There is a constant need to implement new policies, models, and ideas driven by ongoing advancements in public policy and social service practice. Focalize works with interdisciplinary teams of government and non-profit leaders to transfer knowledge to practice.
Focalize uses a transparent, team-oriented approach to consulting, sharing evidence, and research to inform solutions to successfully implement new ideas and sustain high-quality results.
We are driven by curiosity, and maintain an openness to unfettered imagination to generate creative solutions.
We support teams to overcome obstacles and create a vision that reflects their mutually beneficial goals through a shared language and experience.
With more than 25 years of social work experience, we understand the needs and challenges of practitioners and design tools and processes that ‘meet them where they are’.
There is an increasing need for non-profits and government agencies to strengthen their business processes, administration, and management practices to improve efficiency and effectiveness. We use structured facilitation and collaboration to drive system change.
We use an interdisciplinary, systems approach to achieve a comprehensive understanding of a challenge and what is further required to achieve success.
We translate ideas into real-world action by informing system change efforts with best-practice Implementation Science.
We help strengthen programs by using valid and reliable data collection tools to inform decisions throughout improvement cycles.
Whether a provider is focused on child welfare, developmental disabilities, homeless services, juvenile justice, or another service, we create individualized solutions for your workforce.
GOVERNMENT AGENCY
CHALLENGE: Employee complaints about inequitable workload distribution
FOCALIZE SOLUTION: Establish uniform competencies, training, workstreams, processes, and tools to ensure balanced workload and support for professional development
GOVERNMENT AGENCY
CHALLENGE: Non-profits challenge corrective action directives because of unclear, inconsistent evaluation process
FOCALIZE SOLUTION: Establish valid, reliable, and transparent methods of program evaluation to ensure equity among providers
GOVERNMENT AGENCY
CHALLENGE: Transition homeless population into permanent housing
FOCALIZE SOLUTION: Facilitate alignment among agencies and create a united vision for a collective solution using interdisciplinary approach to evaluation and strategic planning
NON-PROFIT
CHALLENGE: Government oversight and surprise audits
FOCALIZE SOLUTION: Design data collection tools based on government standards and guidelines to ensure programs are meeting requirements in advance of government audits
NON-PROFIT
CHALLENGE: Staff lacks capacity and efficiency for data-oriented tasks, like tracking program info in Excel
FOCALIZE SOLUTION: Create easy-to-use tools, clear instructions, and practical training that is tailored to specific jobs to streamlines data collection
NON-PROFIT
CHALLENGE: Ensure clients are thriving and growing in their lives while managing programs remotely
FOCALIZE SOLUTION: Implement uniform approach to improvement processes that feature clear written reports and feedback loops
Our work makes agencies and service systems solve today’s greatest social challenges. Read how Focalize is helping a community you care about.
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