I am a nonprofit evaluation consultant. After resisting this label for over a decade, I’ve finally surrendered to this professional identity. My consulting practice has always encompassed strategy, evaluation, and organizational learning, as well as the intersection of these three disciplines. …

Searching for gratitude and connection in a failed state — When I walk around San Francisco’s Mission District now — a neighborhood both old and new to me — I’m surprised by the empty streets. Boarded-up storefronts with “for rent” signs and stretches of grimy sidewalk devoid of bustle are a striking contrast to memories of endless streams of cyclists…