As part of our efforts to uphold the values of MMB and the State of Minnesota, we are committed to conducting high-quality evaluations and to use that evidence to inform policy and practice. We seek to promote rigor, relevance, transparency, independence, and ethics in the conduct of evaluations. The importance of these goals demands that we support continual innovation and improvement of state-funded activities, as well as those of our partners in public programs. Through research and evaluation, we can learn systematically so that we can make our services as effective as possible. These standards are codified in our Evaluation Policy.
As part of the IEU's commitment to transparency, the unit uses the Open Science Framework for registering and disseminating the technical details of its evaluation plan and analyses. The Open Science Framework (OSF) provides a common platform for researchers across domains to share methodologies, ideas, and study results in a manner that is widely accessible. While the IEU is committed to open science, data is never shared on OSF. Check out our OSF IEU Main Page.
The Impact Evaluation Unit supports evaluations across the enterprise and welcomes conversations about creating high-quality evidence from all programmatic areas. Our enterprise research agenda focuses on four key priorities:
