Services
Self-Help Network understands the benefits of research and evaluation. As a nationally recognized expert on state-of-the-art, participatory, community-based research, we recognize that every project and every organization is unique. To meet those needs, we use the research methods that are most appropriate to answer your organization’s questions and help ensure the future success of your programs and projects. We offer a wide variety of best-practice methods that include:
• Needs assessment to explore future priorities and direction
• Program evaluations to determine if activities have desired impact(s)
• Telephone, mail, and web-based surveys
• Focus groups to gain input from people who have a vested interested in your organization
• Database creation for ongoing assessment
• Logic models to help understand the relationship between your vision, mission, strategies, and outcomes
• Outcome and monitoring systems
• Advanced statistical data analyses
• Partnerships with organizations to provide research support for grant proposals
• Background literature research on specific topics of interest to you