Isaac D. Castillo is the Senior Advisor for Learning and Evaluation at KABOOM! and leads the organization’s data, measurement, and evaluation work. Over the past 25 years, Isaac helped over 300 nonprofits, government agencies, and foundations develop and implement evaluation methods to improve life outcomes for children, youth, and families.
Previously, Isaac served as the Director of Outcomes, Assessment, and Learning at Venture Philanthropy Partners+Raise DC and led the organization’s work to measure the effectiveness of grants while also providing evaluation capacity building to grantee organizations. Isaac also served as the Deputy Director for the DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative (DCPNI) where he led measurement of collective impact efforts to address intergenerational poverty.
As a Senior Research Scientist at Child Trends, he partnered with nonprofits to design and actualize practical and rigorous evaluation designs. Isaac also was the Director of Learning and Evaluation for the Latin American Youth Center (LAYC) where he led the organization’s internal evaluation work for 50 distinct programs.
Isaac’s work has been highlighted in publications such as the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Youth Today, and the Wall Street Journal. He also authored the essay “First Do No Harm…Then Do More Good” in Mario Morino’s book Leap of Reason. Isaac is currently the President of the Eastern Evaluation Research Society. You can follow Isaac on Twitter at: @isaac_outcomes.
Isaac D. Castillo is the Senior Advisor for Learning and Evaluation at KABOOM! and leads the organization’s data, measurement, and evaluation work. Over the past 25 years, Isaac helped over 300 nonprofits, government agencies, and foundations develop and implement evaluation methods to improve life outcomes for children, youth, and families.
Previously, Isaac served as the Director of Outcomes, Assessment, and Learning at Venture Philanthropy Partners+Raise DC and led the organization’s work to measure the effectiveness of grants while also providing evaluation capacity building to grantee organizations. Isaac also served as the Deputy Director for the DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative (DCPNI) where he led measurement of collective impact efforts to address intergenerational poverty.
As a Senior Research Scientist at Child Trends, he partnered with nonprofits to design and actualize practical and rigorous evaluation designs. Isaac also was the Director of Learning and Evaluation for the Latin American Youth Center (LAYC) where he led the organization’s internal evaluation work for 50 distinct programs.
Isaac’s work has been highlighted in publications such as the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Youth Today, and the Wall Street Journal. He also authored the essay “First Do No Harm…Then Do More Good” in Mario Morino’s book Leap of Reason. Isaac is currently the President of the Eastern Evaluation Research Society. You can follow Isaac on Twitter at: @isaac_outcomes.
