About the Workshop:
In this workshop, you will learn a new approach to scaling the social and environmental impacts of programs, policies, products, and investments. The approach is based on the book Scaling Impact: Innovation for the Public Good written by Robert McClean and John Gargani, and it is grounded in their collaborations with social innovators in the Global South. The workshop goes beyond the book, reflecting the authors’ most recent thinking, and challenges participants to adopt a new scaling mindset. Dr. Gargani will introduce participants to the core concepts of the book, then participants will work in small groups to complete hands-on exercises drawn from their professional settings. The workshop is intended as an introduction, and participants will be provided with free resources to continue their learning.
 
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
◾ Define two critical concepts—impact and scaling.
◾ Know the difference between increasing operational scale and scaling impact.
◾ Understand common terms and strategies for scaling.
◾ Apply four principles of successful scaling.
◾ Identify the risks posed by scaling and know how to address them.
◾ Understand that scaling poses new challenges for evaluators.
◾ Apply the dynamic evaluation systems model to their work.
◾ Develop an inclusive evaluation plan that supports successful scaling.

About John Gargani:
John Gargani, PhD, is Founder and President of Gargani + Company, Inc based in Berkeley, California. He is the past president and secretary of the American Evaluation Association. He and his staff at Gargani + Company Inc. work with organizations of every type to measure their social impacts, design innovative solutions to social and environmental problems, and evaluate their effectiveness and efficiency. He holds three graduate degrees — a PhD in education from the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied measurement and evaluation; an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania; and an MS in statistics from New York University’s Stern School of Business.