Webinars

Understanding the Story Your YRE Data Is Trying to Tell You

How Youth-Serving Programs Can Use Evaluation to Strengthen Implementation, Tell a Clearer Impact Story, and Prepare for Future Funding

Youth relationship education programs are changing lives every day, but many organizations struggle to clearly demonstrate what youth are learning, how programs are making a difference, and how to use data to strengthen implementation and future funding opportunities.

In this interactive webinar, participants will explore practical, approachable ways to use evaluation as a tool for learning, improvement, and impact storytelling. Through real-world examples and hands-on activities, participants will learn how to develop meaningful evaluation questions, identify useful indicators and evidence, and translate findings into a compelling story about what youth are learning, experiencing, and applying.

Whether you are new to evaluation or looking to strengthen your current efforts, this session will help you move beyond funder compliance and use data more strategically to support youth, programs, and communities.

Objectives: Participants will be able to:

• Develop 1–2 evaluation questions to better understand and improve YRE program implementation and outcomes.
• Select meaningful indicators and evidence sources that help demonstrate youth learning and growth.
• Translate evaluation findings into a clear and compelling impact story for funders, partners, and community stakeholders.

Presenters:

• Kim Gregson- Senior Evaluator; Collaborators Consulting Group
• Stacey Kesten- Co-Founder & Principal Consultant; Collaborators Consulting Group

Who should attend: Programs Coordinators and Managers, Prevention Educators and Facilitators, Program Directors and Executive Directors, Grant Writers and Development Staff, Evaluators and Data Staff, Title V, SRAE, PREP, HMRF, and OJJDP Grantees

When: Wednesday, July 8, 2026 @ 1:00pm Pacific/4:00pm Eastern

Duration: 60 minutes

Cost: Free!