DATA & EVALUATION COMMITTEE
The Data & Evaluation Committee oversees learning and evaluation for the Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger. They monitor progress across project teams and workgroups, support continued collection of data and use of ongoing learning practices, and evaluate progress on the Blueprint’s goals — all to leverage and connect existing data efforts and encourage effective data use in decision-making.
Data is defined as both qualitative data (experiences of Coloradans) and quantitative data (information collected and communicated through numbers).
As part of our commitment to equity:
We host all Blueprint meetings and activities in both English and Spanish and also offer closed captioning.
Compensation is also available to anyone who voluntarily participates and is not representing an organization as a paid employee. View the Blueprint’s stipend guide for more information.
We have established norms and expectations for all meetings to support our pledge to equitable practices.
Interested in joining this committee? Anyone with an interest in data and evaluation is welcome to join. Please contact Justice Onwordi, the Blueprint’s Impact Director, to learn more and get added to the member list for calendar invitations.
Data & Evaluation Committee
Meets every other month on the third Wednesday from 2 - 3:30 p.m. on Zoom
Next meeting:
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Agenda coming soon!
Past meeting notes & recordings:
2024: January 17
2023: July 19 and May 17
Committee Lead: Justice Onwordi (Blueprint staff liaison)
Committee Vision: Reliable, relevant, and equity-focused data guides and informs decision-makers at all levels who are working to ensure all Coloradans are valued, healthy, and thriving. In addition, meaningful learning supports goal development, effective implementation, and adjustment as the work continues to unfold.
Committee Goals: Support the Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger’s data and evaluation efforts, including the maintenance of its public data dashboard as well as Blueprint research and evaluation efforts
The Committee will achieve its vision and goals by:
Serving as a Data Champion – encourage collection and use of quantitative (numbers) and qualitative (lived and living experiences) data in decision-making and policy development across all levels of anti-hunger work
Modeling Effective Use of Data – incorporate data as an essential component in all conversations and decisions, using an equitable evaluation lens
Accumulating Information – obtain and share current information from state agencies and other trusted data sources
Facilitating Connections – create space for Blueprint teams and stakeholders to connect, collaborate, and advance the use of data in decision-making across project teams and workgroups
Focusing on Learning – create an environment where evaluation is serving as a tool for learning what works best to successfully implement the Blueprint’s goals
Ensuring Coordination and Collaboration — between evaluation projects/contracts that are focused on various pieces of the Blueprint
Key Updates:
Data dashboard: Access the Blueprint’s new data dashboard, which hosts publicly available data in one place. This includes local, state, and national data for poverty, food access, food insecurity, SNAP and WIC participation, child nutrition, and public perception of hunger in Colorado.
Current projects: Working on a collaborative, local procurement map