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Engaging Communities and Sharing Power in Decolonizing Evaluation

  • Thursday, July 09, 2026
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Virtual
  • 3 registrants

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  • For BIPOC community members and community members whose income is less than $35,000/year for an individual or $70,000 for a two-earner household.

    Refund Policy: We do not issue refunds. We are an all-volunteer organization and a nonprofit. If you cannot attend, you can give your ticket to a colleague, or your registration fee will be an appreciated donation to our organization.
  • Pay a little more than the General Admission ticket to help us fund partial scholarships for BIPOC and low-income community members.

    Refund Policy: We do not issue refunds. We are an all-volunteer organization and a nonprofit. If you cannot attend, you can give your ticket to a colleague, or your registration fee will be an appreciated donation to our organization.
  • For Non-Members it's 10 USD.
    Refund Policy: We do not issue refunds. We are an all-volunteer organization and a nonprofit. If you cannot attend, you can give your ticket to a colleague, or your registration fee will be an appreciated donation to our organization.
  • This event is free for OPEN members.
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OPEN will be hosting a virtual presentation titled "Engaging Communities and Sharing Power in Decolonizing Evaluation" by Minji Cho, Ph.D.

This session introduces key principles of decolonizing evaluation and guides participants through a scenario-based application exercise. Aligning with the 2025 AEA conference themes of Transforming Evaluation, Engaging Communities, and Sharing Leadership, this session challenges dominant and imperial evaluation norms and expands perspectives by centering relationality, reciprocity, and self-determination in evaluation practice. Participants will critically examine how power dynamics shape evaluation design, data collection, and interpretation. Through facilitated discussion, they will explore principles and strategies for meaningful community engagement, power-sharing, and ethical, just evaluation practices. This session will help participants both learn and unlearn – equipping them with practical approaches to transform evaluation ecosystems in ways that are inclusive, ethical, and community-driven.

More about our presenter:

Minji Cho is a program and policy evaluator with a Ph.D. in Evaluation and Applied Research Methods. She has a background in social work and international development, specializing in decolonizing international development program evaluation and local-driven methodologies.

*OPEN online events are typically not recorded. However, we encourage presenters to share information and resources from their session after the event to everyone who registered in case you were not able to attend.


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