A&O provides multi-year evaluations to these federally and state-funded programs.

A&O, in partnership with The Leading Element, provided individualized coaching, workshops, and networking opportunities to small and mid-sized nonprofits in Onondaga and Madison.

Cynthia O’Connor delivered Lifecycle consultations to nonprofits participating in the ADVANS initiative needed structured support to assess and strengthen their internal infrastructure and long-term sustainability.

A&O helped build evaluation capacity for the Family Reading Partnership.

A&O provided strategic planning support for these Central New York arts organizations needed help revisiting and refining their missions, activities, and strategic goals.

A&O delivered rigorous evaluation plans, extensive qualitative data analysis and rigorous statistical analysis of student assessment data to multiple districts participating in the federally funded Early Reading First program.

A&O conducted background research, guided the management team, and facilitated a task force of 25 community leaders through a six-month strategic planning process for the CNY Community Foundation.

A&O provided comprehensive evaluation services to Addison Central School District to measure early literacy outcomes for students.

A&O partnered with Clear Blue Associates to lead a five-month strategic planning and capacity-building initiative, anchored by Susan Kenny Stevens’ Nonprofit Lifecycles framework.

A&O has worked with Child Care Solutions several times to conduct a needs assessment on the current state of child care. A&O designed specific inquiries to examine child care supply and demand.

A&O facilitated a diverse group of stakeholders including parents, staff, early childhood professionals, program supporters, funders and board members to develop a concise logic model to articulate their many program facets.

A&O provided evaluation and facilitated peer learning communities across a multi-agency initiative funded by the Health Foundation of Western and Central New York.

A&O supported Literacy Powerline in coalition-building, provided technical assistance for implementation, and conducted evaluations using participatory models to build local ownership.