overseeing grantee reporting processes\, leading internal learning initiatives\, or simply\n            seeking better ways to understand and communicate the value of your grantmaking. \nWhat to expect: A welcoming\, peer-driven space to share real-world practices\, challenges\, and insights with colleagues doing similar work. Whether you’re just beginning to think about evaluation or have years of experience\,\n            we invite you to connect\, reflect\, and learn together.
URL:https://mcearts.com/event/evaluation-learning-in-arts-grantmaking/
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SUMMARY:Equitable Evaluation in Action: Powering Cultural Futures
DESCRIPTION:How can evaluation move beyond reporting requirements to center community voice\, build organizational capacity\, and create lasting systems change? \nJoin MCE’s Alison McNeil alongside partners from the Barr Foundation‘s Powering Cultural Futures initiative to explore what collaborative\, equity-centered evaluation looks like in practice. \nWhat we’ll explore: Using Barr Foundation’s investment in BIPOC-led arts organizations as a case study\, this session brings together three perspectives on evaluation as a tool for empowerment and strategic learning: \n\nEvaluator (Alison McNeil): Designing culturally responsive evaluation frameworks that honor community values\nFunder (Giles Li\, Barr Foundation): Using evaluation for learning and adaptive grantmaking strategy\nGrantee Partners (Christopher Hope and Maurice Parent): How collaborative evaluation supported real organizational growth and community impact\n\nWhat you’ll take away: Practical strategies for co-creating evaluation approaches that prioritize community agency\, inform strategic decision-making\, and support sustainable change—whether you’re a funder\, evaluator\, or\n            nonprofit leader. \nAbout the partnership: MCE serves as learning and evaluation consultant for the Powering Cultural Futures initiative\, a multi-year investment in BIPOC-led arts and culture organizations in Boston\, MA.
URL:https://mcearts.com/event/equitable-evaluation-in-action-powering-cultural-futures/
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SUMMARY:Amplify Your Impact: A Live Coaching + Q&A Session with Alison T. McNeil
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a live session designed to help you amplify your impact using the Impact Roadmap™ framework. In this interactive event\, strategist and cultural leader Alison T. McNeil will walk through the key concepts behind the Impact Roadmap—her signature tool for helping creatives and organizations communicate their impact with clarity\, confidence\, and credibility. \nWhether you’re already using the Roadmap or just getting started\, this session is your chance to: \n\n\nGet a deeper understanding of the framework \n\n\nLearn how others are applying it in real time \n\n\nAsk specific questions about your own use case \n\n\nBuild community with fellow creatives and changemakers \n\n\n📝 Important:To attend this live session\, you must: \n\n\nPurchase one Impact Roadmap™ license. \n\n\nLet us know you plan to attend the session by completing this registration form. \n\n\nA meeting invite and zoom link will be emailed to you once your purchase and registration are complete. \n\n\n🎁 This isn’t just a walkthrough—it’s a chance to get live support and unlock more possibilities for how you tell your story\, track your results\, and move funders\, collaborators\, and communities to action. \nWe’ll see you there.
URL:https://mcearts.com/event/amplify-your-impact-a-live-coaching-qa-session-with-alison-t-mcneil/
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SUMMARY:Creative Entrepreneur Capital Summit 2026
DESCRIPTION:Alison McNeil will join the Creative Entrepreneur Capital Summit for a featured panel discussion\, The Transition: Employee to Entrepreneur. \n \nAlongside Shawn Perkins and Tommy Taylor\, and moderated by Curtis Midkiff\, Jr.\, the session will explore what it takes to move from traditional employment into entrepreneurship—navigating risk\, building sustainable businesses\, and creating work rooted in both purpose and strategy. \nDrawing from over two decades of experience across arts\, culture\, philanthropy\, and consulting\, Alison will share insights on building a values-driven business\, leading with strategy\, and using impact as a tool for long-term growth and opportunity. \nThis conversation is designed for creatives\, consultants\, and leaders considering the shift from employee to entrepreneur and seeking practical insight on building with clarity and intention.
URL:https://mcearts.com/event/creative-entrepreneur-capital-summit-2026/
LOCATION:Dance Place\, 3225 8th Street Northeast\, Washington\, DC\, 20017
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