My lens as an evaluator is both critical and pragmatic, meaning that I center the voices of oppressed community members who are being served by a project/process while balancing the funding and reporting requirements of the managing organization.
I have experience conducting evaluations for arts-based and education-based organizations. I also deliver trainings to organizations who don’t have the resources to hire an evaluation expert and wish to develop an in-house evaluation capacity.
I enjoy training organizations’ staff on how to implement small, but meaningful evaluation practices so that they can develop an evaluative “mindset” and an in-house capacity. I support arts-education and arts-performance organizations that serve minoritized populations.
I use a mix of qualitative and quantitative data to develop a comprehensive “story” of how the arts and arts education transform the lives of youth, adults, families, and communities whose histories are not always represented in traditional arts settings.
Let’s connect on LinkedIn to talk about working together on Needs Assessment or Evaluation services for your organization.
Evaluation Services
Needs Assessment
Let’s center the voices of the community you aim to serve. A Needs Assessment that drives your long-term strategies for programming and fundraising.
Evaluation
Bring in Azucena to consult on evaluation of your grants-funded project or program. Design and implementation of outcomes-based evaluation to determine if the community you serves benefits from services the way you intend. The data you need to improve projects.
Meets your grants reporting requirements and provides evidence of impact for potential funders.
Our Clients
University of North Texas Early Childhood Justice Collaborative (ECJColab)
Dallas Museum of Art
Texas H.I.P.P.Y. (Home instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters)
Azucena Verdín, Ph.D. 