The Use and Misuse of Evidence E&I Convening
Join us on January 12, 2026 for our second convening.
Many efforts have tried to find, create, use, and share evidence about programs and practices to inform decision-making. However, too often the way evidence is funded and used complicates efforts to improve the well-being of people and communities. Our one-day convening will focus on three areas to better understand our current evidence landscape and take an honest look at what we can do to improve it:
Lessons learned: why initiatives stall, lose support, or succeed, and what incentives made a difference.
Positive outliers: how people have innovated in the sector to challenge or redesign incentives for better evidence outcomes.
Where to focus next: where we, as a sector, should focus our collective efforts to improve evidence creation, sharing, and use.
Connect with peers who are advancing the practice of evidence: those doing the work, funding it, and innovating new approaches for how it happens.
Where:
When:
What to expect:
Washington D.C. at Georgetown University’s Capitol Campus (125 E St. NW)
January 12, 2026
This convening is about reflection and action. Candid conversations about the current evidence landscape and what we need to do to improve it will anchor the day. Strengthening our evidence practices will require practitioners, funders, and innovators to take an honest look at what’s working, what’s not, and take coordinated action to make change.