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Research, assessment, and evaluation
We collaborate closely with your team to ensure research, assessment, and evaluation projects are conducted rigorously and ethically, while meeting your organizational goals. We believe in building your internal capacity, encouraging your staff to work alongside our experts to learn and develop the skills needed to design and execute research well beyond our partnership.
Interpretive & Strategic communications
We take the time to understand your organization’s vision and mission deeply. From there, we translate your goals into holistic, culturally competent communication strategies that resonate with the diverse communities you serve. Our goal is to help you create meaningful, engaging, and authentic connections through every message you share.
Strategy & FACILITATION
Before you embark on detailed planning, we partner with you to distill and articulate your organization’s vision and mission. Together, we craft a strategic roadmap that guides your team and ensures your vision is woven into every aspect of your work, not just words on a page. Our process engages your internal stakeholders and creates a living strategy that reflects who you are and where you’re headed.
Community Stakeholder Assessment and engagement
At the heart of everything we do is the question, Who do you serve? We center your communities and stakeholders in every process, helping you continuously assess and engage with those you serve. Our approach ensures community engagement remains an ongoing, sustainable effort long after our involvement ends. We provide tools and training that allow you to nurture healthy, ethical, and responsive relationships with your community.
IDEA (Inclusion, diversity, equity, & accessibility) consulting
We approach IDEA concepts like an impressionist painting: from a distance, it seems clear, but when you get closer, the picture blurs into something more complex. Our work begins with helping you zoom in on the details that make up your organizational landscape and recognizing that real progress happens up close, in the day-to-day decisions and actions your teams take.
Rather than offering a “paint by numbers” solution, we help you ask the right questions to ensure your efforts are authentic and aligned with the communities you serve. We guide you through creating a holistic and cohesive approach to inclusion that focuses on people as individuals, rather than relying on generic, one-size-fits-all solutions.
Above all, we help you resist the urge to slap on “clip art” fixes that only provide the appearance of inclusion. Instead, we focus on building genuine trust, even if progress is slower, because sustainable change is built on authenticity, not performative actions.
training & capacity Building
Rather than providing all the answers, we help you ask the right questions. Whether you’re looking to build your team’s skills in conducting ethical and rigorous evaluations or crafting your own IDEA strategy, we offer customized training and capacity-building experiences. From one-off sessions to ongoing, embedded engagements, we’re here to support your growth and success.
