An evaluation plan is a roadmap to help organizations validate the impact of their work. In this past blog post, we describe our four-step evaluation process. Step 2 of this process involves creating or modifying data tools and systems. When establishing evaluation...
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3 Steps to Establish Clear Outcomes
Evaluation is key in determining if your program is making the desired impact. While critical, evaluation can be an overwhelming and intimidating process for organizations. We have worked with several clients to help them embark on the journey of evaluating their...
4 Steps to Complete a Program Evaluation
Are you accomplishing what your organization set out to accomplish? We know you're doing important work at Transform Consulting Group (TCG). We also know you are passionate about serving your community. But are you actually doing it? And if so, how do you prove it?...
Strategic Planning Step 4: Tools to Create
Congratulations! You have journeyed through the 4 steps of our Strategic Planning Process and you’re ready for the final step: Create. (We covered steps 1, step 2, and step 3 in previous blogs). A strategic plan aims to develop timely, relevant, and action-oriented...
When and How to Create a Strategic Plan
We often talk with clients who identify barriers to their success, but they don’t realize that they may need to create a strategic plan in order to accomplish their goals. In other cases, our clients do recognize their need for a new strategic plan, but they lack the...
How to Develop Data and Evaluation Competencies in Your Staff
More and more organizations are working towards building a data-informed culture. This blog discussed what it means to be a data-informed organization. As we have been working with organizations to develop and strengthen their culture to be data-informed, an essential...
Has your workplace implemented a Net Promoter Score evaluation effectively?
Companies often send lengthy surveys to gather customer feedback on products/services, incorporating the net promoter score methodology. However, many companies need to realize that this could result in survey fatigue, where surveys can be too lengthy, or people...
8 Signs You Need to think about Hiring a Consultant
As we approach the second quarter of 2022, are you considering hiring a consultant? Prior to joining the Transform Consulting Group (TCG) team, I spent 13 years as a practitioner and leader in the nonprofit sector, overseeing the hiring and management of consultants....
What is a Data-Informed Organization?
Over the last decade, data has become a big deal and is showing up more in our everyday lives and work environment. Over the past 18 months, with COVID-19, we have all been using data to track incident rates, exposure rates, deaths, and vaccination rates. Data has...
An Equitable Approach to Preparing Students for College & Beyond
Did you know that Indiana’s college going rate is at its lowest point in more than 10 years? According to the 2021 Indiana College Readiness Report, the state’s college going rate has steadily declined since 2015. Black and Latino students have the lowest college...