Data Use Consulting Group (DCG) specializes in collaborative program evaluation research. Established in 1995, DCG offers small to mid-size education and human service organizations custom solutions to design, implement, and sustain internal program evaluation studies that support decision making, professional development, communication, collaboration and strategic design for new, emerging, or never before studied initiatives.
Mission
DCG strengthens the capacity of innovative education and human service organizations to use internal evaluation data to clarify, refine and optimize:
- Program designs
- Logic Models
- Strategic positioning within collaborative networks
- Internal and external data presentations that are useful for strategic planning, fundraising or accountability reporting
Philosophy
Since 1995 DCG has helped to build the assessment and service capacity of non-profit organizations to design, manage, assess, and maintain new and innovative services. Our philosophy is rooted in the notion that evaluation research, as a development tool for growth, is a communal and inclusive process that is rigorously engaged by people who are reflective, critical, and committed to providing services that improve the quality of their lives and the lives of their clients.
The role of a DCG evaluation effort is to discover, document, shape, and facilitate what data looks like, and how it is used, within the context of an organization.
Solutions
DCG services support efforts to establish and sustain internal program evaluation solutions that:
- Document program designs
- Align service and performance indicators
- Develop or refine data collection tools and protocols
- Compile data
- Analyze and report data for purposes of strategic program development and accountability reporting
What we do
DCG services include:
- Mixed method evaluation design and analysis
- Data management systems development
- Document review and analysis
- Data analytics
- Professional development training emphasizing data review and decision making
- Coaching in data analysis and presentation
- Facilitated and collaborative peer writing