SERVICES

Program Planning
We help our clients take ideas and concepts and turn them into professionally developed programs that are aligned with the organization’s mission and needs of the community.

Needs Assessment
We help our clients identify and understand local needs for the purpose of prioritizing program interventions that address community concerns. We research data sources, conduct public forums and focus groups, administer community surveys and analyze the data using qualitative and quantitative methods. We report the findings in a clear, concise manner that are easy to understand and use.

Proposal Writing
We have a solid track record of successful grant writing on behalf of our client organizations. Our client base is varied and includes those providing substance abuse prevention and treatment, violence prevention, domestic violence, and senior services. Our clients are mostly non profit organizations and schools. Funding sources include local, state, federal government and foundations.

Program Evaluation
We work with our clients to design and conduct process and outcome evaluations. We work with program staff to identify evaluation questions that determine program success. Associates have strong professional backgrounds in a range of disciplines, including evaluation and research methodology social work and psychology. We identify or develop reliable and valid instruments and provide reports that communicate the findings that can be used for program refinement. We see program evaluation as ongoing and integral to program implementation, not something done at the end.

Strategic Planning
We facilitate strategic planning sessions that uses a systematic method to identify future direction as well as the tasks and activities needed to get there. We customize our facilitation to meet client needs. Results of the planning session are used to produce a formal Strategic Planning Report that includes the goals, objectives, strategies and action steps.

Training
Our associates are highly effective trainers providing training in cultural competence, grant writing, evaluation, substance abuse, child abuse, domestic violence and youth development.