Rainbow Research helps nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and foundations effectively reach their goals.

Projects range in scale from one-time program evaluations to multi-year, multi-site research studies. We adapt our services to meet each organization’s needs and budget.

Project Types

• Developing evaluation plans that consider each community’s distinctiveness
• Conducting research via survey, focus group, interview, and photovoice methods
• Training organizations to do evaluation and research
• Assisting organizations in developing logic models

Our Approach

• Partner with socially concerned organizations to discover what works, and evaluate—through studies and participatory projects—the best practices associated with building stronger, healthier communities. Discover what works.

• Improve effectiveness of socially concerned organizations through workshops, collaborative tool-building, and consultation.

• Share lessons among networks through conferences and publications.

• Engage stakeholders in projects, including planning, design, data collection, analysis and reporting phases. Experience has demonstrated that this builds ownership, understanding and credibility, making it more likely that findings are used. 

• Take a participatory approach to research and evaluation, taking care that confidentiality and accuracy are not compromised.

New:

Healthy Eating Minnesota

Rainbow Research is conducting an external evaluation of the Healthy Eating Minnesota (HEM) Initiative for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota.

Rainbow Research is also providing technical assistance to HEM Communities, building the capacity of these organizations to design and conduct small-scale, outcome-focused evaluations of their own work.

Learn more about the Healthy Eating Minnesota Communities and access online resources >>

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Rainbow Research can help your organization:

Deepen understanding
of key program elements that contribute to program effectiveness.

Increase program impact
by integrating effectiveness principles with day-to-day operations.

Manage resources
to focus on achieving your critical objectives.

Align organization activities more closely with community needs and opportunities.

Strengthen staff and board commitment to your organization's mission.

Improve communication between your organization and its stakeholders and audiences.

Develop tools and infrastructure that strengthen program performance and outcomes.

To learn more about how Rainbow Research can work with your organization, please contact us.