Using Community Health Needs Assessments to Promote Health… June 2, 2016 | by Allison Wolpoff and Lauren Stein For many years, the public health field focused on individual behaviors—like a nutritious diet, regular exercise, and a tobacco-free lifestyle—as the key determinants of good health. But more recently the…
Evaluation that Supports Community Engagement in Place-based Work April 13, 2016 | by Giannina Fehler-Cabral From the early days of the community development movement to the federal Promise Neighborhoods program, funders have long understood the importance of place in addressing the needs of vulnerable communities,…
Bringing Attention to Nonprofit Displacement Challenges March 22, 2016 | by Richard Vezina The Bay Area is experiencing a rapid and dramatic increase in commercial real estate costs, with San Francisco recently surpassing Manhattan as the most expensive place to rent office space…
Improving Housing & Supports for San Francisco’s Transitional… January 25, 2016 | by Aimée Fribourg In the face of an economic boom and the highest housing costs in the country, San Francisco’s homeless population has grown dramatically over the past several years. Data from 2015…
Ten Big Ideas from Evaluation 2015 December 9, 2015 | by Joelle Greene Last month, several members of the Harder+Company team attended and presented at Evaluation 2015, the annual conference of the American Evaluation Association in Chicago. We had a great time connecting…
A Laboratory for Engaging Families in Early Childhood… December 2, 2015 | by Sonia Taddy-Sandino and Raúl Martínez Parents and families are essential to cultivating a child’s curiosity and creating early learning opportunities that lead to healthy development and success in life. But many families often lack information,…
