COMMUNITY RESEARCH, ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION
Now more than ever, it is essential to create, measure and understand outcomes, impact and the effectiveness of every initiative. Whether assessing the strengths and needs of a community, determining the efficacy of your programs or researching what it takes to retain and grow your clients, we have the knowledge and expertise to successfully provide you the results you need.
- Community needs assessments
- Process and outcome evaluation
- Participatory research
- Mixed-method (qualitative and quantitative) strategies
- Market research and analysis
- Conducting focus groups and interviews
MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
Our management consulting services are designed to build the capacity of our clients’ organizations so they can achieve the greatest impact with the communities they serve.
We help seasoned executives, nonprofit board members and front-line staff to overcome their latest roadblock, reshape their vision, empower their staff, develop skills, find the right tools, and measure and demonstrate the impact of their work. Areas of expertise include:
- Strategic and business planning
- Board development/governance
- Program planning & evaluation
- Partner building & collaboration
- Leadership development
- Cultural responsiveness & inclusivity
TRAININGS & WORKSHOPS
Fun, dynamic, engaging and hands-on, our customized trainings and workshops always incorporate the latest strategies and current trends. We help put “I want to change the world” attitudes into overdrive by helping participants increase knowledge, improve skills and adopt high-impact and cost-effective practices. Areas of expertise include:
- Nonprofit leadership and management
- Program planning
- Evaluation strategies
- Board development
- Strategic partners and collaboration
RETREAT & MEETING FACILITATION
Our carefully executed and inclusive facilitation methods can help you create dynamic long-term plans, develop clear, attainable, actionable goals, and construct the blueprints you need to achieve your mission. We work with board members, staff and community stakeholders to achieve a myriad of goals from developing a new strategic plan to engaging neighborhoods in community development efforts.
SPECIALTIES:
- Community planning/development
- Communities of color
- Cross-sector collaboration
- Food security
- GLBT
- Health and human services
- Homelessness
- Interpersonal violence
- Older adults
- Rural communities
- At-risk youth
