Services

We’ll help you design an evaluation strategy for your organization or an evaluation plan for a specific initiative. We can:

• Develop or revise your initiative’s description, theory of change, and logic model
• Define your evaluation priorities
• Articulate your evaluation questions — the key pieces of information you need to know
• Identify sources of information and appropriate methods
• Design tools for data collection (e.g., surveys, interview guides, metrics tracking, etc.)
• Schedule key evaluation activities and design a detailed evaluation plan
• Train staff or volunteers to carry out the evaluation

As a full-service evaluation firm, we can work with you to carry out your evaluation or program review from beginning to end. We can:

• Develop your evaluation plan
• Collect, capture, and analyze information (e.g., interviews, surveys, focus groups, literature reviews, environmental scans, case studies)
• Synthesize and interpret data
• Provide recommendations for improvement
• Report and present on findings
• Manage the whole evaluation process

For the client who doesn’t need a full evaluation, we can lend a helping hand and an expert eye. Here’s a snapshot of the à la carte evaluation services we offer:

• Survey design, administration, and analysis
• Qualitative data collection and analysis (e.g., interviews, focus groups)
• Literature reviews and environmental scans
• Theory of change and logic model development
• Analysis of existing data and datasets
• Review of funding proposals
• Evaluation coaching, including developmental evaluation
• Review and expert feedback on evaluation plans

We believe in delivering information that inspires change for the better. We dig deep into the data and come up with ideas that will move your organization and program forward. We plan each project according to your specific goals so that the information gathered is timely, relevant, and meaningful.

You bring the expertise about your initiative, organization, and priorities. We bring expertise in research design, methods, and practices. Together, we make a powerhouse team. You can expect to be involved in the evaluation to the extent you wish. At a minimum, we will always involve you in planning, regular updates, and providing feedback at key milestones.

All of our projects are guided by the Program Evaluation Standards developed by the Joint Committee on Standards for Education Evaluation and adopted by the Canadian Evaluation Society. Our team brings exceptional research, analysis, and project management skills to evaluations, and a sensitivity to the broader context in which your initiative and organization function.

Our approach to evaluation always respects the dignity of individuals and the well-being of our communities and environment. We work to protect and include vulnerable persons, to minimize the potential for harm, and to uphold principles of justice, privacy, and confidentiality. We respect the First Nations principles of OCAP (ownership, control, access, and possession) in our work involving indigenous interests.