Contact Arbor Consulting Partners:  Social Science Research, Evaluation, Organizational Analysis
 

We are committed to promoting the health and well-being of organizations and communities, using research, evaluation and organizational analysis tools.

We value collaborative approaches and work closely with clients to meet organizational and policy development needs.

 

Our Clients

ACP solves complex problems in a variety of content areas for governments and foundations as well as nonprofit associations and institutions. ACP was formed in 2002 to take advantage of the combined skills and expertise of its Principals.

Recent ACP clients include:

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)
ACP is conducting a three-year evaluation of PHR's Health Action AIDS (HAA) Campaign, based on a Logic Model we developed in collaboration with HAA staff. Using both qualitative and quantitative research methods, we are assessing the Campaign’s success in mobilizing health care professionals to educate U.S. policymakers about effective responses to the global AIDS pandemic.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
ACP designed and implemented a two-year evaluation plan aimed at reducing high-risk alcohol use among undergraduates, identifying an enabling environment within the University that contributes to alcohol abuse. We designed a Logic Model, in conjunction with key stakeholders on this campaign – including students and university administrators – that provided the foundation for the ongoing evaluation of this initiative.

Boston University School of Public Health
ACP conducted a process evaluation of an initiative led by the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH), the Boston Housing Authority and the Boston Public Health Commission, aimed at improving the health of public housing residents. Using our findings, we advised the BUSPH on how to strengthen the collaboration among partners in order to achieve the partnerhip’s goals.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

ACP conducted a longitudinal study of factors contributing to the resignation/retirement of FDIC employees, providing Human Resources leaders with an analysis of FDIC corporate culture, supervisor-employee relationships, and corporate policies and programs that shaped employees’ decisions to leave.

In addition to our work with ACP, we have worked as independent consultants for a variety of clients including:

Abt Associates
Barr Foundation
Boston College Center for Work and Family
Boston Foundation
Brandeis University Heller School
Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO)
Child Care Employee Project
Children's Hospital Boston
Community Research Initiative of New England
Education Development Center
Friends of Young Achievers Math and Science Pilot School
Government of Maranhao, Secretariat of Planning
Government of Mozambique, Ministry of Agriculture
Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government
Initiative for a Competitive Inner City
Instituto de Cidanania Empresarial
Lawrence CommunityWorks
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Project on Women and Disability
McGill University
National Center for the Childcare Workforce
National Film Board of Canada
National University of Ireland
Rhode Island Foundation
Tufts University
United States Air Force
Urban Institute
VSA arts
Women's Educational and Industrial Union