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15 Vulnerable Populations That Are Easy to Overlook

Jun 17th, 2025

In the early 1990s, members of the Havasupai Tribe gave blood samples to researchers from Arizona State University. They believed the samples would be used solely to study diabetes, a major concern within their community. But without their knowledge or consent, the samples were later used to investigate schizophrenia, inbreeding, and ancient migration patterns—topics that … more »

What Does Your 2025 Strategic Planning Need?

Mar 24th, 2025

We all know that strategic planning can feel like an enormous undertaking. Engagement sessions and frameworks and logic models, oh my! (That’s why we offer support around strategic planning – so you don’t have to go it alone!) If you’re going to go through all that, you’d want the resulting plan to be truly great. … more »

Improving the RFP Experience

Nov 14th, 2020

A key entry point of the client-consultant relationship is the RFP — or request for proposal. For those providing a range of consulting services, the RFP has likely served as a key activity for identifying and developing new business opportunities. For the would-be clients, an RFP is your way of publicly communicating a need you … more »

Logic Models: A New Opportunity

Aug 22nd, 2019

Hey everyone, I’m Phil Stoeklen! I’m excited to share some thoughts on a tool we leverage a lot with our stakeholders: logic models. Logic models are useful tools that help program stakeholders and evaluators gain an understanding of the strategic model or vision for their initiative. Logic models can help to map out what resources … more »