Problem 2 of 5 I help solve

Show what works

Turn your outcomes into evidence funders trust, and a story people remember.

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Sound familiar?

When this goes unsolved, it shows up like this.

Funders ask for proof

You know it works, but you cannot show the numbers.

Data is scattered

Records sit in systems no one connects.

Reports do not land

Tables and charts, but no story people remember.

Reporting is a scramble

Evidence gets pulled together the week it is due.

How I approach it

Three moves, done with your team.

01

Map the logic

A logic model linking services to outcomes.

02

Count the value

Costs and outcomes compared with the status quo.

03

Tell the story

Interactive tools people can explore themselves.

In practice

SHCLA, The Union

Supportive Housing Community Land AllianceWest Oakland24-bed permanent supportive housing

Homes for adults with serious mental illness, run by the nation's first community land trust dedicated to them.

Where they started

A new housing model with a strong idea and no evidence base yet.

What we built together

Evaluation plan, logic model, social return on investment (SROI) analysis, and an interactive toolkit.

Where they are now

A cost case funders can check, and a story anyone can explore online.

Year 1per-client cost already below crisis-system baselines
54,991adults in county homelessness records analyzed, 2023 to 2025
24beds at The Union
9interactive tools and narratives
Same resident, two systems: an interactive comparison
Same resident, two systems: an interactive comparison
Behind every number: county data turned into a story
Behind every number: county data turned into a story
A visual narrative built from three years of records
A visual narrative built from three years of records

The lessonFunders need the number and the person. Pair a clear cost case with a story people can explore.

Delivered as a subcontractor to Outreach by Design. I designed the evaluation, ran workshops with the internal team, and led the analysis and toolkit.

Also applied in

The same approach, in other settings.

California's Homeless Data Integration SystemLed the build of the statewide system, launched as a Beta in about six months.

We Prosper TogetherA dashboard design for tracking jobs and equity outcomes. See the story

Three ways to work on this

Start small with a workshop, or go deep together.

Core offer

Build with you

A logic model, data pipeline, and reporting tools, built with your team.

Training and coaching

Coaching to tell your impact story to funders and the public.

Learning and evaluation

A full evaluation, cost analysis, or SROI.

Explore the problems I help solve

Each one comes from real work with public initiatives.

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