what we do
While every project is unique and customized to your needs, here are some ways in which we support inquiry.
evaluation & learning
A Good Question partners with mission-driven organizations and coalitions to ask and answer powerful questions, and make strategic decisions. We know you want to go beyond checking boxes and meaningfully learn from your efforts; we are here to support you on that journey.
impact assessment
Whether you are wrapping up a pilot initiative, a program cycle, an advocacy campaign, or a funding portfolio, you need to evaluate and demonstrate the impact you have achieved in your community.
We provide mixed-method, complexity-aware data collection, analysis, co-interpretation, and reporting to uncover insights about what worked, how, and why—to inform your future efforts. To communicate your impact, we develop audience-specific summary products, such as slide decks, blogs, and report briefs, and host activity-driven sensemaking sessions.
When it’s time to think ahead about tracking the difference you make, we support you through developing a Theory of Change, generating evaluation questions, and designing a learning framework. Feasibility is at the heart of our approach to evaluation planning; we develop right-sized data collection tools and schedules to reduce the burden on participants and still ensure that you end up with the information you need to make decisions.
evaluation planning
When you want to find the signal amid the noise, try out new ideas, and learn as you go, we lean on the principles and tools of Emergent Learning to align your team around a light-touch, ongoing reflection practice. We design and implement a learning agenda that strengthens your capacity to regularly uncover and share your impact with your community members, funders, and partners.
learning partnership
planning, strategy & design
You want to engage people in defining a vision and collaboratively shaping what’s next. We facilitate participatory planning processes to help you design new initiatives, refine existing programs, think through possible scenarios, and articulate organizational strategy. We infuse planning with insights from the data and include all the perspectives in the room to achieve clarity amidst the complexity.
facilitation
How often do you think the meeting could have been an email? Are you hoping that your next workshop or team retreat will leave participants feeling engaged and energized for the steps ahead? We provide activity-driven, tailored, and accessible group facilitation to support your team and partners in making the most out of your time together, whether in-person or virtually. We also help you transform that snooze-inspiring presentation into an interactive, conversation-inspiring workshop.