Read our clients’ stories:

STRATEGY

Public Health Trust “What’s next?”

Common Vision: How do we change the conversation for long-term impact?

CompassPoint: How do we articulate our “value add”?

First 5 San Francisco: How can we become more effective at an organizational level?

EVALUATION

RYSE Youth Center: Starting Off Right

Fundraising Academy for Communities of Color: Are we doing the right things?

Latino Community Foundation: How can we increase our effectiveness while implementing our initiative?

First 5 Marin Children and Families Commission: Can we do more with others than we can alone? How?

IHPTP: Making Evaluation Meaningful

Horizons Foundation: More than a Perfunctory Exercise

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Oakland Kids First: How do we demonstrate our impact?

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Oakland Department of Human Services: How can we have greater impact?

Center for Civic Partnerships: How can the sector have a greater impact?

First 5 San Francisco Children and Families Commission: How can we become more effective at an organizational level?

Background: A quasi–government/philanthropic entity, First 5 San Francisco Children and Families Commission (First 5 San Francisco) has a broad mission: “to instill an enduring obligation in San Francisco residents and government to ensure the opportunity for optimal health and development for every child living in this county.”

Situation: In 2007, Laurel Kloomok became Executive Director of First 5 San Francisco simultaneous with several changes in the Commission’s membership. These were the first such changes since the organization’s inception. Laurel asked us to support her in the work of orienting the new commissioners, developing and strengthening the staff team and creating a process for evaluating the system-level change that First 5 San Francisco seeks to realize.

Assessment: At this juncture in its organizational development, First 5 San Francisco was at the intersection of stage 4 (specialize & standardize) and stage 5 (systematize & institutionalize).

Outcomes: The evaluative inquiry process enabled First 5 San Francisco to transition from stage 4 to stage 5. Both the staff and the commissioners enhanced their capacity to support the organization in this transition. A framework was created and baseline information for ongoing evaluation was gathered. Laurel also enhanced her capacity to lead the organization through this transition and prepare it for this next stage.

Project Deliverables

Stakeholder Survey Findings Summary
Grantee Survey Findings Summary (PDF)