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Practical thinking on research, evaluation, and evidence-based community work.
The Power of Data-Driven Decisions in Nonprofit Initiatives
Why nonprofits that build research and evaluation into a project from day one make better decisions, keep improving, and earn lasting funder confidence.
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How Project Safe Neighborhoods Is Reducing Violence in Texas
How an independent research partner helps Project Safe Neighborhoods taskforces across Texas target violence with evidence, not assumptions.
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When Social Science Goes to Court
How the research methods we use for program evaluation translate into expert reports and testimony on crime foreseeability and premises security.
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