“jdcPartnerships helped us slow down our process in a good way & enabled us to go deeper in our understanding of what’s working and what’s not. They set the stage for free flowing discussion while providing structure to assure the objectives were achieved.”
— Steve Lew, Senior Projects Director, CompassPoint

What’s New

In the Field

Nicole continues the work with Third Street Community Center moving now in to evaluation
We are supporting the strategy and planning efforts of East Bay Community Foundation, First 5 Marin and RYSE Youth Center
Jill completed the evaluation report for CALPACT
We are exploring with CompassPoint offering a suite of workshops to build evaluative capacity in the social sector
We conducted interviews and analyzed findings to inform the design of the TCE’s Building Healthy Communities South Los Angeles HUB

In Person

Jara is participating in CompassPoint’s Webinar Week: Evaluation is Your Friend and a Powerful Tool on February 19th at 9:30 AM
Jara is teaching a class on Theory of Change in the Center for Nonprofit and Public Leadership’s Cal course on Strategic Philanthropy: Real Money, Real Impact

Of Note...

Read the story of our work with Horizons Foundation
Check out some new tools added to the resources page

Now That’s Interesting...

New Report on Strategy at Community Foundations Sparks Debate by by Ellie Buteau, PhD Center for Effective Philanthropy Blog
Taking A Risk Is Not Immoral by Dan Pallotta

Welcome to jdcPartnerships

We’re a minority woman-owned consulting firm located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our clients are social, philanthropic and public sector organizations that create positive social change. They work with and on behalf of marginalized communities to address issues of disproportionate access to resources and opportunities, health disparities and social injustice.

We partner with our clients to build their adaptive, strategic and leadership capacity. Depending on the client’s situation, this may encompass assessment and evaluation, strategy formation and strategic planning, and/or leadership development.

Our approach to building capacity is framed by our evaluative inquiry process, which supports clients in increasing their impact and achieving long-term sustainability. We adapt this process to each client’s stage of organizational development.

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