Co-Create LLC
â–¼
Services
Performance Monitoring & Evaluation
​For funders, foundations ​
​​
Make funding decisions that drive measurable impact.​​​
-
I partner with foundations to establish criteria to identify and evaluate the desired impact of your grants.
​
For implementers, nonprofits
​
Evaluate nonprofit services
-
I help nonprofits strengthen program effectiveness, demonstrate impact, or assess evolving needs—whatever stage you're in.
From pitch to program
-
I help nonprofit teams turn aspirational proposals into actionable plans—with milestones, KPIs, and strategies grounded in real-world constraints.
​Fill capacity or expertise gaps
-
Get expert support when your team is stretched thin or specialized skills are missing. Whether you need help with survey design, interviews, data analysis, storytelling and reporting, or ongoing evaluation guidance.
Portfolio Samples at a Glance
2025 - A National Roadmap to Prevent Blood Clots
The problem: Faced with budget cuts and increasing blood-clot cases, a national scientific organization needed a clear, evidence-based roadmap to align experts and maximize impact. Experts had competing priorities and more ‘paths forward’ than feasible.
​​​​
The impact: Ultimately, this strategic focus helps save lives through reduced blood clots, reduces hospital costs, and strengthens national prevention systems.
​
Who provided input: Scientists, middle managers, partners, and executives.​​
2018 - Improving Biorepository Customer Service
The problem: A national biorepository needed to plan for the future by learning: What might improve customer trust & satisfaction? What are opportunities for improvement or expansion?
The impact: A strategic shift in the biorepository services from solely storing scientific samples (e.g., blood, dirt, etc) to actively sharing them with strategic partners—including research institutes, universities, and ministries of health worldwide—to advance population health amid rapid human and animal migration. Expanded the repository’s role to centralize and standardize critical data (e.g., include collection location), prevent data loss, and address 'orphan samples.' Informed updates to the five-year strategic plan, resulting in new infrastructure that enabled these expanded services.
​
Who provided input: Internal and external customers, the biorepository, advisory board, and biorepository staff.
Data collection: Customer Satisfaction surveys & key informant interviews.
​
2019 - Designing the Ally Training Program
The problem: An organization of 14,000 employees needed to iteratively develop a data-informed workforce training to improve DEIA and staff retention. To do so, we needed to learn the extent to which the training changed participants’ knowledge and attitudes toward Sexual and Gender Minorities (SGM).
The impact: Pilot and implementation training data showed increases in participant knowledge of 44% and 49%, increases in 'ally identity' of 11% and 14%, and increases in positive perceptions of sexual and gender minorities of 25% and 31%. When people feel safe being themselves, they bring the best to our organizations and the world. Evaluation findings of the pilot training program led to iterative refinements prior to training implementation. For example, adjusting the training to spend more time on vocabulary, answering questions, the gender bread person activity, as well as do’s and don’ts, improved the effectiveness of the training.
Who provided input: Pilot training participants, trainers, SMEs, and observers of the training.
Data collection: Pre-posttest, surveys, observation rubrics.​
2014 - Improving Access for Women in Malawi
The problem: A nonprofit serving impoverished farming families in five countries needed to demonstrate to donors how participation in its program affected farmers’ health and financial well-being. However, the organization lacked clear evidence linking program participation to measurable improvements in these outcomes.
The impact: Findings demonstrated that women’s empowerment directly improves family and community well-being. Qualitative findings showed that when women engage in public life and the economic market—speaking out, negotiating for land and resources, cultivating crops, and earning income—their families gain economically and children benefit from better nutrition and education.
​
Who provided input: Customers who are: Women head of households, women in male-headed households, women in polygamous households, husbands (men), and community leaders.
​
Data collection: Over 36 focus groups and interviews were conducted – 10 focus groups and 8 interviews were conducted per county.
Design Portfolio Examples in Detail
.png){kind=icon}
A finding is a story that gives data meaning.
But it's who tells the story that makes it relevant, credible, & useful.