Fractional Support
Customized Learning & Evaluation Officer
Right-sized measurement for real-world work.
Why Fractional Evaluation?
As a purpose-driven organization or collaborative, we know that you have big dreams, meaningful missions, and curious questions. But you may not have a dedicated data or evaluation team.
That’s where we come in. Tag us in as your friendly and fractional evaluation support team.
Through our Fractional Evaluation (or CLEO: Customized Learning & Evaluation Officer) package, we help organizations ask better questions, learn in real time, and use what you learn to make confident decisions.
We’ll create a learning plan that works for you and evolves with you. And then be there to provide ongoing support that helps you to strengthen your practice of noticing what works, what doesn’t, and what’s emerging.
And because it’s fractional (the only buzzword we’ll use here!), you’ll get senior-staff level support without hiring a full-time position.
How We Help
Our Purposeful Process
You have a meaningful mission and curious questions about what’s working and how to move forward, but no dedicated data team. Tag us in as your evaluation team. A Customized Learning & Evaluation Officer (CLEO) is your fractional, senior-level partner for all things learning and evaluation. Over 12 months or more, we work with your team to build systems that work for you, helping you ask better questions, learn in real time, and make confident decisions. You’ll get senior-level guidance for less than what it costs to support a full-time staff member.
Our Fractional Evaluation (or CLEO: Customized Learning & Evaluation Officer) meets you where you are through six core components:
- Learning Agenda: Clarify what matters most to notice and learn together
- Systems Review: Build on what’s working and shift what isn’t
- Custom Trainings: Live or on-demand sessions tailored to your team
- Collective Sensemaking: Turn data into shared insight with staff and partners
- Practical Tools: Ready-to-use materials, free of jargon
- Office Hours: Virtual support for real-time questions as they arise
This isn’t business as usual. It’s a customized (12-month or longer) process to support your team as you engage in purposeful learning, meaningful measurement, and compelling storytelling to highlight the great work that you do in your community.
What is Fractional Evaluation (CLEO)?
A CLEO (or Customized Learning & Evaluation Officer) is your part-time senior-staff support for all things learning and evaluation. We’re there to be your confidant and cheerleader until you can bring on a full-time data person or team. We work WITH you to create learning and evaluation systems that work FOR you, your team, and your community.
What You Gain
- Shared language around your purpose and theory of change
- Right-sized measurement that feels meaningful, manageable, and equitable
- Confident decisions grounded in data
- Stronger stories that elevate community voice and your values
- Lasting learning culture to support your team
Who It’s For
- Foundations & Funders ready to move beyond outputs and compliance based reporting
- Nonprofit & Community Organizations wanting stronger data for better decisions
- Networks & Coalitions needing learning support that holds nuance across partners