ActKnowledge has spent the past decade working to understand and make the case for how social change initiatives work. As leaders in the development and use Theory of Change for planning, participation, and evaluation, we work with organizations in a process that begins with an outcomes-based approach to program design, creates a detailed framework for decision-making and evaluation, and provides a practical tool for ongoing management and review.
Our work spans a continuum from building the capacity of small organizations to clearly identify and track their goals to multi-site, longitudinal research and evaluation. ActKnowledge works closely with staff and participants of foundations and non-profit organizations to understand their work and the context in which their work occurs. As environmental psychologists, we strive to capture the social, historical, political and spatial/physical environments in which problems are embedded and solutions are to be found.
We are based at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and are part of the Center for Human Environments, which allows us to benefit from the resources of the university while retaining our independence as a social enterprise. Our staff members have backgrounds in community development, social service provision, youth development, parks and public space, education, child welfare, urban housing, public health, collaborative initiatives and public policy.
ActKnowledge
Center for Human Environments
365 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10016 USA
Tel: (212) 817-1906
