For funders, health systems & larger nonprofits
Before you invest, know what's actually reaching people.
As public funding pulls back, every dollar has to land. We find out why programs and systems aren't reaching the people they serve, then turn the findings into something your team and your grantees can act on.
Questions we help answer
You don't need a research plan. You need a good question.
Most partnerships start with something that keeps coming up in board meetings or site visits. Sound familiar?
Why aren't eligible families using the services we fund?
Which grantees are truly reaching people, and how would we know?
Where should we step in now that public dollars are shrinking?
Why do some communities avoid screenings and care we offer for free?
What is our community health needs assessment missing that surveys can't catch?
Done-for-you research to action
From question to findings to a program people use.
Reports that sit on a shelf don't change anything. Every project ends with a plan your staff are trained to carry out, built directly on what the evidence showed.
The question
We sharpen it with you until it points at a decision you need to make.
The research
Needs assessment, community listening, program data, or a literature review, chosen to fit the question.
The findings
Plain-language answers your board, staff, and community can all understand.
The design
A logic model and program plan that stay tied to the evidence.
The handoff
Staff training so your team can launch and measure it with confidence.
Ways to work together
Three ways in, sized to what you need.
Projects
Research projects
One clear question, answered start to finish: research, findings, logic model, staff training, and handoff.
Best for: a specific decision on the horizon
Ongoing
Learning partnerships
A standing research partner who answers new questions as they come up across your portfolio or system, all year long.
Best for: foundations and health systems with steady questions
Capacity building
Grantee cohorts
Fund training for several grantees at once in community-engaged research, coalition building, or evidence-based fundraising.
Best for: funders who want stronger grantees, not more reports
Who we partner with
Built for the people deciding where help goes.
If your work shapes which programs get funded, built, or expanded, you need evidence that reflects the people on the receiving end.
Community & family foundations
Landscape studies and learning partnerships
Hospitals & health systems
Community voice for health needs assessments
Local government & health departments
Community assessments and equity questions
Corporate & community benefit
Evidence that your giving makes a difference
United Ways & collaboratives
Community input and member training
Universities & medical schools
A community-engaged research partner
What you leave with
Answers, and a team ready to use them.
Plain-language findings you can share with your board and your community
The voices of the people your programs are meant to reach
A logic model that connects every activity to the outcome it serves
Staff trained to launch, measure, and adjust
An evidence base that strengthens every funding decision that follows
Your research team
Dr. Jodie Boisvert, Ph.D.
Founder · Sociology & Anthropology. Thirteen years inside nonprofits, on both sides of funding decisions.
Dr. Katharine Haggar, Ph.D.
Director of Research · Comparative Studies, Florida Atlantic University. Postdoctoral research with dementia caregivers.
Free resources
Start with a better question.
Two free resources to help you decide where your dollars and your community benefit will make the biggest difference.
For funders · Free guide
6 Questions to Ask Before You Fund a Program
Six questions, what to look for, and red flags, plus a proposal scorecard and site visit questions.
For health systems · Free checklist
Community Voice Checklist for Your CHNA
A 17-point checklist with a self-score to help your next needs assessment hear from the people surveys miss.
Research-first conversations
Send us your question. We'll come with answers.
Tell us what keeps coming up. We'll look into it before we talk, so our first conversation starts with something useful to you, not a sales pitch.