How We Work
We are committed to advancing a just and inclusive society, one in which current and future generations all experience the conditions to flourish and thrive.
We believe that everyone has a role to play in advancing this vision.
We provide strategic guidance and analytical support to leaders in communities and organizations to find and focus the equity lens in their policy, program, and organizational change efforts, and to strengthen the impact of their work.
Our approach involves:
Leveraging equitable evaluation and action research strategies to expose, understand and tackle the root causes and consequences of inequities
Building inclusive, courageous leadership within and across disciplines, sectors, and communities to spark equitable organizational and systems change
Generating informed, innovative and effective policy and program strategies to transform conditions that will advance liberty and justice for all
Our Firm
We are a multiracial, multicultural research and strategy firm guided by values of collaboration, creativity, quality, and impact.
We thrive on diverse, interdisciplinary partnerships with community leaders, collaboratives, organizations, and others working to accelerate social change.
Our partners are people whose stories and experiences matter, as well as those leading community development organizations, local and regional public agencies, state, national and international foundations, and others who can change systems.
Our Partners
We have had the privilege of partnering with many esteemed leaders across disciplines, sectors and communities nationwide, including:
Connect With Us
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RT @mparvensky: Great to see this work highlighting the importance of engaging youth in health equity work. Proud of @cdfca youth l… https://t.co/G8JOMGaAcM -
RT @IMPACTOYouth2: According to @Health_Affairs, funders who are looking to improve their #communities should engage their #local… https://t.co/DFIAuNLJAV
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Thanks for making the connection, @mparvensky & @cdfca, & for the work you do! https://t.co/5zKS4AExhZ
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Bravo to @johnleland @nytimes for capturing so concisely and conveying so precisely in his profile of @darrenwalker… https://t.co/UxlxOxox99
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If you want to go far, go together
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![So much to learn from Walter Echo Hawk about the laws that have oppressed First Peoples and opportunities for change.]()
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![Inspired by the words of Ernesto Cortes Jr today. Some highlights: “A citizen is someone who does the work of promoting democracy.” And: “The Iron Rule of Organizing: never, ever ever do for anyone what he or she can do for themse]()
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![Health funders can improve the impact of their equity initiatives by including youth in the programs, projects, and policy efforts they fund and promote. Our latest report on why and how funders can engage youth is up online! Find it at bit.ly/YCEh]()
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