VALUES
DRC envisions a society in which everyone is able to reach their highest potential in mind, body, and spirit.
WHAT WE DO
DRC provides insightful and actionable data services for social sector organizations to achieve and demonstrate meaningful social impact.
Our consulting services include evaluation, research, strategic planning, behavioral interventions, database development, grant writing, public policy, and leadership development. Our breadth and depth of experience within the social sector and academia enables us to deliver the highest quality services so you can:
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Demonstrate that your program or policy is aligned with best practices and is evidence-based.
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Utilize data for continuous quality improvement and attaining optimal results.
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Creative problem-solve using the tools of research and human-centered design.
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Discover innovative solutions to address social issues and support behavior change.
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Launch a collective impact project or coalition strategy to achieve population-level change.
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Measure the strength of your partnerships, outcomes and return on investment.
DRC's consulting practice has been honed by over twenty years of experience conducting community-based research with nonprofits, government, universities, and community coalitions. Our approach will maximize your organization's capacity to achieve its core mission through evidence-based methods that are tailored to your specific project requirements and stage of organizational development.
We believe that 'we must be the change we want to see in the world' through intentionally inclusive practices, policies, and institutions designed to foster equity and opportunity for everyone to thrive. Three principles undergird our approach: 1) the people closest to the problem are the closest to the solution, 2) one cannot solve a problem with the same level of thinking that created it in the first place, and 3) the ends are to be found in the means.
Our success is measured by your satisfaction and tangible results such as funding procured, organizational growth, outcome goals attained, plans successfully put into practice, partnerships strengthened, and ultimately lives transformed.
CLIENTS & PARTNERS
CLIENTS & PARTNERS
A Better Way Foundation
Eastern Area Health Education Center
CCSU Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy
Center for Children's Advocacy
Central Area Health Education Center
Compass Youth Collaborative
CT Center for Nonviolence
CT Coalition Against Domestic Violence
CT Department of Public Health
CT Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services
CT Multicultural Health Partnership
City of Hartford
Community Partners in Action
Department of Justice, Court Support Services Division
Family Reentry
GBAPP, Inc.
The Governor's Prevention Partnership
Hartford Behavioral Health
Hartford Communities that Care
Health & Equity LLC
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Jevaia Foundation
Judy Dworin Performance Project
Voices of Women of Color
FEATURED METHODS
People Powered SolutionsSM
Our People Powered Solutions framework is the foundation for any project. It outlines three overarching principles and six core pillars used to maximize your potential to achieve your mission and vision for the world. We excel in identifying the best methodology according to your project requirements, and suited for your organizational stage of development, structure and culture. We have worked with community coalitions, quasi government agencies, start-up nonprofits, intermediary organizations, and grassroots advocacy groups. Below is just a sampling of the methods we use to gather the information you need to measure and achieve optimal results.
Mixed Methods Research
Empowerment Evaluation
Strategic Prevention Framework
Results Based Accountability
Behavior Change Science
Participatory Action Research
More Methods
EXPERTISE
Research
Survey Research
Qualitative Research
Mixed Methods Research
Participatory Action Research
Human-Centered Design
Empowerment Evaluation
Participatory Evaluation
Utilization-focused
Formative, Process & Outcomes
Health Impact Assessments
Theory of Change
Evaluation
Results Based Accountability
Collective Impact
Getting to Outcomes
Strategic Prevention Framework
Health Impact Assessments
Strategic Planning
Policy Briefs
Scientific Literature Reviews
Policy Research
Needs Assessments
Policy
SAMPLE PROJECTS
A mixed-method study of reentry population, needs assessment, review of best practices, & implementation plan for establishing a reentry center for Greater Hartford.
Access report here.
Client: Community Partners in Action and the City of Hartford
Greater Hartford Reentry Center Plan: A Welcome Center for People returning home from jail and prison
Client:
Community Partners in Action & the City of Hartford
THE BOSS
Applying empowerment evaluation and Getting to Outcomes ® to developing CT’s first statewide plan for primary prevention of intimate partner violence.
Access report here.
From Planning to Practice: Preventing Intimate Partner Violence in Connecticut.
Client:
CT Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
THE BOSS
Applied empowerment evaluation and Getting to Outcomes ® to develop CT’s first statewide plan for primary prevention of intimate partner violence.
Access report here.
From Planning to Practice: Preventing Intimate Partner Violence in Connecticut.
Client:
CT Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Literature review examining outcomes of prison nursery programs and attachment theory research pertaining to incarcerated women and children of incarcerated parents.
Access policy fact sheet here.
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Prison Nursery Programs:
Literature Review and Fact Sheet for CT
Client:
Policy Brief submitted to CT State Legislature in 2012 for the Prison Nursery Bill.
THE BOSS
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One year formative evaluation of the Juvenile Justice Mentoring Network, CT's first statewide mentoring collaborative for justice involved youth.
Access report here.
Juvenile Justice Mentoring Network Evaluation
Client:
The Governor's Prevention Partnership and CT Department of Justice, Court Support Services Division
THE BOSS
This is a great place to tell people more about yourself and peak their interest.
For more info, they can follow you on social in a click.
Assessment of the implementation of the National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services Standards in Health and Health Care among members of the CT Multicultural Health Partnership.
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Implementation of the National CLAS Standards.
Client:
CT Multicultural Health Partnership & CT Department of Public Health.
One year formative evaluation of the CTCN's ThinKing program for youth and Level One Certification for Adults based in New Haven, CT.
Access report here.