Measuring Social Inclusion: What the Data Shows, What It Misses, and What We Did About It
Written by Timothy Cheng, Senior Consultant and Strategic Lead for DEI Services This is the second of a series of two blog posts about the reflection from the Resolve Community Scorecard project. During the course of this project, one of Hong Kong’s most consistent sources of corporate inclusion data quietly ceased to exist. Community Business, […]
What Does Social Inclusion Actually Mean? A Personal and Professional Reflection
Written by Timothy Cheng, Senior Consultant and Strategic Lead for DEI Services, TSIC This is the first of a series of two blog posts about the reflection from the Resolve Community Scorecard project. In 2022, I moved from Hong Kong to the United Kingdom. In Hong Kong, I am male, ethnic Chinese, part of the […]
Has the Retreat from DEI Reached the UK?
Have UK Corporates Stepped Back from Their DEI Commitments Following the US Shift? The US Backdrop Donald Trump’s executive orders have sparked a marked rollback of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts across the US. Cuts in public sector DEI roles and the quiet exit of corporations from earlier diversity pledges have set the tone. […]
Sustaining Courage, Inclusion, and Reimagining Systems: Reflections from events at Oxford
By Timothy Cheng, Senior Consultant at TSIC In a world grappling with intensifying climate crises, growing inequality, and political polarisation, the social impact sector faces unprecedented challenges that demand both innovative thinking and sustained commitment. As funding resources become increasingly constrained and complex problems require more collaborative approaches, practitioners need new frameworks and sources of […]
Breaking barriers or bearing burdens? The double-edged sword of women in spend-down philanthropy
Bonnie Chiu As wealth transfers are set to benefit women more than men in coming decades, women are playing increasingly decisive roles in philanthropy. This trend is particularly prevalent in an emerging and growing area of philanthropy – spend-down philanthropy, where philanthropists and foundations set a time limit to channel their giving. Proponents of spend-down philanthropy cite that this […]
Reading Between the Lines of Invitations to Tender and Conferences with TSIC
Towards the end of last year, we took a step back to reflect on how the evaluation sector has evolved. At TSIC, our recent tender research project set out to explore the approaches, methodologies, and subject matter expertise most commonly sought by evaluation commissioners and discussed at major European and international evaluation conferences. We wanted […]
Equity isn’t achieved through a document: designing evaluation that enhances equity impact
By Emma Roberts and Yu-Shan Chiu Evaluation can help identify how to achieve better impact. But for many of us who are committed to advancing equity, there’s a tension at the heart of our work. Too often, evaluation is treated as a process designed to produce a single end product: a report. Reports can be […]
Building a Decentralised EEC: Reflections from Our Governance Workshop
On 7th February 2025, the Equitable Evaluation Collective (EEC) hosted a governance workshop to explore how we can move towards a more decentralised model. With participation from eight engaged members, we discussed how EEC can evolve to better reflect and serve its growing community. This workshop is part of our commitment to open communication and collective decision-making, […]
Will impact investing follow Meta and Amazon when it comes to DEI?
Withdrawal from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes by major companies like Meta and Amazon has grabbed headlines this month. For those of us who see an inclusive and equitable world as a goal to strive for, this news is concerning, but not surprising – the backlash has been brewing for some time. It could […]
Social Impact and Equity Trends for 2025: Reflections from TSIC
Bonnie Chiu, Managing Director, TSIC Welcome to 2025! As we look back on the lessons learnt in 2024 and set our sights on 2025, I’d love to share some reflections from TSIC on the key social impact and equity trends that will continue to shape our work. Here’s where we believe things are headed, and […]