Acknowledgements

This project was undertaken by Proactive Information Services Inc., (Proactive) based in Western Canada, which was established in 1984 specifically to provide research and evaluation services to clients in the public and non-profit sectors. Proactive’s clients include government departments, public sector agencies, Indigenous organizations, health authorities, school districts, community organizations, foundations, and other non-government organizations (NGOs) across Canada and internationally.

Larry Bremner, Credentialed Evaluator (CE), FCES, directed this project. Larry, who has worked in evaluation for more than 40 years, is proud of his Métis heritage and is passionate about issues of equity and access. He has worked throughout Canada, in many Indigenous communities, as well as in East Central and Southeastern Europe, Egypt, and Mongolia.

In 2012, Larry was elected National President of the Canadian Evaluation Society (CES) for a two-year term. Afterwards, as Past President, he represented CES on the international stage where he was the driving force behind the creation of the global EvalPartners network EvalIndigenous. In 2017, Larry received the CES Service Award, and in 2018, the Contribution to Evaluation in Canada Award. In 2019, he was inducted as a Fellow of the Canadian Evaluation Society, the Society’s highest honour.

We gratefully acknowledge that we live and work on the original lands of Anishinaabe, including; Cree, Oji-Cree, and Dakota peoples, on Treaty 1 Territory and the Homeland of the Red River Métis people.