Case Studies:
Case Study
Canadian Women's Foundation - Evaluation
Relationship to bid
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Knowledge of philanthropy and donor space
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Leadership of successful evaluations that have focused on women’s rights and gender justice
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Track record of using feminist and participatory approaches to evaluations
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Strong evaluative skills, experience in evaluation design and in using evaluative methods, particularly qualitative
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Strong understanding of women’s and LGBTQI movements and experience working with grassroots/diverse organizations.
ParriagGroup, led a two-year, feminist evaluation of an umbrella program supporting women’s entrepreneurship. The evaluation covered 11 grantees leading grassroots programs focused on youth leadership in the North, community-based family services, culturally grounded economic development, women-led entrepreneurship in the food and child care sectors. These programs reflected a diversity of realities and self-determined approaches to building sustainable futures.
The first year served as a developmental evaluation, mapping scope,
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documenting early outcomes, and co-developing a feminist evaluation framework with grantees. The second year acted as a final evaluation, capturing measurable outcomes and showing how feminist funding builds both services and movements. We used mixed methods - document reviews, surveys, storytelling, site visits, and focus groups - while ensuring we were trauma informed in all data gathering. Throughout, we pivoted methods to meet the realities of diverse communities, creating safe and inclusive spaces for participation. Outcomes included stronger survivor supports, improved financial stability, expanded community leadership, and culturally grounded economic opportunities for women, youth, and families. Importantly, the evaluation highlighted the added value of feminist funding: connecting organizations, strengthening networks, building capacity, and amplifying grassroots voices.