Graterol Consulting, California
Evaluation, Strategic Planning, and Program/Organizational Development
2007 to present
Assisting non-profit organizations and funders with evaluation, strategic planning, program, and organizational development. Conducting single or multi-site, multi-cultural, community-based evaluations, assessments and strategic planning using web-based technology combined with traditional methodologies to engage stakeholders, facilitate learning, and bring clarity throughout the process. Conducting field research and policy scans involving social determinants of health and health disparities.

• Marin Community Foundation (MCF)

  • Provide direction around policy frameworks during the development of a comprehensive report assessing the gaps in health, education, and income in Marin County titled Portrait of Marin. The recently published report was commissioned to the American Human Development Project. Graterol Consulting was a member of the Advisory Panel. For more information on the report click here. To download the full report click here Portrait of Marin.
    
    
  • Conduct the evaluation of the Thriving Families Network (TFN), en economic development effort under MCF's Ending the Cycle of Poverty Strategic Initiative Strategy 1: Increase the income of low-wage earners. TFN is a dynamic group of caring professionals and agencies strengthening individuals, their families, and communities through comprehensive services and active collaboration.
    
    
  • Conduct a policy scan under the Foundation's Improving Community Health Community Grant to address the social determinants of health impacting underserved and immigrant communities in Marin County. The policy scan led to the development of a resource guide titled, Improving Access to Affordable Healthy Food: A Resource Guide for Implementing Policy Changes in Marin County. The guide was published to assist community leaders and grantees in developing and implementing policy changes in Marin County. To download the full report click here: Improving Access to Affordable Healthy Food: A Resource Guide for Implementing Policy Changes in Marin County.
    
    
  • Develop evaluation frameworks for MCF's Community Grants:
    • Access to Parks, Green Space: Overall Framework | Logic Model
    • Arts Education: Overall Framework | Logic Model
    • Arts in the Community: Overall Framework | Logic Model
    • Equity in Legal Protection: Overall Framework | Logic Model
    • Improving Community Health: Overall Framework | Logic Model
    • Integration of Immigrants: Overall Framework | Logic Model
    • Restoring Ecosystems: Overall Framework | Logic Model
    • Social Justice and Interfaith Understanding: Overall Framework | Logic Model
    • Successful Aging: Overall Frmework | Logic Model

  • Develop the evaluation framework for MCF's Ending the Cycle of Poverty Strategic Initiative Strategy 1: Increase the income of low-wage earners.

• Advocacy Coalition of Tulare County for Women and Girls (ACT)

  • Conduct the evaluation of the Female Leadership Academy (FLA) a policy and leadershpi development effort in the California Central Valley to engage young women in the promotion of personal and social change.

• Community Health & Prevention Services - County of Marin Health & Human Services

  • Conduct the evaluation of the Puentes Collaborative, a statewide effort of the California Department of Public Health to reduce teenage and unintended pregnancy and absentee fatherhood, promote responsible parenting and assist adolescents in accessing clinical services.

• Canal Welcome Center

  • Assist with the implementation of the Canal Welcome Center Strategic Plan recommendations, including: board development; fund development; internal capacity building; and outreach/marketing.

  • Conduct the evaluation of the Cultural Cafe, a grassroots social justice movement building project to improve the living conditions in the Canal neighborhood, San Rafael.

• Marin County Bicycle Coalition

  • Develop, plan outreach, and implement street safety educational curricula for Spanish speaking cyclists and pedestrians for the Share the Road program.

• Grassroots Leadership Network

  • Conduct the evaluation of the Building Healthy Communities Initiative, a community leadership effort funded by The California Endowment to raise the voice of underrepresented residents and develop a list of public concerns from which policy change can be pursued to promote healthier communities in Marin County.

Projects under Abundantia Consulting, LLC, San Francisco, California
2004 to 2006
Directing and conducting the following evaluations using creative and innovative web-based approaches integrating technology and graphic arts with evaluation techniques:

• Marin Community Foundation - Thriving Families Initiative

• Rockefeller Foundation - North America Transnational Communities
  
  
• The California Endowment:
  • Health Eating Active Communities
  • Women Leadership Circles
  • Agricultural Workers Health Initiative
    
    

• Hispanics in Philanthropy - Funders Collaborative

• Latino Health Access - Promotores Diabetes Follow-Up

Projects under Prosperitas Consulting, Marin County, California
2002 to 2004
Directing and conducting the following multi-site, multi-cultural, community-based - local, regional and statewide - evaluations, program planning, curriculum development, and strategic planning projects using creative and innovative approaches integrating technology and graphic arts with evaluation techniques. Directing and implementing electronic evaluation and strategic planning tools including web-based databases and surveys.

• Evaluations:

  • Marin Community Foundation & Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Marin County Latino Health Access Project: Latino Pathways
    
    
  • Marin Community Foundation:
    • San Rafael Canal Healthy Neighborhood
    • Thriving Families Initiative
      
      
  • The California Endowment - Diabetes Strategic Grants Program
  • Marin Health and Human Services Department - Peer-mentor Project for home based family childcare providers
    
    
• Strategic planning:
  • Project Concern International - Border Reproductive Health Initiative
  • The California Endowment - Agricultural Health Workers Program
  • San Francisco State University, Urban Institute and Health Education Department - Health & Social Justice Network