DOI
10.9707/1944-5660.1784
Key Points
To us, strategic learning is an adaptive approach to using evaluation and other data to directly affect decision-making and action.
An early focus on building relationships and accountability to specific outcomes and values — including establishing baselines and plans for regular reporting and interpretation — laid the groundwork for decision-making in later stages of the Climate Solutions program’s lifecycle.
Increasingly rapid data feedback loops informed the Climate Solutions program’s strategy pivot, decisions, and collaboration with grantees and funder partners.
Engagement in strategic learning and use of evaluation to drive decision-making improved with practice, as illustrated by the Climate Solutions team’s discourse-focused grantmaking and support.
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Recommended Citation
Hanson, L., Kalfus, R., & Lee, C. (2026). Philanthropy and the Climate Crisis: Learning and Evaluation to Drive Decision-Making and Identify Emergent Opportunities. The Foundation Review, 18(3). https://doi.org/10.9707/1944-5660.1784
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