Laila Bell
Associate Director of Learning and Evaluation, The Duke Endowment
Before joining the Endowment in 2017, Bell was director of research and data at NC Child, a statewide nonprofit in Raleigh that works to advance public policies that improve the lives of North Carolina’s children. Earlier in her career, she was a Texas KIDS COUNT analyst at the Center for Public Policy Priorities in Austin, Tex., a policy research project team member for the Congressional Research Service in Austin, and a research and public policy contractor for the Texas Council on Family Violence.
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Evaluating Social Change
Funders and donors seek to measure their impact so they can know more precisely whether and how they’re making a difference. And yet the answers are often elusive, at best. Does our pursuit of impact, and precise impact metrics, sometimes paradoxically impede impact? Perhaps a different set of questions is needed? This interactive session will explore the complex dynamics of social change and how they intersect with funders’ learning and evaluation efforts.