Category: Evaluation

About the Projects The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) has been funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) for the project: “Engaging Community to Scale and Evaluate Stigma Reduction Interventions”. CPHA has also received a community-based research grant (funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research) titled “Bridging lived/living and clinical expertise to… Read more »

The PAN team in coordination with Central Interior Native Health Society (CINHS) HASP Program, were thrilled to host an ancillary event at the Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) conference in Halifax, NS, on May 1, 2025. Jennifer Demchuk (left) and Leanne Zubowski (right) from PAN, along with Jennifer Hoy (center) from CINHS HASP, led… Read more »

HIV Legal Network Spring Survey

HIV Legal Network promotes the human rights of people living with HIV or AIDS and other populations disproportionately affected by HIV, punitive laws and policies, and criminalization, in Canada and internationally. They do this through research and analysis, litigation and other advocacy, public education, and community mobilization. The Network would like community feedback on new… Read more »

New Research & Evaluation Treehouse Resources, April 2025

Research and evaluation both offer opportunities for learning and community building in meaningful ways. We see research and evaluation like two different trees with different origins that are intertwined in methods and analysis yet also separate in what they can tell us. We see this relationship as beneficial to both evaluation and research. Read more about… Read more »

Visually Understanding Program Evaluation

Evaluation is the systematic process of assessing the value, worth, or quality of something. While evaluation can apply to events, projects, and services, this article focuses on its role in community-based programs. Rather than rigid rules, the evaluation concepts presented here serve to visually organize and make sense of the complexities involved in program assessment…. Read more »

The Value of Using a Peer Evaluation Approach

The Positive Leadership Development Institute (PLDI) is a leadership development program for people living with HIV. One goal of the PLDI Alliance was to evaluate the program for inclusivity and cultural safety in a deliberate, specialized way. Having this goal resulted in the creation of The Culturally Safer HIV Leadership Training Project. The project took… Read more »

Community Action Initiative wants to hear from BC’s community-based Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) sector. The goal? To build an evidence base for the sector’s needs and ensure CAI’s work reflects the realities on the ground. The survey takes 20–25 minutes and includes a mix of multiple choice and open-ended questions. Respondents can enter… Read more »

PAN’s Annual Report 2023-24

As we approach our Annual General Meeting, once again we take this opportunity to reflect on PAN’s work and the state of our sector, and to celebrate the achievements of our members. PAN is privileged to support our members in many ways, including capacity building and leadership training, research and evaluation, and policy change and… Read more »

Building Team Strength From the Ground Up

Register now! On October 9th we are hosting a 3-part virtual event to help you strengthen your organization’s roots and growth. Three related sessions will help your team examine your organizational health, centre people with lived and living experiences, and strengthen your community connections. The day will begin with an interactive workshop on Nonprofit Lifecycles… Read more »

New Research & Evaluation Treehouse Resources, July 2024

Research and evaluation both offer opportunities for learning and community building in meaningful ways. We see research and evaluation like two different trees with different origins that are intertwined in methods and analysis yet also separate in what they can tell us. We see this relationship as beneficial to both evaluation and research. Read more about… Read more »

The Value of Using a Peer Evaluation Approach

The Positive Leadership Development Institute (PLDI) is a leadership development program for people living with HIV. One goal of the PLDI Alliance was to evaluate the program for inclusivity and cultural safety in a deliberate, specialized way. Having this goal resulted in the creation of The Culturally Safer HIV Leadership Training Project. The project took… Read more »