Services

We focus on six areas to support
community-based change

  

  1. Research. We learn from people in communities about their experiences and policy or systems issues to be addressed, document the learnings, and prepare recommendations for improvements.
  2. Strategic Prevention Planning. We share best practices of organizations and coalitions by spotlighting what works and connect organizations willing to combine their efforts to address impediments to individual, family, and community success.
  3. Coalition Strengthening. We train organizations and coalitions on evidence-based models and programs which may be adapted for organizational fit and cultural and contextual relevance.
  4. Assessment. We document the actions of participating organizations and coalitions and benchmark their level of evidence for the program or practice (evidence-based: well-established and established; or evidence-informed: promising or emerging).
  5. Consultation and Operationalization. We help organizations mature their evidence-supported practices and programs to strengthen their efficacy and effectiveness.
  6. Third Party Validation. We provide companies and government agency representatives with an assessment backed by qualitative and quantitative research about practices and programs for their investment consideration.

 

FAQ

Groundswell Communities

Do you work with small, grass-roots organizations?

Yes, we value organizations of all sizes. We are focused on impact through network expansion and coalition building. No matter the size of the organization, your network will eventually become larger.

What is a think and do tank?

For the academics and business world:  we are an action research team. We research evidence-based methods and work with organizations to adopt or adapt programming and strategies to meet their unique needs, assist with implementation and conduct assessments and evaluation.  

For community: we work with you as you develop your community solutions by providing evidence of what works, assisting in shaping initiatives and programs,  and documenting  your process and community impact.

If I have a program, will you help me develop it?

Our goal is to  work on programs, services and practices with the greatest reach and dosage by focusing on building networks that can disseminate programming broadly using systems level approaches. Basically, if you are interested in partnering with others so your program is comprehensive, culturally and contextually relevant and accessible, we’d love to talk to you. 

For Community-Based Organizations

For community-based organizations, we offer the following services:

 

  • Community-led and coalition-based capacity building
  • Coalition/collective strategic planning using prevention science frameworks
  • Program design and development based on public health approaches
  •  Program implementation coaching
  • Public health fund development support
  • Communication and publishing of work
  • Research , analysis and documentation

For Companies, Government
Agencies, Funders

 

  • Strategic Prevention Framework Training
  • Program or Service Replication Assistance
  • Program or Service Adaptation Technical Assistance
  • Innovation Support
  • Assessment
  • Evaluation
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