Emergent Evaluation Group
Evaluation for learning. Learning for change.
Veronica Deenanath and Emily Becher, are the co-founders of Emergent Evaluation Group (EEG). At EEG, we help social impact organizations measure and grow their impact through culturally responsive evaluation and shared learning.
We work with nonprofits, philanthropies, government agencies, schools, and mission-driven businesses to solve challenges such as:
Finding the signal in the noise of existing data
Building or strengthening data infrastructure from the ground up
Making sense of complex qualitative and quantitative information
Using data to inform decisions while creating space for innovation and ingenuity to thrive
Turning learning into action, not just reports
Our Services
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Program evaluation throughout the program life cycle. We work with you wherever you are in your evaluation journey and support you in taking that next step.
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We can support the development, implementation, analysis, and dissemination of findings (both for academic and community audiences) of applied-research projects.
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We provide a range of facilitation pportunities based on trauma-informed adult learning principles. Techniques include a wide range of participatory, engaging strategies to gather feedback in ways that build trust and relationships.
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We can meet with your team and provide insight into the development and implementation of your program, internally and externally. We can be a point of support for continued reflection, growth, and change towards greater impact, given what is known (and not known) currently in the larger field of knowledge.
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We will help you use an Emergent Learning Framework or other complementary framework for supporting the systems and processes of robust strategic planning that creates actual change and not a series of static (rarely consulted) documents.
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We can help you collect data that feels affirming and useful to participants, build data systems that do not replicate racist and unjust policies and procedures, and collect data is communicated in ways that allow everyone to have a seat at the table of sense-making and ownership. Idealistic? Perhaps. Possible? Absolutely.
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We can help you build a well-designed system of documentation of program in activities, in order to move ahead with program evaluation and applied research. At EEG we can help build clean, reproducible, and simple documentation systems that will allow your program to take its next steps in asking more robust questions. And we’ll train you in how to build/edit/and maintain them.
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Capacity building is embedded in all our work. Through targeted training and hands-on technical assistance, we equip organizations with the tools and skills to implement, adapt, and sustain their work independently. Our goal is to leave teams stronger and more capable than when we began, not dependent on our expertise.
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We create and deliver customized trainings across all of our service areas, tailored to your goals and context. Teams leave with practical tools, shared understanding, and the confidence to apply what they’ve learned on their own.
How We’re Different
Evaluation with purpose.
We focus on long-term well-being, ethical practice, and reducing harm, not just short-term metrics or compliance. Our work helps organizations understand complex systems, anticipate unintended consequences, and support decisions that lead to lasting human thriving.
Rigor that adapts to reality.
We pair strong research methods with practical, context-responsive evaluation. Our approach values transparency, conservative claims, and continuous learning, drawing on data, community expertise, culturally rooted knowledge, and storytelling to surface what truly matters.
Collaboration with accountability.
We co-create evaluation with partners and communities, centering lived experience and shared responsibility. Our work is meant to be honest, useful, and public-facing, informing action, strengthening systems, and supporting innovation that serves people.
An invitation.
We believe evaluation should feel true, real, and generative for everyone involved, including you. We partner with organizations ready to learn, adapt, and do work that meaningfully reduces harm and expands opportunities for joy and thriving.
Please reach out if you're interested in an informational conversation or an opportunity to connect about a potential project.