The Clinic

Bridging the gap to nonprofits in need of evaluation services

The CRISP Research & Evaluation Clinic was launched in spring 2020 to address the needs of diverse, historically underserved communities in multiple ways. The clinic provides pro bono research and evaluation services to community-based organizations working with diverse populations and addressing issues of equity and social policy. The work ranges from support in program development and capacity building, client participation and engagement, short-term program evaluations, and stakeholder and community engagement.

Our process

CRISP selects organizations based on three initial criteria:

• Does the organization/program aim to achieve equitable outcomes among participants, service goals, or other aspects of the work?
• Does the organization/program address issues of social policy?
• Would the organization not be able to obtain these services elsewhere at low or no cost?

The team also considers the demographics of clients or neighborhood served, the size and need of related work, and the organization’s willingness to work with students. Project selection is also based on CRISP’s internal staffing capacity.

Projects will ideally take place within an academic term, but can be flexible depending on organizational need. Based on the research, project teams will create reports, briefs, and/or presentations.