Who we serve
Research for teams
serving the public good.
Research and evaluation for foundations, nonprofits and government teams. Support for grantmaking, community needs and program outcomes.
01 / Foundations and nonprofits
Make informed funding and program decisions.
Research and evaluation for your programs, grantmaking and reporting needs.
Describe your projectIf you are a foundation and need to
- Research
Learn about an issue before deciding what to fund
Review existing research and data to see what is known and what is missing.
- Research
Find out what your grants are achieving
Plan how to check results. Ask the organizations you fund about their work through surveys and interviews.
- Data
Collect better information about who you fund and serve
Improve survey questions and understand what helps or prevents people from sharing information.
- Evaluation
Share what you learn
Clear reports, slides and presentations for your board and other audiences.
If you are a nonprofit and need to
- Research
Show funders and your board whether a program is working
A plan for checking results that fits your program and the time your staff has.
- Research
Hear from participants, staff and partners
Surveys, interviews and group discussions with clear questions for the people taking part.
- Data
Use the data your team already collects
Check and organize your data, then explain the results in tables and charts.
- Evaluation
Create reports and grant materials
Reports, slides and advice on next steps that your staff can use again.
02 / Government and public-sector organizations
Understand community needs and program results.
Clear, well-planned research for government teams, residents and the people who review your work.
Describe your projectIf you need to
- Research
Hear from residents and others involved
Surveys, interviews and group discussions with clear questions and answers you can compare.
- Research
Understand community needs before deciding what to do
Combine new information with data that already exists to understand what people need.
- Data
Make sense of data you already have
Check and organize data, look for patterns, and compare results over time.
- Research
Find out whether a public program is working
Plan how to check results, then use surveys, interviews and data to answer your questions.
- Evaluation
Share results with leaders and the public
Clear reports, tables, charts and presentations, with advice on next steps.
Have a project plan or rules we need to follow?
Send your plan or request for proposals (RFP). Include rules for hiring, document formats, accessibility and keeping data safe. We review these first and tell you if we cannot meet a requirement.
Email your plan to info@researchgurus.comRelevant research experience
Estimating the Prevalence of Child Sex Trafficking in Maharashtra, India, Time II
We helped with this government-funded study of how common child sex trafficking is in Maharashtra, India. Our role is credited in the report.
- Project lead
- Two Six Technologies, in collaboration with UCLA
- Research Gurus’ role
- Helped with the research; credited in the published report
- Methods
- Surveys using people’s social connections (network scale-up and respondent-driven sampling)
Methods in practice
See how we plan surveys, compare results over time and explain what we find.
Support for your client projects
Consulting & research partners
We partner with consulting firms, research organizations and government contractors that need research, data analysis or evaluation support for client projects.
Our experience includes supporting projects led by Viewpoint Consulting, Two Six Technologies and Capacity for Change.
Ongoing support or one-time projects.
What you can expect
Careful research. Clear answers.
- 01
A clear plan
We explain how we will answer your questions and why we chose that approach.
- 02
Your lead stays involved
The person who plans your project also studies the data and writes the findings.
- 03
Results you can use
Reports written for the people who need them: your board, team, leaders or the public.
We agree in writing on the work, schedule and cost before we start. How cost and timing are set.
Tell us the decision your evidence needs to support.
Tell us what you need help with. We reply by email, and you can choose a call if it would help. We agree on a written plan before any work starts.
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