Effects and Effectiveness: Evaluation Strategies for Digital Inclusion Programs

Upcoming Webinar: Thursday, November 20, 2025

Effects and Effectiveness:
Evaluation Strategies for Digital Inclusion Programs

Join us on November 20 at 2:00 p.m. ET for a webinar on program evaluation for the non-profit community. Available via the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society’s YouTube page, the webinar will open a conversation on designing and conducting research to understand the effects and effectiveness of digital inclusion activities. Panelists will reflect on how to fit evaluation into common resource constraints that non-profits face, as well as the opportunities for evaluation across digital inclusion ecosystems. 

Dr. Caroline Stratton, Research Director at the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, will moderate a discussion with:

• Dr. Amy Gonzales, Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Associate Director of the Chicano Studies Institute at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Gonzales is the lead author of A Simple Evaluation Guide for the Digital Equity Community, published in 2024 by Digitunity.
• Dr. Yeweon Kim, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Center for Trustworthy AI at Seoul National University and Benton Opportunity Fund Fellow. Dr. Kim is a co-author of A Simple Evaluation Guide for the Digital Equity Community.
• Dr. Richard Feistman, Chief Learning and Evaluation Officer of Tech Goes Home. Tech Goes Home’s 2023 publication of Theory of Change research informed a 2024 ten-year strategic plan for the organization and associated evaluation efforts.
• Meg Käufer, Chief Visionary Officer of the STEM Alliance. Käufer has led the STEM Alliance’s evaluations of multiple initiatives and programs, including the Yonkers Y-Zone Digital Equity Project and Connect Westchester.

Tune in to learn more about what organizations of all sizes should consider and prioritize in evaluating their programs and broader impact in the community.

Register Here