Project Evident

Join us for a special edition of our NextGen Now webinar series, “NextGen Tools for NextGen Evidence: AI-Enabled Decision Making for Impact,” on Wednesday, December 3, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET with Project Evident’s Kelly Fitzsimmons and Peter York. The pair will explore how approaches such as Precision Causal Modeling, AI, and equitable data practices are enabling practitioners and funders to drive impact for their communities and achieve more than ever before. Register here ➡️: https://lnkd.in/e9uxfH3V Registering? We want to learn more about your current understanding of AI for evidence generation and use in the nonprofit sector. Help inform Kelly and Pete’s conversation by filling out this form: https://lnkd.in/emQEG_ey  

Join us on Tuesday, December 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET for another installment of our Equitable AI Adoption webinar series featuring Chicago Public Schools. Project Evident's Sarah Di Troia and CPS's Lorne Rodriguez will talk about the district’s experience in: • Navigating a complex landscape with 634 schools and 45,000 staff; • Fostering buy-in through stakeholder engagement and distributed leadership; • Supporting AI experimentation through hands-on learning and district-wide training; and • Building capacity for AI literacy. Webinar registration 💻: https://lnkd.in/eXF2M9tN Case study 📄: https://lnkd.in/eGBx-XG4

Project Evident is pleased to announce that Peter York has joined the organization as Chief Data Scientist! In this role, he will oversee the organization’s data intelligence hub to scale data, evidence, and technology efforts, delivering better, faster, and more cost-effective impact for practitioners and the communities they serve. "We knew we needed an expert innovator, committed to practitioners with deep knowledge in data, evaluation, and technology. Pete is that person. As a long-time partner of Project Evident, having Pete on the team means we can drive toward our next stage of impact with greater confidence in the services and tools we offer for more leveraged delivery. Pete’s leadership will be transformative to our work.” – Kelly Fitzsimmons, Project Evident CEO and Founder. Read the announcement: https://lnkd.in/dZp3HCV3 Join Peter York and Kelly Fitzsimmons for a webinar, “NextGen Tools for NextGen Evidence: AI-Enabled Decision Making for Impact”, on Wednesday, December 3, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET. Register here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dgRSRs7y

💡 What does it really take for a large public system to integrate #AI in a way that’s safe, equitable, and sustainable? In the latest case in our Equitable AI Adoption series, we profile Chicago Public Schools, the third-largest district in the country, as they navigate AI integration with a deeply human-centered, change-focused approach. The case offers practical lessons for districts, nonprofits, and funders alike. 📄 Case study: https://lnkd.in/eGBx-XG4 🖥️ Webinar registration: https://lnkd.in/e8nbWkwC Our Equitable AI Adoption series is supported by the Gates Foundation and designed to help nonprofit leaders, funders, and educators make confident, values-aligned decisions about AI. Check out our earlier cases here: https://lnkd.in/ecbZ6ENG

💡 Writing is a superpower, and at Quill.org, #AI investment is helping students become strong writers and critical thinkers. Peter Gault joined Project Evident's Sarah Kelley for our Equitable AI Adoption webinar series to discuss how Quill.org pivoted from predictive to generative AI, rebuilt its core infrastructure, and embedded educators in the development process to stay mission-aligned while adapting to rapid technological change. Watch the full recording 🎥 https://lnkd.in/eVwMbP7B Dive into the case study 📄 https://lnkd.in/ezmj5gnE

EARLY EVIDENCE of EFFECTIVENESS --- In 2022, I joined the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey to launch the Center for Leadership Equity --- a capacity-building initiative leveraging the community of BNCEP members to strengthen nonprofit leadership. Project Evident recently released a report showing early evidence of this model’s effectiveness. Grateful to Gabriel Rhoads, Gregory J. Keough, for their work. Much gratitude to Folasshade Dunbar and all the nonprofit leaders who shared their insights through focus groups, interviews, and surveys. Take a moment to read the report. #Leadershipequity #NonprofitLeadership #EquityInLeadership #CapacityBuilding #CommunityImpact #UnitedWay #SocialImpact #EvidenceBasedPractice #strongertogether https://lnkd.in/e6TeACgV https://lnkd.in/e6TeACgV

Strong leaders make stronger organizations – and when organizations thrive, communities are stronger. Today, Project Evident released a new report, "Center for Leadership Equity: A Community Model of Professional Development: An Early Exploration of Effectiveness," highlighting Black Nonprofit Chief Executives of Philadelphia (BNCEP), a leadership development model incubated by United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey's Center for Leadership Equity (CLE). “The aim of the program wasn’t just to connect Black nonprofit leaders to each other and provide leadership enhancement, though that did happen,” said CLE Executive Director Kelly S. Woodland. “We also wanted to create a capacity building infrastructure that centered the needs of proximate leaders, thereby strengthening their organizations and the nonprofit field as a whole.” Learn more in the report 📄 https://lnkd.in/e_z_WFBk Read the press release ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ejvxMUdu 📸 Andriana O. (@chinchillyn) / Embassy: Interactive, LLC (@embinteractive)