Seattle Evaluation Association

Local Affiliate of the American Evaluation Association

    • Friday, July 24, 2026
    • 12:00 PM
    • Zoom
    Register

    Ask Us Anything Sessions

    If you are considering running for an SEA leadership position and would like to learn more, we will host Ask Us Anything sessions with current SEA officers. These informal office hours are an opportunity to ask questions about service, time commitment, current or ongoing projects, and hear directly about the experience of serving. For those who can’t attend one of these sessions, we will share-out alternative engagement opportunities (e.g., a padlet to ask anonymous questions and see answers to questions that have already been addressed). 

    Sessions:

    • Wednesday, July 8 at 6 pm - President and Events Officer hosting

    • Tuesday, July 14 at 3 pm - President and Finance Officer hosting

    • Friday, July 24 at 12 pm - President and Finance Officer hosting

    • Tuesday, August 4 at 12:30 pm - President and Communications Officer hosting

    Election Timeline:

    • July 15: Nominations open and election process announced
    • July and August: Ask Us Anything sessions with current officers
    • August 28: Nominations close
    • September 7 - 18: Election voting period
    • October 1: New Board Members Announced
    • December 4: New Board Member Handoff at Annual Business Meeting

    We hope members from across the Washington evaluation community will consider serving or nominating someone who would help strengthen SEA’s work. Feel free to reach out to us at info@evalseattle.org.

    Zoom Info:

    Seattle Evaluation Association is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

    Topic: Ask Us Anything

    Time: This is a recurring meeting 

    Join Zoom Meeting

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89860851845?pwd=CC42r6XlVQhZOqbZUWdx5w1JTP4ARi.1

    Meeting ID: 898 6085 1845

    Passcode: 686042

      Join instructions

      https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/89860851845/invitations?signature=cGe77yrE2B_lRUDaMAsmHnIKnTh190bqU2ftNMPpD2g

      • Tuesday, August 04, 2026
      • 12:30 PM
      • Zoom
      Register

      Ask Us Anything Sessions

      If you are considering running for an SEA leadership position and would like to learn more, we will host Ask Us Anything sessions with current SEA officers. These informal office hours are an opportunity to ask questions about service, time commitment, current or ongoing projects, and hear directly about the experience of serving. For those who can’t attend one of these sessions, we will share-out alternative engagement opportunities (e.g., a padlet to ask anonymous questions and see answers to questions that have already been addressed). 

      Sessions:

      • Wednesday, July 8 at 6 pm - President and Events Officer hosting

      • Tuesday, July 14 at 3 pm - President and Finance Officer hosting

      • Friday, July 24 at 12 pm - President and Finance Officer hosting

      • Tuesday, August 4 at 12:30 pm - President and Communications Officer hosting

      Election Timeline:

      • July 15: Nominations open and election process announced
      • July and August: Ask Us Anything sessions with current officers
      • August 28: Nominations close
      • September 7 - 18: Election voting period
      • October 1: New Board Members Announced
      • December 4: New Board Member Handoff at Annual Business Meeting

      We hope members from across the Washington evaluation community will consider serving or nominating someone who would help strengthen SEA’s work. Feel free to reach out to us at info@evalseattle.org.

      Zoom Info:

      Seattle Evaluation Association is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

      Topic: Ask Us Anything

      Time: This is a recurring meeting 

      Join Zoom Meeting

      https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89860851845?pwd=CC42r6XlVQhZOqbZUWdx5w1JTP4ARi.1

      Meeting ID: 898 6085 1845

      Passcode: 686042

        Join instructions

        https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/89860851845/invitations?signature=cGe77yrE2B_lRUDaMAsmHnIKnTh190bqU2ftNMPpD2g

        • Wednesday, August 05, 2026
        • Wednesday, August 26, 2026
        • 2 sessions
        • Hybrid options
        Register

        Dear Community,

        We are back and offering a second round of the WERA and SEA collaboration on Social Justice Book Club!

        Together, we are building a space to step back from our day-to-day work and dive into the "why" behind the systems we serve. Join us for:

        • Community: Connect across the fields of education, evaluation, research, and the communities we reach.

        • Curiosity: Go beyond the surface with deep reading and critical dialogue that fuels new ways of thinking.
        • Context: Unpack the social, cultural, and political forces shaping our professional and personal lives.

