Wilder Research Services

Turning information into impact.

Our work with nonprofits, community leaders, government agencies, foundations, and policymakers provides them with the information they need to understand issues, identify solutions, and inform action to improve lives and communities.

As a community-focused organization, we emphasize a collaborative and flexible approach, informed by sound and innovative methods.

Working with Wilder Research

Our experienced in-house staff of nearly 100 researchers, data collection and analysis, web and application development, and communications and graphic design specialists provide a full range of services to meet your needs. A project manager will work with you to identify and implement a plan that gets you the information you need to help you understand what’s working and what’s not, make effective changes, raise funds, and influence policy.

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Research and Planning

Consultation and technical assistance, ROI and economic impact studies, social indicator analysis and benchmarking, trend studies and opinion surveys.

Community Assessments

Help identifying problems and service gaps, strengths and resources of a specific cultural group, age group or geographic community to build understanding, and guide planning and action for effective solutions.

Evaluation

Evaluation design, data collection and analysis of results, including program, process, outcome and developmental evaluations, and logic models.

Evaluation Capacity Building and Training

Workshops, training, consultation and coaching to help you increase your capacity to design and carry out evaluation, and collect and interpret the information you need.

Survey Center

In-house data collection services including focus groups, interviews, and surveys, and observations and assessments using culturally competent approaches. Multi-lingual interviews are available in English, Hmong, Karen, Somali, and Spanish.

Digital Services

In-house technical services including website design and development, database systems and management, and web-based reports and dashboards.

Communicating Results

Key findings, analysis, and recommendations delivered in plain language with graphics and visualized data that make it easy for your audiences to understand. Options include reports, summaries, infographics, issue briefs, media releases and events.

Find data and trends on Minnesota, free evaluation resources and tips, and tools to assess your collaboration or initiative.

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Developing a Plan for Minnesota’s System Serving Children who are Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing

The Minnesota Commission of the Deaf, Deafblind and Hard of Hearing wanted a plan informed by data, an understanding of existing services and supports, and deep engagement from communities invested in positive outcomes for students who are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing. Working together, we developed a plan for the next five years.More about this story »

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Wilder Research Services

Turning information into impact.