We are a leading provider of planning, monitoring, evaluation, research and learning services. Through these services we help our clients to define and measure their results and use evidence to improve program effectiveness.

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OUR FOUNDERS

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Rolf Sartorius Founder & Board Chair
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Pat Hanscom Founder

OUR STAFF

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WHERE WE WORK

Social Impact has worked in more than 120 countries in every region of the world and currently has a physical presence in ten countries.

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CLIENTS

Working with international and local partners, we advance the development effectiveness of diverse clients, such as:

US Agency for International Development

Millennium Challenge Corporation

US Department of State

United States Department of Agriculture

General Services Administration

UK Aid – Department for International Development (DFID)

The MasterCard Foundation

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The World Bank

IREX

Discovery Learning Alliance

African Development Bank

The Carter Center

Checchi

Chemonics

Crown Agents USA

ECODIT

FHI 360

IDS International

International Fund for Agricultural Development

MacArthur Foundation

The Manoff Group

Mott Macdonald

dTS/Palladium

Relief International

RTI International

Toyota

Department of Labor

City of Portland

Department of Justice

OUR CULTURE & VALUES

We are a people-centered organization that fosters a culture that prioritizes the contributions and belonging of all. We believe that such a culture makes our company a place where people want to work and makes us more effective in achieving our mission to use evidence and learning to increase the impact of social programs. Our culture is underpinned by our core values.

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DELIVER QUALITY

We are proactive, pragmatic and seek out diverse perspectives to advance program effectiveness. We take pride in creating participatory processes and useful products that deliver high quality results.

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ACT WITH INTEGRITY

We are honest, ethical, transparent and reliable in our work and with each other. We welcome difficult conversations to advance equity-focused, evidence-based decision making, and ensure accountability.

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COLLABORATE AND LEARN

We value and empower all staff and respect the dynamism within and across our teams and country offices. We encourage curiosity, partnership and reflection to learn from each other and our work, challenge ourselves and continuously improve.
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EMBRACE CAMARADERIE AND BELONGING

We celebrate both our individuality and collective strengths and look for ways to connect within and across teams, time zones, and projects. We seek remote and in-person spaces to enhance trust and teambuilding to create a sense of community.

OUR HISTORY

1996
Rolf Sartorius and Patricia Hanscom form Social Impact in response to a growing global emphasis on making international development more effective in improving people’s lives. SI mobilizes a small group of outstanding global consultants with a deep appreciation for participatory development and results-based management.
1997

 

SI focuses on applying best practices in program design to address HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. After passage of the Government Performance and Results Act, SI develops new tools and approaches to support results-based management of U.S. foreign assistance.

2000s

 

SI helps the World Bank enhance its effectiveness as a development agency. SI works with USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives to strengthen program planning and management in fragile states. SI conducts impact evaluations for the US Millennium Challenge Corporation and partners with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
2010s

 

SI opens its first overseas project office in Beirut, Lebanon. SI begins work with the MasterCard Foundation and provides services through the DFID Global Evaluation Framework Agreement. SI is named USAID Small Business of the Year in 2013 for demonstrating best practices in the field and serving as a model for small and minority-owned implementing partners. In 2014, SI graduates from small business status.
2020s
SI operates numerous project offices overseas and expands it work to the domestic sector by launching a domestic line of business. SI also develops new service lines such as data science, third-party monitoring and digital solutions. SI initiates explorations into the responsible incorporation of AI into the field of evaluation and launches the Equity Incubator to address issues at the intersection of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) and global equity.
Future

 

As a mid-size business, SI continues and grows its work providing long- and short-term technical and consulting support supporting long-term program field offices and engaging in across hundreds of short-term projects across the globe. SI continues to attract new clients, new talent, and to further its mission to advance development program effectiveness.