Following a field-focused think tank session, this short brief was written for anyone who has ever wondered how learning and evaluation of fields could be more helpful and more nuanced. The brief lays out a few core definitions and concepts, identifies five practices that can help funders and evaluators strengthen their conceptualization and understanding about fields and field-focused measurement, and outlines three opportunities to further develop and advance field measurement.

The questions in this fillable worksheet are designed to help program staff who believe they are supporting network development as part of their philanthropic approach, to think through key assumptions and elements of the work, build team alignment, and strengthen their ability to measure, learn about, and communicate progress. The brief on Going Deeper: Supporting a Network (a supplement to Not Always Movements: Multiple Strategies to Advance Large Scale Social Change) provides additional resources and related content that might be helpful to teams as they work through the following questions.