Visionary Vanguard Group helps organizations answer three essential questions:
Are we achieving the results we intended? How do we know? And what should we do next?
We partner with government agencies, health systems, foundations, nonprofits, and other organizations to examine programs, services, and investments, understand what the evidence shows, and identify practical approaches to strengthening results.
Explore Our Services
Research
Organizations need reliable information to understand the conditions affecting the populations, programs, and communities they serve. Yet the information needed to guide planning and decision-making is not always readily available.
VVG conducts applied research to examine questions, identify needs and opportunities, and develop findings that inform policies, programs, and institutional decisions. Our work draws on quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods approaches suited to the questions being examined.
Evaluation
Understanding whether a program is achieving its intended results requires examining both how it operates and what changes occur over time. Existing performance reports may describe activities and service volume without fully explaining implementation, effectiveness, or outcomes.
VVG designs and conducts evaluations that examine program implementation, performance, and outcomes. We work with organizations to establish meaningful measures, assess available evidence, and interpret findings to support accountability, program improvement, and future planning.
Training + Technical Assistance
Organizations may have clear program goals and sound plans but need additional knowledge, practical tools, or implementation support to achieve them. Sustained improvement often depends on the ability of staff and leadership to apply new approaches within their existing operations.
VVG provides training, technical assistance, and facilitated learning to strengthen organizational and professional capacity. Our services include customized training, implementation guidance, performance measurement support, and assistance with applying evidence-informed practices.
Strategic Assessment and Advisory Services
Organizational leaders often face questions involving competing priorities, institutional responsibilities, resource considerations, and uncertainty about the most appropriate course of action.
VVG combines applied research, organizational understanding, and independent professional judgment to help organizations clarify these questions, evaluate options, and make informed decisions.
Supporting funders and Their Grantees
VVG works with foundations, government agencies, and other funding institutions to inform funding initiatives, strengthen measurement approaches, assess portfolios, and provide technical assistance to funded organizations.
We support institutions as they establish funding priorities, oversee implementation, examine results, and consider future investments.