Research + Evaluation

Kristina Smock Consulting provides applied research and evaluation services to nonprofits, governments and foundations. 

Services include:

  • Conducting environmental scans, literature reviews and best practice reviews to inform strategic planning, program development and policy priorities

  • Evaluating programs, funding strategies and policy initiatives to support continuous improvement and inform future planning

  • Developing evaluation frameworks and data collection tools to enable clients to conduct their own evaluations

  • ­ Gathering input from stakeholders and issue experts through focus groups, surveys and interviews to inform strategic planning and priority setting

Kris specializes in developing and implementing community-based research and evaluation projects that require creative, pragmatic approaches. She works with each client to create a custom project design and workplan, and she engages clients at every step to ensure the final products meet their needs. Deliverables can include internal summary documents, formal written reports, data visualizations, public presentations, evaluation tools and data collection materials.

SAMPLE PROJECTS

Metro Regional Government, Tri-County Data Scan: Analyzed regional data on public funding, system capacity, outcome measures and costs for homeless services to inform implementation of a new supportive housing services program funded by a regional ballot measure, 2021.  

Meyer Memorial Trust, Affordable Housing Initiative: Conducted an evaluation of the first five years of Meyer's Affordable Housing Initiative, coordinated the development of a framework for a new five-year Initiative, and conducted annual evaluations of the new Initiative, 2012-2018.

New Avenues for Youth, Younger Youth Report: Researched and wrote a report analyzing why homeless youth under age 18 are a declining portion of the youth served by Multnomah County’s homeless youth system and how the community can best meet their needs, 2012-2013.

Multnomah Idea Lab, A Blueprint for Economic Justice: Worked with the Economic Justice Project to analyze racial economic disparities in Multnomah County, map current County investments, and provide a framework for advancing economic justice in Multnomah County, 2022-2023.