In 2002, the Jewish Museum in New York City mounted the exhibition Mirroring Evil: Nazi Imagery/Recent Art. The controversial exhibition featured artworks by 13 young artists, each two and three generations removed from the events of WWII, who used images of Nazi perpetrators to provoke viewer exploration of the culture of victimhood and also as a means of  identifying the distinguishing characteristics of evil. Through the art works, extensive interpretive materials, and a program of facilitated dialogues, the Jewish Museum offered a springboard for discussion about

BRITDOC's Impact Field Guide & Toolkit is a series of modules that guide users to develop an evaluation approach for creative projects. Originally designed for use with documentary films, the guide and toolkit provide relevant information for other arts-based projects. The guide and toolkit includes 9 in-depth case studies, step-by-step instructions and exercises for developing an evaluation strategy, and helpful resources, including an Impact Evaluation Plan template.

"Scaling Impact" provides a useful discussion on the issues evaluators face when assisting organizations scale up their initiatives. Scaling is the process of replicating or adapting an intervention to a different activity site or for a new organization. Evaluation tools are used throughout the scaling process and to share the results with other organizations. In this issue, articles include such topics as the theory behind scaling, case studies from non-profits, and interviews with practitioners.  Case studies emphasize organizations that assist youth development through education or extra

This seven-page article from The Broker magazine aims to help policymakers, practitioners, and scientists make better use of research and evaluation (specifically in the fields of poverty reduction and international development) and uses relatively advanced language. It consists of three sections: evidence-oriented evaluation, realistic evaluation, and complexity evaluation. The introduction explains the important point of how evidence-oriented evaluation has been the dominant approach to date but theorizes a trend away from that modality towards realistic and complexity evaluation. Section 1

The Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation used evaluation and visual engagement techniques to document how "The End of the Line," a documentary addressing the problem of overfishing our oceans, has impacted the debate in the UK surrounding sustainable fishing practices in England. The foundation conducted multiple entry/exit surveys at movie theaters in London collecting both qualitative and quantitative data, measured social media and press coverage, and conducted follow-up focus groups with the initial survey takers to determine the lasting impact of the film. Using the Fledgling Fund's Creative

The Arts and Civic Engagement: A Field Guide for Practice, Research, and Policy presents a comprehensive strategy through which policymakers, researchers, and practitioners can collaborate to bring a fuller understanding of the arts' civic impact to the general public.

The Idea Book for Liz Lerman and the Dance Exchange's The Matter of Origins: Evaluation Findings presents research measures and findings by Michigan State University (MSU, 2011) from an evaluation of Dance Exchange's Matter of Origins project.  Findings spark thinking about rigorous, creative ways to evaluate informal science education through the arts.

Storytelling and Social Change Guide is a compilation of over 75 interviews with grantmakers, communication specialists and storytellers to show the various ways that grantmakers can successfully execute their vision in "narrative strategies." Produced by Working Narratives, an organization that works with movements to tell stories to evoke change, this guide is a useful resource in understanding the lengths grantmaking plays in furthering advocacy and creating communication within funding systems. 

This 20-page report was produced by Innovation Network "“ a nonprofit organization that shares planning and evaluation tools and know-how by providing consulting, training, and online tools to help organizations create lasting change in their communities "“ with support by Annie E. Casey Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies. The report examines the current state of advocacy strategy and evaluation practice. It includes a section on the importance of interim measures of success and a list of indicators for advocacy activity. The report gives readers a better understanding of advocates'

The Social Movement Development Model is a tool that can be used for planning and for evaluating the impact of social change work, identifying the kinds of changes feasible for a project, or for developing new ways of thinking about how social change projects are situated in broader social justice movements. The tool focuses on movements as a social change vehicle, an outcome, and a container.  The model identifies four types of social transformation:  cultural, community, institutional, and sustainable transformation, necessary for social movements to be successful and enables artists and