How we help our clientsWe serve clients in the government,
We serve clients in the government,
nonprofit, and private sectors
Most of our projects focus specifically on children and families, especially those who are living with low-incomes, Indigenous communities and tribes, communities of color, recent immigrants and refugees, and other marginalized populations. We also work with groups that promote policy and systems change, social justice, learning, and efforts to improve outcomes and have a positive community impact.
Within these focus communities, the services we provide our clients are wide-ranging. We believe in thought-partnership, and we pride ourselves on our effectiveness and responsiveness. Our most successful projects require us to use many of these skills:
Advocacy
- Educating policy makers, community leaders, and other stakeholders
- Creating and strengthening coalitions and partnerships
- Policy analysis
Capacity Building
- Training on program evaluation
- Board governance and development
- Grant writing and resource development
Facilitation, Planning, and Project Management
- Organizing and facilitating meetings and events
- Developing and managing project timelines and budgets
- Coordinating multiple project partners
- Documenting discussions and decisions
Program and Policy Development
- Strategic thinking and leadership
- Facilitating collaboration and public involvement
- Designing and implementing policies and programs
- Researching evidence-based approaches
Research and Evaluation
- Evaluating policies and programs
- Facilitating evaluation design and evaluative thinking
- Indigenous and culturally responsive research and evaluation
- Planning, organizing, conducting, and analyzing focus groups, surveys, and other original data collection
- Secondary research and literature reviews
Writing and Impact Storytelling
- Writing and editing reports, blogs, white papers, grant applications, funder reports, policy briefs, one-pagers, and other written products
- Translating complex concepts into accessible formats
- Using data and narrative to highlight the impacts and areas for continuing improvement