Community-based Evaluation

Course Description:

This course covers the essentials of community-based evaluations that lead to more responsive, supportive, and equitable communities. Learn how to practically apply the four phases of evaluation in a way that is community-driven, participatory, and action-oriented. Through hands-on exercises and real-world examples, gain practical skills in topics such as meaningfully engaging stakeholders, co-determining evaluation purpose statements and theories of change (logic models), choosing and implementing appropriate methods, foregrounding ethics, conducting data analysis, sharing findings impactfully, and moving recommendations into action. This course equips you to proactively use evaluation to assess processes and outcomes within simple programs or more complex interventions working for collective impact. Ideal for students, staff of non-profit community organizations, and government employees.

Course Objectives:

After successful completion of this course participants should have:

1. Knowledge about how to conduct evaluation with a community-based approach

2. Greater ability to design evaluation that is ethical and rigorous

3. Improved competence in collaborative data collection, analysis, and acting on findings

Delivery Method: Online (Synchronous) on Zoom

Instructors: Rich Janzen, Dayan De Souza

Course Length: 14 hours

Course Sessions Dates and Time:

Monday, March 16, 2026, from 1:00 AM to 4:30 PM ET

Tuesday, March 17, 2026, from 1:00 AM to 4:30 PM ET

Wednesday, March 18, 2026, from 1:00 AM to 4:30 PM ET

Thursday, March 19, 2026, from 1:00 AM to 4:30 PM ET

Course Costs:

• Each course: $695
• Cost for Basic Community-based Research Certificate: is $2,780 (4 courses x $695)
• Cost for Advanced Community-based Research Certificate: is $5,560 (8 courses x $695)
• As a charitable organization, CCBR is HST (tax) exempt
• A $50 discount is available when course cost paid six weeks in advance. Please ensure you use the [earlybird] code when registering to receive the discount.
• Bursary: A minimum of 1 spot available per course (see details here)
• Students from any institution save 10%. Email general@communitybasedresearch.ca from your university email address with a picture of your student card to access the discount code

Cancellation and Refund Policy:

• A full refund (minus a $50 administration fee) will be issued for cancellations made at least two weeks before the first class.
• A 70% refund will be provided for cancellations made up to 2 days before the first class. ​
• No refunds will be issued for cancellations or no-shows made on or after the first class.