We partner with leaders and organizations
to center community perspectives
in measuring and learning
from change efforts.
All tagged methods
When we began partnering with the coalition in 2017, it was in the early stages of defining its work in this space and auditing its own internal practices using Jones & Okun’s White Supremacy Culture document as a guide. As a part of this process we considered ways in which white supremacy culture showed up in the coalition’s evaluation framework and practices, and identified alternative ways to loosen its grip.
At the end of a 4-year behavior change project, an international NGO in Thailand wanted to understand which of its interventions made the biggest difference to the desired outcome. We designed a mixed methods evaluation that used qualitative comparative analysis to identify pathways to successful outcomes.
A community health coalition in Massachusetts wanted to understand its outcomes in promoting cross-institutional learning and collaboration. We used social network analysis to map levels and types of collaboration among coalition members.
A youth-serving organization in Waltham, MA wanted to understand the transportation challenges of youth and families across the city. We conducted a transportation equity study using targeted community engagement strategies to ensure the inclusion of voices that are traditionally underrepresented in community surveys.
QCA is a method that is increasingly used in public health and evaluation to analyze how multiple conditions contribute to an outcome of interest in complex systems and interventions - much like baking! We provide an overview of QCA and share a few applications of the method, including a case study in which we used QCA to evaluate a behavior change intervention in Thailand.
