For each client engagement, we develop and implement a customized approach in close partnership with that client, their advisors, and their stakeholders. Core services include:

evaluation, Learning, & Research

• Mixed methods approaches for formative, developmental, and outcome evaluations

• Active discussions, on-going written reflections, and comprehensive public reports to support real-time learning and decision-making for clients and their constituents

• Member/constituent surveys and assessments

• Community-level research including environmental scans and competitive analysis

• Field-level research across the US

• Literature reviews/existing research scans

Planning & Strategy

• Initiative and grantmaking program design

• Planning processes (strategic plan, theory of change) for existing and newly forming networks, organizations, departments, and programs

• Strategic plan and theory of change implementation coaching

Technical Assitance & Training

• Evaluation/learning and strategy technical assistance/coaching for individual organizations or groups of organizations

• Interactive in-person workshops and webinars

• Customized resource documents and toolkits

Facilitation

• Cohort learning among funders and/or nonprofits, including moderating group and panel discussions

• Advisory group processes

• Partnership planning and management

Learn about our current and past experience conducting these services.