Evaluation Services
We understand how challenging it can be to show your organization’s progress and outcomes through data. That’s why we are here to help, using easy-to-understand language and engaging methods.
Who we work with
At Cheralynn Corsack Consulting, we're proud to work with both foundations and nonprofit organizations. This approach allows us to offer a unique perspective to all of our clients, holding the experiences and needs of both nonprofits and foundations while standing shoulder-to-shoulder to help drive your work. Working with us means that your organization can focus on making a difference in your community, while we provide the tools, insights, and visually engaging storytelling techniques you need to succeed.
Align your grantee supports and resources with your foundation’s strategy
Discover how your funding is leading to meaningful outcomes
Explore opportunities to better meet community needs
Foundations
Easily measure how your work is contributing to the outcomes you hope to see in your community
Gain confidence with applying for grants knowing you have the tools and data to support your work
Allow your supporters to see how their funding is making a difference.
Nonprofits
Our Services
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Evaluation Design
Whether you're in the process of designing a new program or looking to improve an existing one, we design an evaluation plan leading you from data collection all the way to making informed data-based decisions.
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Data Collection
We’ll help you identify what to measure and how we’ll collect the data. The methods we suggest will reduce the data collection burden on staff and participants and be kinda fun too!
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Analysis
We're passionate about helping you make sense of your organization’s data. We create space for you to dive into the analyzed data, add additional context needed to best understand it, and make data-driven decisions.
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Storytelling
We’ll help you turn those numbers and statistics into compelling narratives that bring your work to life. From funder reports to community-focused one-pagers, data can help you convey your organization’s work.
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Lauren Wagner, Children's Council of San Francisco
“Our organization is at a critical stage of growth in using our data to inform program work and articulate our impact across all departments. Working with Cheralynn to design a dynamic staff training was a key step in building our organizational capacity for understanding and analyzing different types of data. She took the time to understand our unique needs and coached me in creating materials that were educational, inclusive, and action-oriented. Her ability to ask thoughtful questions, give direct feedback, and offer creative solutions makes her a great coach and consultant. Cheralynn provided the tools and structure I needed to plan, practice, and implement a great "Don't Fear the Data" workshop that left attendees wanting more! We are proud to say that staff at all levels are becoming more confident in using data in their work and we've got more trainings in the pipeline.”
-Lauren Wagner, Associate Director of Research, Data & Evaluation, Children's Council of San Francisco
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Max Gimbel, The Ford Family Foundation
“Cheralynn has been a pleasure to work with: professional, prepared, skilled and highly engaged. Over the past year we’ve worked elbow to elbow on a complex evaluation of a philanthropic initiative aimed a rural community building. This work included it all: stakeholder listening that led to the co-design of data collection tools; conducting interviews to gather a variety of perspectives, producing high-quality data summaries and visualizations; and leading engaging meaning making sessions with different groups. Thanks to these efforts and Cheralynn, we feel more connected with our community partners and better positioned for positive impact.”
-Max Gimbel, Director of the Ford Institute for Rural Community Building, The Ford Family Foundation
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Michael Billingsley, California Department of Social Services
“Ms. Corsack was instrumental in developing and executing complex research components for a multi-year research project with the State of California. Among other vital components, this project required face to face interaction and data collection with parents and caretakers of the children of California Welfare Department (CWD) clients in the field. These CWD settings can be fraught with complexities and required an approach both caring and understanding but also focused on acquiring the data required for proper research findings. Ms. Corsack not only developed and administered the survey instruments that captured parents' and caretakers’ experiences with this particular intervention, she was commended by County staff for her professionalism and tact in completing data collection while respecting the CWD staff needs.
Ms. Corsack also explained the research to audiences unfamiliar with research methodology, and her easy, but obviously expert, manner helped us recruit additional partners that will allow us to expand this pilot project and offer this important intervention to California’s deserving families.”
-Michael Billingsley, MPPA, Special Projects Research Manager II Research, Automation and Data Division, California Department of Social Services
