Capacity Building Opportunities

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is committed to helping you scale change faster. We do this through grants, technology and capacity building. With weekly trainings and expert advising we support the CZI community to grow key capacities to unlock greater impact over the long-term.

Our trainings span a wide range of capacity building topics. Each live session is 90-minutes and includes time for Q+A.

Below you can sign-up for upcoming trainings. You can also opt-in to receive monthly invitations about these sessions here.

Past sessions are currently available via our Wistia page. We upload past session recordings within two weeks after they have taken place.

If you would like to attend a CZI community session and need ASL or Spanish interpretation, please let us know at least 7 days prior at capacitybuilding@chanzuckerberg.com.

*The trainers leading these CZI-sponsored sessions are external vendors. The views and advice they will present are based on their deep experience in their respective fields or sectors and do not necessarily represent the views or advice of CZI. Please note that CZI may record their session(s) through Zoom. This means that any visual (if you choose to put your camera on) and audio will be recorded. By registering for this session(s), you consent to being recorded. If you do not wish for your visual and/or audio to be recorded, you can switch off your camera, and/or remain muted throughout the entire session or decide not to register. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact privacy@chanzuckerberg.com.

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Current Sessions

You can re-watch any of our past training sessions on our Wistia page.

Measurement and Evaluation

Hosted by Ayesha Boyce

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Setting Your Program Evaluation Up For Success

Learning Outcomes:

  • Learn how to develop specific and measurable evaluation questions
  • Learn how to align evaluation questions, indicators/metrics, data sources, and data collection methods
  • Understand the difference between indicators and metrics


Best Data, Best Method: Data Collection, Analysis, and Reporting

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand the most frequently used data to answer evaluation questions
  • Learn the fundamentals for utilizing surveys, interviews, and quantitative output data 
  • Learn about different reporting styles for various data collection methods


Culturally Responsive and Equity-focused Evaluation

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand the influence mental models, identities, and previous experience can have on evaluation
  • Learn how to be responsive to the culture and context within an evaluation
  • Develop an understanding of the informal and formal methods for equity-focused evaluation

Communications

Hosted by Carla Aronsohn

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Emails that Inspire Action*

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand email structure and style that encourages action
  • Learn how to write engaging emails and newsletters
  • Practice email critique and effective copy editing

* This session will include an optional breakout room component.