Expertise
Program Technical Assistance
ISED staff partner with governments and nongovernmental organizations to enhance grantee service delivery and constituent outcomes. ISED knowledge bases range from refugee and immigrant integration to microenterprise and agriculture. Staff are experienced administrators and practitioners and represent cutting edge thinking in their sectors.
Organizational Capacity Development
Organizations require sustainable capacities to deliver the highest quality programs and services. ISED guides organizations through capacity audits to identify hidden threats and uncover emerging opportunities. ISED professionals anticipate challenges and motivate organizations to overcome seemingly intractable barriers.
Research and Evaluation
ISED's evaluations cover a broad range of content areas and link program goals, objectives, and activities to program outcomes. We provide research and program evaluation services to federal, state, and local agencies and nonprofit organizations and conduct large-scale, multi-year and multi-site evaluations, as well as short-term, single-component research projects.
Program Design and Modeling
Governments, institutions, funders, and grantees understand that innovation precedes progress. ISED staff capitalize on their own experience, knowledge gained from partners in the field, and access to leading thinkers in local, state, and federal government to craft practical solutions which deliver the greatest benefit to program recipients.