Impacting social change through community engagement and participatory design

Impact Oriented Group collaborates with organizations who want to work with community stakeholders at every step of the process - formative research, program development, to evaluation; informing solutions that align with community goals

  • "Impact Oriented Group has been a great partner to Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation's Public Health Department for the past year. Heather provided our staff training on community engagement practices and techniques. She empowered our staff to facilitate and lead community conversations on sensitive topics, sexually transmitted infections and sexual health. Her hands-on approach and passion about public health resonated well with a diverse group of community health workers. She's been a great asset to our project, our CHWs are confident in their ability to carry out grant activities with the community. We deeply appreciate Heather and consider her an ally in our work. "

    - Dr. Jamie Wilson, Lead Epidemiologist

  • "Heather is a delightful competent facilitator who employs multiple group facilitation techniques to generate deep teamwork. HUGE THANKS!"

    - Team Alignment Participant

  • "I had the pleasure of collaborating with Impact Oriented as a subcontractor on a feasibility study for ADHS. As a subcontractor, Dr. Dreifuss took charge of a substantial qualitative data collection and analysis effort, which included conducting sensitive key informant interviews. Her approach was both professional and ethical, and her commitment to producing high-quality deliverables was evident in every step. Dr. Dreifuss was organized in her approach, responsive, and highly communicative with the client and team members. She balanced independent work with effective team supervision, including training another team member in a new qualitative analysis method. Her dedication to quality, along with her skills in managing complex data and client needs in a condensed time frame, made her an invaluable asset to a demanding project. I highly recommend her for future research and evaluation work.

    - Dr. Yvonne Bueno, Project Lead

Are you:

  • IMPLEMENTING QUALITATIVE METHODS in your next project?

  • CURIOUS ABOUT INCORPORATING participatory analysis with stakeholders?

  • WANTING TO FEEL CONFIDENT engaging with community members?

  • FEELING OUT OF SYNC with your team?

    We will:

  • COACH YOUR TEAM to facilitate qualitative methods that fit your project

  • WALK YOUR TEAM through participatory analysis with stakeholders

  • HONE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SKILLS with your team

  • RECENTER AND REALIGN your team’s goals and expectations

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Everyone has multiple unknown dimensions. At Impact Oriented, we co-create a brave space to unlock your next dimension.

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Jamie Wilson