Sensemaking

Synthesize and apply findings.

The Rooted-Growth Process:

For organizations that have accumulated multiple evaluation reports and/or data, I facilitate an interactive process that seeks to unpack and synthesize those findings in the context of lived experiences, and to plan future actions.

  • Plan meetings to review lived experiences and existing data.
  • Facilitate an interactive process to engage youth, community members, staff, or board and reflect on findings.
  • Contextualize findings in real-life events, limitations, funding, and staffing dynamics.
  • End with mutually agreed-upon next steps.   

Natalie's expertise helped us to analyze the effects of our multi-year youth development. Her skill around conducting focus groups, capturing that data and generating easy to read reports of our findings was invaluable to us, especially for writing grant reports and presenting findings to key stakeholders.

Francine Hudson

Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Teen HYPE Youth Development Program