We deliver consultations that provide insights and support confident action, specializing in the complicated, messy, and complex that characterizes so much of the meaningful work our clients do to support social change.
Report: Measurement
Report: social change
How are we trying to make change? Explore different approaches for large scale social change.
Postponed
In response to COVID-19, MLE Lab 2020 will be rescheduled.
Learn more >
Brief: Defensive Advocacy
A brief that outlines how to understand and measure defensive advocacy.
study: Collective impact
Read more about this research study recently completed by ORS Impact and Spark Policy Institute.
Read the Report
ORS Impact
Brief: Contribution analysis
ORS Impact’s Carlyn Orians, with co-writers Claire Reinelt, Robin Kane and Carlisle Levine offer answers in their new brief.
Access our Resources & Publications
Feature Report
Better understanding and measuring progress is an important part of strengthening narrative change strategies. This brief offers insights into some of the questions facing practitioners, funders, and others interested in measuring this kind of work.
Download > See all Publications
Feature report
The Gates Foundation engaged ORS Impact to develop a culturally relevant, methodologically rigorous tool to learn more about successful capacity building. This brief shares that tool, which may help advocates and foundations understand what constitutes strong advocacy and communications, as well as opportunities to build capacity and understand how it is changing over time.
Download >
A typology for structuring and thinking about a next generation of impact measurement and evaluation for impact investing.
Download
Since 1989, we've been delivering deep value into our client's organizations
Featured project
ORS Impact and Spark Policy Institute completed a rigorous study to understand when and how collective impact contributes to systems and population change. Looking across 25 initiatives working on different focus areas, the study looks at the contribution and outcomes of collective impact, the design and implementation of the collective impact approach, with a specific deep-dive into equity.
Read More >
Our latest news and insights
Latest News