Research, Evaluation, and Assessment
From simple surveys filled out at a community event to full-scale institutional methods of assessment, Obvio Group has the tools you need to prove program effectiveness and demonstrate impact.
Research Surveys and Institutional Assessment
The Obvio Group has developed a number of outreach and institutional research instruments ranging from alumni surveys and academic program assessments in higher education to user experience focus groups and customer/marketing research. The Obvio approach is to efficiently and effectively align research needs to institutional or programmatic goals. Research reports balance quantitative and qualitative data to provide key insights while telling organizations’ stories.
Two major projects recently worked on by Eleanor and Kate include PFund Foundation’s 2023 SLAY Survey and a series of focus groups that explored the issues and needs of rural queer populations in the Upper Midwest.
Program Evaluations
Obvio Group has direct experience with evaluating the effectiveness of a variety of programs, including:
Gauging impact of an emergency grantmaking program in support of queer business owners of color in Minneapolis during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Campus emergency response plans and higher education initiatives in support of undergraduate and graduate academic programs, mentor programs, and peer-review processes.
Creative placemaking and creative community engagement in multiple locations across rural Minnesota.
Visual arts programming for children transitioning out of homelessness.
Community-created works of public art.
Continuing and community education courses.
DEI training programs.