Surfacing and centering community wisdom

OUR ETHOS

We conspire with grassroots and grasstops movement-builders at the intersection of emergent learning and anti-oppression movements to power equitable, structural, and transformative change.

We believe change must be people-centered, community-led, and values-driven.

Patricia Dao-Tran, MPH

I am energized by collaborations that utilize evidence to change systems, structures, and behaviors to enable all children, families, and communities to thrive.

WHAT WE DO

We help our clients weave stories, distill insights, and measure meaningful progress through surfacing and centering community wisdom and perspectives.

We listen

We listen for your values, underlying assumptions, and specific context. We’ll hold a mirror up. We’ll ask tough questions. And, we’re with you at each pivotal juncture.

We guide

We guide you to hold space, to surface tensions, and to navigate ambiguity and complexity on your journey towards equitable, structural, and transformative change.

We coach

We coach you to build evaluative muscles and mindsets among your team and within your organization. And, we equip you to confront your next big challenge.

OUR EXPERTISE

Data strategy

Articulating guiding principles and community indicators to serve as your compass and your north star

Evaluation

Illuminating insights for learning and action

Sense-making

Navigating spheres of inquiry, discovery, and synthesis

Coaching

Building your capacity to confront your next big challenge

  • "Trish collaborated with our coalition as we explored new ways to integrate racial equity into StriveTogether's data approach. She was instrumental in leading the research and developing the toolkit that shifted not only our team’s work but also served as a field-building resource. Trish is a thoughtful and collaborative partner with a tenacious commitment to operationalizing racial equity. I am grateful for her partnership."

    Ritika Sharma Kurup, LISW-S, (former) Senior Director of Learning and Activation, StriveTogether

  • "Trish helped us design multiple internal strategy sessions that created space for the HRiA team to pause, assess, and take a deeper look at not only how, but why we do the work. Through her thoughtful approach to systems change and results-based accountability, Trish helped design strategy sessions that were critical to our team’s understanding of mental models, root causes, and actor mapping. Thanks, Trish, for being a great thought partner! We’re happy to be repeat clients to continue our partnership."

    Erika Gaitan, Senior Manager of Community Impact, Health Resources in Action (HRiA)

COLLABORATORS

Founder and Convener, Collective Knowledge Works

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Vidhya Shanker, PhD

Founder & Learning and Change Strategist, Coactive Change

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Aisha Rios, PhD

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