What We Do

We excel in situations where our clients are engaged in innovative social change, are committed to learning, and view measurement as a method to propel their thinking and strategies around future practices.

30 Gives 30: Paying It Forward Anniversary Award

We're celebrating 30 years of social innovation, evaluation, and thought partnership! To mark our company’s 30th anniversary,
we are excited to offer 30 hours of pro-bono consultation each to three nonprofit organizations in King and Pierce counties who
would otherwise not have access to measurement and evaluation consultants.

Award updates

10.16.19 - The application period has ended. Check back on Nov 5^th to learn about the 7 selected finalists and to vote on the 3 awardees. Award recipients will be announced on Dec 3^rd.
Thank you to all who applied!

11.05.19 – 7 finalists announced and voting period begins. Review the organization profiles and cast your vote between Nov 5^th -18^th. Award recipients will be announced on December 3rd.

C A S T • Y O U R • V O T E !

Read about each of the 7 finalists and cast a vote for your top 3 choices.

ANNOUNCING THE 7 FINALISTS

We received 14 excellent applications from organizations working in education, housing, the arts, and working towards delivering wraparound services to different communities including immigrants and refugees. We enjoyed learning about all the important work that you all do!

Our review committee has carefully reviewed the applications using criteria we felt was important including feasibility of the project within 30 hours, a focus on advancing equity, and potential impact to the organization and local community.

Congratulations to the following 7 organizations that made it to the next round!

1. Chinese Information and Service Center
2. West African Community Council
3. World Relief Seattle
4. All Seattle Kids Home
5. Holocaust Center for Humanity
6. Seattle Music Partners
7. Velocity Dance Center

Review organization profiles and project requests >

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INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR

This webinar was held on Oct. 1, 2019.

Timeline

Thank you for 30 years of fulfilling work
and the opportunity to pay it forward!

Award Timeline and Links

Q&A Webinar
10.01.19

Applications Due
10.16.19

Voting Period
11.05-11.18

Winners Announced
12.03.19

Award Guidelines >

Organization Profiles >

Cast Your Vote! >

Publications

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Feature Report

Getting More from Measurement: Five Insights for Social Innovations

Ongoing measurement, learning and evaluation efforts hold the promise of continuous improvement, better accountability and learning, and—ultimately—more successful work. This piece shares five insights we believe are key.

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Our Work

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Feature resource

Orientation to Theory of Change

Theories of change support strategic planning, evaluation designs and Measurement, Learning and Evaluation (MLE) plans. Learn more about its definition, applications, benefits, formats and considerations with this useful handout.