Informing Change’s pursuit of our company values – curiosity, integrity, compassion, and social justice – guide the who, what, why, and how of our work.
Our job is to help changemakers learn from the work they do and share the power of their learning with the communities they serve.
Read our equity statement.
Developing a refreshed theory of change and strategic plan for Footsteps involved exploring and reconciling the viewpoints and interests of community members, staff, and board to build consensus around priorities…
Learn more about FootstepsLearn moreOur Data Ethics Guidebook and Toolkit can serve as go-to resources for foundation staff, evaluators, and nonprofit partners, delivering practical guidance and customizable tools for navigating ethical issues in research…
Learn more about Data Ethics Project: Cultivating an Ethical Mindset in Research & EvaluationLearn moreTo root out racial injustice, we studied the litany of structural barriers that impede the rise of racially inclusive and representative leaders in the outdoors.
Learn more about Justice Outside (formerly Youth Outside)Learn moreWhether helping you define your strategy, getting feedback from community members, or making sense of your data together, Informing Change's questions aim to deepen our collective understanding of what you’re trying to accomplish and how you’ll get there.
Every person is an expert on their own life, and Informing Change values this expertise. Listening is our greatest tool in transforming these individual lived experiences into an interwoven source of insight and power.
In our increasingly complex, interconnected, and interdependent world, there have never been more ways to create change or more data to gather. When Informing Change listens, reflects back, and synthesizes with you, we’ll surface what’s important to both learn and, ultimately, do.
