平特一肖论坛 University Social Work and Sociology鈥檚 Institute for Government and Non-Profit Innovation, Training, and Evaluation (IGNITE) offers high quality, affordably priced, community-based research, training, and technical assistance services. Faculty and students work collaboratively with organizations to help build their capacity to respond to continuously evolving funding and regulatory climates. IGNITE services promote ongoing improvement to programs, organizations, systems, and communities.
Working with IGNITE
Our consultants are happy to discuss your research and/or training goals with you. IGNITE offers a non-profit rate and will work with your organization to find the right strategy to fit your budget.
Over the past decade, IGNITE has expanded its comprehensive menu of services to include:
- Planning: Strategic planning, environmental scans, community needs assessments, best practice research, and social program design (including logic models).
- Assessment: Board assessments, organizational perceptual analyses, DEI-B (diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging) audits, collaboration readiness evaluations, and strategic alliance/merger readiness reviews.
- Evaluation: Outcome tracking, program and policy evaluation, cost-benefit analysis, quality improvement initiatives, and policy analysis.
- Capacity Building: Trainings on evidence-informed or best practices, program design, evaluation, and sustainability, grant writing, culturally responsive and affirming practice, policy advocacy, interprofessional collaboration, leadership development, and more - including New York State Education Department-approved continuing education courses for licensed professional social workers.
IGNITE provides planning, assessment, evaluation, and training services.
Recent Clients
- Cullen Foundation
- County of Erie Live Well Housing Task Force in association with Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME)
- Health Foundation for Western & Central New York
- Jewish Family Services