The Improve Group is a research, evaluation, and strategic planning consultant helping mission-driven organizations achieve meaningful, sustained impact.
Minnesota
Joined August 2010
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The Improve Group recognizes that the land our office is located on was stolen from the Wahpekute Band of the Dakota Nation by the State of Minnesota and U.S. government through ethnic cleansing and forced removal. #HonorNativeLand
IG recently attended the 2026 MN Cooperative Summit hosted by CoMinnesota where we connected with other coops and shared about our transition from a sole owner to a cooperative. We love the opportunity to learn from other cooperatives—we're stronger together!
IG evaluated the @MnFIREInit Hometown Heroes Assistance Program which supports firefighter mental and physical health. Our evaluation showed that despite mental health stigma in the field, the programs have a significant positive impact. Full article here: buff.ly/evcscB2
IG in the news: We worked with @MnDeptEd in 2024 to gather input for a new kindergarten assessment piloting this fall. We're excited to see the input from community members shining through in what MDE plans to pilot. Read the article here: mprnews.org/story/2026/07/28…
Feeling busy? Under increasing pressure to show you’re spending funds responsibly? Not sure how the community you serve is faring these days? There are several ways IG can help! (thread)
Evaluation: We partner with clients and community members to apply tested and innovative qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods to learn from their work and deepen impact.
Strategic planning: We align vision, strategy, and action to accomplish an organization’s mission. Have a project in mind? Let’s work together – email our business development team at [email protected] to get started.
IG recently upgraded some technology thanks to the LOCAL Fund, distributed by @nexuscp in partnership with the City of St. Paul. This fund supports cooperatives in St. Paul. Watch the video to learn more about our co-op and others in St. Paul: youtube.com/watch?v=c-LihChJ…
There’s no simple recipe for building trust—but the three elements of the “Trust Triangle” can help. Read our reflections on how this tool can help evaluators in partnership assess and build trust. theimprovegroup.com/blog/202…
Integrate evaluation into your grant-writing process! Sign up to learn from IGer Sara McGarraugh as she hosts a virtual webinar with the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits: Evaluation for Grantseekers, on February 19th! Sign up here: minnesotanonprofits.org/even…
The Improve Group stands in solidarity with ICE Out of MN Day, Fri 1/23. We add to calls for the demands that ICE leave MN now, the officer who killed Renee Good be held legally accountable, and no additional federal funding allocated for ICE in the upcoming Congressional budget.
As a worker-owned cooperative, we have a value of people making decisions about what impacts them. To that end, we aim to support each other to use Friday as we decide, based on our own understanding of our lives and work.
Heads up! IG will close our office from December 25, 2025, through January 1, 2026, to rest and spend time with loved ones. We’ll be back at work on January 2, 2026, ready to continue making an impact in collaboration with our partners, clients, and the communities you serve!
2025 marked 25 years of business for IG--what a challenging year it has been. Amid the change, our mission and values have guided us. We celebrate and express our appreciation for what we learned, people we worked with, and opportunities we had to collaborate as an organization.
Click the link to read 25 reflections, appreciations, and highlights from 2025 ⭐️theimprovegroup.com/blog/202…
