Research and evaluation for the democracy sector
We help foundations and nonprofits in the democracy, social justice, and civic sectors use evidence to make better decisions, from strategy through evaluation.
Our services
We provide on-demand services such as policy and implementation research, data analytics, as well as retainer or master services agreements for portfolio-level research and analysis and ongoing learning and strategic adaptation.
We offer specialized democracy measurement, evaluation, and learning frameworks and tools, training programs for democracy practitioners, and coaching for ongoing programs.
We co-create questions, methods, and recommendations with our clients, designing everything we produce to be used by its intended audience.
Featured work
Protecting Youth Protest
EIRP worked with the Piper Fund to research youth protest in the United States and the resources available to young people who choose to protest. Our summary of findings and funder recommendations is coming soon.
Democracy Trends in the U.S. at 250
EIRP co-founder Marcia Mundt asks what the Declaration of Independence demanded of democracy, and what a year of weekly data says about where the U.S. stands now. RealTime DemTrends Substack.
Understanding Closing Civic Space in the U.S.
EIRP co-founder Laura Adams reviews research on how governments in backsliding democracies close civic space, and what to watch for in the United States. Democracy without Exception Substack.
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