Kylie Hutchinson

Kylie Hutchinson, BSc, CE, has spent the past thirty years working in the not-for-profit sector as a consultant, trainer, program manager, board member, and volunteer. Working both domestically and internationally, she has conducted dozens of evaluations varying in scope and complexity that have yielded timely, relevant, and actionable recommendations for her clients. In 2011 Kylie received her Credentialed Evaluator designation from the Canadian Evaluation Society. In 2020 she was awarded the Canadian Evaluation Society’s Contribution to Evaluation in Canada award. In 1990 she received a student award from the Canadian Evaluation Society for an evaluation framework she developed for the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario. 

Kylie works with nonprofits of all shapes and sizes to develop strategic plans that are meaningful, realistic, and most important, actionable. She is an experienced Nonprofit Lifecycles Capacity Consultant.

Kylie has a strong background in training and facilitation and has assisted many organizations in the nonprofit, public, and private sectors to build their internal evaluation capacity. She is well-known across the North American evaluation community for her popular webinars and workshops and is an innovative and engaging public speaker. She holds a diploma in Instructional Design and is a former instructor at the Justice Institute of British Columbia’s Instructor Development Program. From 2005 to 2011 she delivered the Canadian Evaluation Society’s Essential Skills Series in British Columbia. These days she is a regular pre-conference workshop presenter at the American Evaluation Association’s annual conference and Summer Evaluation Institute and tweets her insights weekly at @EvaluationMaven.

Kylie Hutchinson is a Knowledge Philanthropist offering pro-bono nonprofit capacity building services for Vantage Point, a LEAP Ambassador, and a volunteer cycling advocate with Transportation Choices Sunshine Coast.  When she’s not working, you can find her with her family, in her garden, hiking or skiing the local mountains, or doing errands on her electric bike.

“Kylie’s ability to relate planning and evaluation concepts to everyday life made our workshops enjoyable and effective. Her enthusiasm and expertise were second to none; we’d have her back any day of the week.”

VERONICA MONTGOMERY, FOUNDATIONAL STANDARDS MANAGER, HASTINGS PRINCE EDWARD PUBLIC HEALTH

“You can always bet Kylie Hutchinson has some killer practical advice explained in a fun, down to earth way.”

E. JANE DAVIDSON, REAL EVALUATION

“Enormous tasks, brilliantly discharged.”

ROSS HARVEY, POSITIVE LIVING BC

“We’ve had the pleasure of working with Kylie in a variety of capacities over the last 7 or 8 years. She has delivered incredibly engaging and practical capacity building workshops for grantee partners on topics like program sustainability and logic modeling – both virtually and in person. And she’s been a valued thought-partner as we navigated complex long-term evaluations. Her combination of wisdom and empathy mean she is always one of the very first people I think of when I have a tricky question or need to check my own thinking.”

KIM LEONARD, OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

“Kylie is an evaluation translator. She provides accessible analogies for staff to understand evaluation concepts and to make the process meaningful for all involved.”

HEATHER TODD, QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER, NONA CHILD DEVELOMENT CENTRE

“Thank you so much for facilitating this strategic planning process for us. You were perfect — the right amount of visioning and tasking, and we appreciated your patience and good humour.”

NANETTE TAYLOR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HOLLYBURN FAMILY SERVICES SOCIETY

“Thank you for the great work you did on the evaluation of our grant-making activities. We particularly appreciated how quickly you were able to understand our issues and the professional and confidential approach you took when working with our stakeholders. The report you prepared for us will be an invaluable help to us as we move the organization forward.”

BC HEALTH EDUCATION FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

“I have had the opportunity to collaborate with, support, and learn from Kylie’s work with Vantage Point. With a curious and impact-oriented approach, Kylie consistently goes beyond client and team expectations in her role as a Knowledge Philanthropist and Associate. Vantage Point is fortunate to have Kylie on the team and she would be an asset for any team or engagement.”

MARIA TURNBULL, VANTAGE POINT

“Kylie is one of my favorite presenters and facilitators…I saw her present this topic at the American Evaluation Association conference last year and it was a standing room only in a huge ballroom. Since that session, I’ve used my notes many times and have started to change how I do my work.”

KARI GREENE, MPH, SENIOR EVALUATOR, THE INQUIRE GROUP; PAST PRESIDENT, OREGON PROGRAM EVALUATORS NETWORK

“Our virtual strategic planning session was seamless, surprisingly efficient and even fun as we moved between the full group and breakout groups with clearly defined tasks.”

MICHAEL McLAUGHLIN, ASSOCIATION OF COOPERATIVE COUNSELLING THERAPISTS OF CANADA

“Kylie was an excellent keynote speaker for our Indiana Evaluation Association 2017 Conference. She was great to work with – very responsive, flexible, knowledgeable, and creative.”

JENNIFER BELLVILLE, INDIANA EVALUATION ASSOCIATION

“Kylie’s webinar on sustainability and her knowledge on the subject have been invaluable to our grantees and our overall capacity building work at the Health Fund. We’ve had her present three times to our grantees and the feedback has been very positive.”

MEGAN MURPHY, PROGRAM OFFICER, MICHIGAN HEALTH ENDOWMENT FUND

“I have been through LOTS of sustainability training before, yet your two hours yesterday brought me some delightful and unexpected ‘Aha’ moments.”

KATHY BARBER, PATHWAYS TO POSITIVE PARENTING, COOS BAY