        How this Book Club Works

        • Each book club registration lasts for one quarter and we will choose a new book each quarter (every three months).
        • Register for each quarterly series to join the discussion. This registration is for the Summer book club.
        • Buy or borrow a copy in any format (print, e-book, or audio). We encourage supporting your local library or independently owned bookstore and to donate your books to public libraries, non-profit or educational institutions when you have completed it. If you need assistance acquiring the text, SEA and WERA may be able to help so please reach out via email.
        • During the quarter, sections of the book will be discussed based upon 3-5 set reflection questions with additional questions asked by the designated facilitator for the meeting. We will rotate facilitators among the group for each meeting.

        Reading for Summer Quarter

        Red Paint by Sasha LaPointe. Examining what it means to be vulnerable in love and in art, LaPointe offers up an unblinking reckoning with personal traumas amplified by the collective historical traumas of colonialism and genocide that continue to haunt native peoples. Red Paint is an intersectional autobiography of lineage, resilience, and, above all, the ability to heal. We will discuss LaPointe's journey in discovering identity, belonging, and purpose, drawing strength from her Coast Salish heritage and the PNW punk community.

        Meeting Schedule for Summer quarter

        • Wednesday, August 5 from 5-6
        • Wednesday, August 26 from 5-6

        The recurring Zoom link for virtual sessions will be in the registration confirmation email.

        Registration

        • SEA and WERA Members: FREE
        • Non-Members: $10 per quarterly series

        Registration and membership fees directly fund community events organized by SEA’s 100% volunteer-led leadership.

        Please register by: July 31st

        We look forward to further building community with you!

        • Friday, August 14, 2026
        • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
        • Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3238854025?pwd=d3g1bFdRSkV0OEUvZitLTTcvb29wUT09&omn=86449997419
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        It is time for another Seattle Evaluation Café.” 

        We hope you can join us online for an informal time to connect and chat about a this month's topic.  

        This month's topic: TBD

        This meeting will be on Zoom on Friday, August 14 from 12-1pm. 

        Join the Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3238854025?pwd=d3g1bFdRSkV0OEUvZitLTTcvb29wUT09&omn=86449997419

        Meeting ID: 323 885 4025           Passcode: 741001



        Can't make it but want to join a future virtual cafe? We use the same link each time and generally host every month on the 15th! Check out our website for future cafe topics: Upcoming Events

        • Thursday, October 15, 2026
        • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
        • Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3238854025?pwd=d3g1bFdRSkV0OEUvZitLTTcvb29wUT09&omn=86449997419
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        It is a cozy fall “Seattle Evaluation Café.” 

        We hope you can join us online for an informal time to connect and chat about a this month's topic.  

        This meeting will be on Zoom on Thursday, October 15 from 12-1pm. 

        Join the Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3238854025?pwd=d3g1bFdRSkV0OEUvZitLTTcvb29wUT09&omn=86449997419

        Meeting ID: 323 885 4025           Passcode: 741001



        Can't make it but want to join a future virtual cafe? We use the same link each time and generally host every month on the 15th! Check out our website for future cafe topics: Upcoming Events

