About Us
- This is who we are. -
Strategic Evaluation Insights’ Mission
Empowering mission-driven organizations to turn strategy into meaningful action by aligning planning, evaluation, and operational practices through valid, equitable methods to create lasting impact for the communities they serve.
Who We Are
Strategic Evaluation Insights evolved from sound experience that organizations achieve greater impact when strategy, evaluation, and daily operations work in sync. When strategic plans and evaluations are treated as stand-alone deliverables, the result is often poor implementation, unmet goals, and frustration. Without a clear throughline, it’s hard to build organizational focus, commit resources to research, or reflect on programs and services.
Our approach integrates improvement practices into planning and evaluation efforts to help you keep your big picture in mind. The result? You move forward with clarity, alignment, and efficiency while building your team’s capacity along the way, whether you’re interested in a few strategy sessions, refining a program, or pursuing system-wide change.
Your goals...
It begins with listening. Together, we clarify your goals, identify the most useful methods (because a survey, SWOT, or workshop isn’t always the answer), and adapt based on your feedback. Upfront clarity leads to smoother implementation, time savings, and stronger outcomes.
Our approach also balances technical rigor with real-world organizational considerations – like unexpected risks, daily stakeholder needs, and implementation challenges – to anchor our direction in your priorities.
Importantly, an improvement focus does not mean you engage in lengthy, overwhelming work or attempt perfection. It’s about finding the best methods and useful, meaningful outcomes for your organization and your stakeholders. We follow your lead to move fast or slow, navigating organizational complexities and cultures with our high-stakes planning and facilitation expertise.
The bottom line: We fill a critical gap by helping you line up your vision, needs, and strategy with intention, leading you to more effective outcomes —and a better experience through integrity, collaboration, and care.
Who We Work With
Strategic Evaluation Insights primarily supports nonprofits and education agencies. Whether you’re a direct service provider, advocacy group, school, or community collaborative, we’ll help you identify actionable ways to improve the experiences and outcomes for students, families, and communities.
We also collaborate with like-minded partners on grant-based opportunities and multi-organization initiatives.
If you’re committed to continuous improvement—and looking for a partner who can help you connect the big picture and the details—we’re here to support your work.
- Leslie R. Taylor, Ph.D.
- (502) 802-5864
- taylorlr@gmail.com