Jill Lipski Cain, M.P.P.

Managing Consultant

+1-651-315-8921

Jill is a compassionate listener who brings self-awareness, curiosity, and open-mindedness to her work. Her thoroughness and individualized attention help craft the important story of a program, initiative, or organization. In addition to leading evaluations, Jill makes art (@lipskicain on Instagram), actually enjoys winter, and likes walks in the woods.

Expertise

Evaluation

Jill is an expert in designing thoughtful, meaningful evaluations that lead to useful insights. She pays close attention to what data collection methods will answer evaluation questions and applies a Community-Responsive Approach^SM to ensure evaluation is accessible to key stakeholders. Jill uses Technology of Participation® in her expert facilitation toolkit and advanced data visualization and presentation methods to increase evaluation use and reporting.

Consulting

Jill is skilled in communicating with clients and their community stakeholders, offering thought partnership in crafting evaluation questions and reflecting on how clients can use findings to improve. She shows compassion in her collaboration with clients and is passionate about deepening organizations’ impact.

Practice areas

Market Strategies for Social Impact; Gender-based Violence

Professional Experience

The Improve Group | St. Paul, MN | Managing Consultant | 2016-present | Lead evaluation projects and phases to make the most of information, navigate complexity, and ensure clients’ investments of time and money lead to meaningful, sustained impact.

Metropolitan State University Department of Human Services | St. Paul, MN | Community Faculty Member | 2012-present | Teach undergraduate course, “Gender Violence in Global Perspective,” so that students are knowledgeable of the opportunities for intervention and prevention through application of human rights laws, public health approaches, and economic development.

The Improve Group | St. Paul, MN | Senior Consultant | 2012-2016 | Planned, led, and executed project activities and phases.

The Improve Group | St. Paul, MN | Associate Consultant | 2010-2012 | Supported project teams with data collection, analysis, and reporting.

The Aurora Center for Advocacy and Education at the University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | Violence Prevention Education Coordinator | 2002-2010 | Facilitated primary prevention efforts to reduce campus gender-based violence.

Education

Humphrey School of Public Affairs | Master of Public Policy in Advanced Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation

University of Minnesota | Bachelor of Individualized Studies in Women’s Studies, Spanish, and Social Work (summa cum laude)

University of Minnesota | Post-graduate coursework in fine arts (drawing, painting, sculpture, digital formatting)

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