      Past Events

      Tuesday, July 14, 2026 Ask Us Anything - Leadership Office Hours
      Wednesday, July 08, 2026 Ask Us Anything - Leadership Office Hours
      Friday, June 12, 2026 The Pivot: An Evaluation Game
      Friday, May 15, 2026 Seattle Evaluation Café: Show and Skills
      Wednesday, April 15, 2026 Seattle Evaluation Café: Mixed Methods Evaluation
      Tuesday, March 24, 2026 Table Conversations on Evaluation Careers: How did you get here? Where do you want to go?
      Saturday, March 21, 2026 Social Justice Book Club
      Thursday, February 26, 2026 Outcome Harvesting + Attitude Change for today’s USA hosted by GBEN
      Friday, February 20, 2026 Seattle Evaluation Café: Rants and Raves
      Friday, December 05, 2025 Panel, Networking, & Annual Meeting
      Wednesday, November 12, 2025 SEA @ AEA Social in Kansas City
      Sunday, October 19, 2025 Seattle Evaluation Café: In-Person Café!
      Monday, September 15, 2025 Seattle Evaluation Café: Study Hall
      Friday, August 15, 2025 Seattle Evaluation Café: Data Collection Wins and Weaknesses
      Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Seattle Evaluation Café After Dark: Game Night!
      Friday, June 13, 2025 Seattle Evaluation Café: Integrating Frameworks
      Thursday, May 15, 2025 Seattle Evaluation Café After Dark: In-Person Happy Hour
      Tuesday, April 15, 2025 Seattle Evaluation Café: Working as an Independent or Contract Evaluator
      Thursday, April 10, 2025 Careers Decoded: Evaluation - The Career You Never Knew You Wanted! by Greater Boston Evaluation Network
      Monday, March 17, 2025 Seattle Evaluation Café. 90 Days In: Navigating the Current Socio-Political Landscape
      Tuesday, March 11, 2025 Increase your Excel Efficiency 2.0! by Greater Boston Evaluation Network
      Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Seattle Evaluation Café: Maximizing your AEA Membership
      Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Introduction to Qualitative Interviewing (Hosted by Chicagoland Evaluation Association)
      Monday, February 10, 2025 Cultural Responsiveness in Program Evaluation Practice, Teaching, and Scholarship by Colorado Evaluation Network
      Friday, January 24, 2025 Empowering communities, organizations, funders and new evaluators to Measure What Matters: An open-source evaluation methods toolkit
      Wednesday, January 15, 2025 Seattle Evaluation Café: Evalu-AI-tion (i.e. AI in Evaluation)
      Monday, December 16, 2024 Seattle Evaluation Café: 2024 Learnings
      Thursday, November 14, 2024 Annual Business Meeting
      Wednesday, October 23, 2024 UPDATE: New Location! SEA @ AEA Social in Portland
      Monday, September 30, 2024 Onboarding and Managing a New Evaluator
      Monday, September 16, 2024 Seattle Evaluation Café: Are You Heading to Portland?
      Thursday, August 15, 2024 Seattle Evaluation Café: Data Visualization and Results Communication
      Sunday, August 11, 2024 Summer Social: Picnic in the Park
      Monday, July 15, 2024 Seattle Evaluation Café: Evaluation Orientation
      Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Summer Social
      Monday, June 17, 2024 Seattle Evaluation Café: Favorite Evaluation Tools
      Wednesday, May 15, 2024 Seattle Evaluation Café: Scope Creep
      Thursday, April 04, 2024 SEA and OPEN Collaborative Lunch and Learn: Eco-Just Systems Transformation
      Thursday, March 14, 2024 Systemic Management of the Six Levels of Evaluation in the Public Sector
      Wednesday, February 21, 2024 Data Viz Series! Interactive Storytelling with Shorthand
      Tuesday, January 23, 2024 AEA 2024: Prepare, Set, Submit!
      Tuesday, October 24, 2023 Annual Business Meeting - Data Equity Primer with We All Count
      Wednesday, September 27, 2023 Leadership Team Meet and Greet
      Wednesday, September 20, 2023 Design Better Evaluation Reports
      Sunday, August 27, 2023 Summer Meet-up!
      Wednesday, August 09, 2023 Communication is Key- Summer Evaluation Institute
      Wednesday, July 26, 2023 An Expanded View of Evaluability Assessment
      Friday, June 23, 2023 What is an Evaluation Support Program? Join us to learn more.
      Wednesday, May 17, 2023 Happy Hour Meet-up!
      Wednesday, April 05, 2023 Indigenous Program Evaluation frameworks from the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
      Monday, February 20, 2023 Evalu-Date!
      Wednesday, October 19, 2022 Annual Business Meeting - Equitable Evaluation Framework
      Tuesday, September 27, 2022 Meet Up With Other Evaluators!
      Thursday, July 14, 2022 Happy Hour!
      Wednesday, July 13, 2022 Outcome Harvesting: Evaluation for Social Change
      Tuesday, June 21, 2022 Data Viz in Excel
      Thursday, May 05, 2022 What Does it Take to Make Evidence-Based Policy Making Work?
      Wednesday, April 27, 2022 Independent Consultants (Virtual) Meet Up
      Thursday, April 07, 2022 Happy Hour!
      Thursday, March 17, 2022 Retrospective Impact Evaluation for the Real World: A rubric-enhanced approach
      Thursday, February 24, 2022 A Nonprofit Evaluation Story with Portland Homeless Family Solutions
      Wednesday, February 16, 2022 Journal Club: Complexity-sensitive Evaluation - Theory to Practice: an example from evaluation of education programming
      Monday, February 14, 2022 Evalu-Date!
      Friday, February 04, 2022 Equitable Data Storytelling
      Tuesday, January 18, 2022 Independent Consultants (Virtual) Meet Up
      Wednesday, November 03, 2021 2021 Annual Business Meeting -- Evaluation's role contributing to and challenging the status quo: How do we do better? Perspectives from Indigenous Evaluation
      Tuesday, September 14, 2021 Meet and Greet with the Leadership Team
      Monday, August 23, 2021 Designing Interactive Dashboards Using Excel and Sheets: Advanced Level
      Friday, August 20, 2021 Designing Interactive Dashboards Using Excel and Sheets: Beginner Level
      Thursday, July 22, 2021 Journey Mapping for Evaluation
      Friday, July 16, 2021 Value for Money: How the ROI Methodology Shows the Value for Money for All Types of Projects and Programs
      Monday, July 12, 2021 The best marketing is no marketing: How to reach prospective evaluation clients without selling
      Tuesday, May 25, 2021 Journal Club: How does language choice relate to equity in our evaluation practice?
      Wednesday, May 19, 2021 Antiracism in Evaluation Conversation Hour
      Friday, April 16, 2021 Power Up Your Facilitation: In-Person and Virtual Tools for Group Learning
      Wednesday, March 24, 2021 Journal Club: Using AEA Evaluator Competencies to Shape Socially Just Evaluation Practice
      Thursday, March 04, 2021 Virtual Happy Hour
      Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Journal Club: What elements make evaluation findings more or less credible?
      Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Going out on your own! Introduction to Independent Consulting Session
      Monday, February 15, 2021 Evalu-Date!
      Tuesday, February 09, 2021 Independent Consultants Meet-Up
      Wednesday, January 27, 2021 Current events and credible evidence: How can evaluators help?
      Friday, January 15, 2021 Learning & Resources from AEA
      Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Journal Club: Dr. Ayesha Boyce and Culturally Responsive Evaluation
      Tuesday, November 10, 2020 Independent Consultants Meet-Up
      Thursday, October 22, 2020 Anti-Racism and Evaluation Panel
      Wednesday, October 21, 2020 Journal Club
      Friday, October 16, 2020 Let's Get Digital - with Ripple Effect Mapping
      Thursday, October 01, 2020 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Conversation Hour
      Thursday, September 24, 2020 Centering Equity in Data Use workshop
      Tuesday, September 22, 2020 Annual Business Meeting
      Wednesday, September 09, 2020 Conducting Community Health Needs Assessments to Ensure Equity and Collaboration
      Tuesday, July 28, 2020 Independent Consultants (Virtual) Meet-up
      Wednesday, July 22, 2020 Journal Club: Evaluation and Big Data
      Tuesday, July 14, 2020 Visionary Evaluation for a Sustainable, Equitable Future: Practical Applications
      Tuesday, June 23, 2020 Discussion: Visionary Evaluation
      Wednesday, June 10, 2020 Journal Club: Complexity in Evaluation
      Thursday, June 04, 2020 Members (Virtual) Happy Hour
      Tuesday, May 12, 2020 Empowerment Evaluation Webinar with David Fetterman
      Tuesday, April 28, 2020 Independent Consultants (Virtual) Meet Up
      Thursday, April 23, 2020 Beyond Word Clouds: Crafting Creative Qualitative Data Visualizations
      Friday, April 17, 2020 Scaling Impact
      Thursday, April 16, 2020 Virtual Happy Hour
      Thursday, February 27, 2020 Krazy Glue Messaging: Making Your Evaluation Findings Sticky with Kylie Hutchinson
      Tuesday, January 21, 2020 Independent Consultants Group Meetup
      Wednesday, January 15, 2020 Scrum Skill-Building Workshop
      Thursday, December 05, 2019 Networking & AEA Sharing Event
      Wednesday, November 13, 2019 Evaluation 2019 Dinner
      Tuesday, September 24, 2019 Seattle Evaluation Association Annual Meeting with David Keyes
      Tuesday, September 24, 2019 R for the Rest of Us Roadshow Learning Event with David Keyes
      Thursday, April 25, 2019 Seattle Evaluation Association Launch Event

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