Partner with Upstream
We’re a nonprofit too.
We understand the vital importance of assessing the impact and effectiveness of nonprofit programs—especially when reporting to funders. We launched our expert program evaluation services to help other nonprofits like yours maximize their impact, optimize current and leverage future resources, and achieve their mission more effectively.
We also see our evaluation work as critical to living our mission of working toward systems-level changes to promote public health. It’s also an example of us living our values of being positive, collaborative, and trustworthy. By partnering with other nonprofits we can help ensure good prevention work is happening and making an impact.
By partnering with Upstream to do reliable and meaningful evaluation work means, you can focus on delivering quality programs, strategies, and initiatives in the community.
Why Choose Us?
Upstream approaches evaluation with a focus on local usefulness, first and foremost, so that the results can be assessed, and learning applied in context. Upstream believes in using a clear theory of change and a strong framework, but allows for individual tailoring of the evaluation planning, execution, and reporting.
- Specialized Expertise: Our team comprises experienced evaluators with a deep understanding of nonprofit organizations and their unique challenges. We’re skilled in rigorous research methodologies and deeply understand the science of prevention.
- Tailored Approach: We take a customized, localized approach to each evaluation, ensuring that the methods and metrics align with your specific goals, objectives, and funding requirements.
- Actionable Insights: Our evaluations don’t just provide data. They offer actionable insights and recommendations to enhance program outcomes. We work to make sure the evaluation is value-added, not just another item on your to-do list.
- Collaborative Partnership: We believe in building strong partnerships with our clients, working closely with you throughout the evaluation process.
Our Services
We provide evaluation services for every stage of a program, strategy, initiative, or organization’s life cycle—from understanding the landscape to managing daily operations to understanding your impact.
- Impact Assessments: Evaluate the effectiveness and outcomes of your work to demonstrate impact.
- Process Evaluations: Identify strengths and areas for improvement in delivery and implementation.
- Needs Assessments: Understand the needs of your target population to inform program, strategy, or initiative design and delivery.
- Outcome Monitoring: Track progress towards goals and objectives to inform strategic decision-making.
- Data Analysis: Utilize advanced data analysis techniques to uncover meaningful insights and trends in the data, helping you make data-driven decisions.
- Cost-Benefit Analysis: Assess the costs and benefits of your programs, strategies, or initiatives to determine their overall value and return on investment.
- Capacity Building: Provide training and support to build internal evaluation capacity within your organization.
Partner Testimonials
“Upstream is a trusted professional evaluator for our grant. They bring a mix of expertise about evaluation and data analysis mixed with an understanding of program operations and program fidelity. We see them as a partner to our work to ensure effective and accurate program evaluation that we can use to demonstrate improvement and effectiveness.”
— Program Evaluation Partner in Northern Indiana
“Geminus has utilized the expert evaluation services of Upstream Prevention to provide prompt and professional evaluation of both state and federal projects. Their insight and profound understanding of the Strategic Prevention Framework has enabled us to meet and exceed our goals. I highly recommend Upstream Prevention.”
— Eric Evans, Regional Care Group
Get Started Today
Contact us at info@upstreamprevention.org to learn more about our program evaluation services and how we can support your organization’s success.