OMG is managing the capacity-building program of the Pew Fund for Health and Human Services to strengthen grantee organizations.  The Philadelphia Region Capacity-Building Program provides grants, workshops, and guidance to help these agencies increase their impact on clients by more effective program delivery to vulnerable community residents. The grants address: management information systems design and development; financial management and planning; evaluation and outcomes system development; leadership succession and next tier leadership development; new program planning and development; effective strategy development; and financial and organizational restructuring. OMG awards, monitors, and evaluates the program’s grants, and manages workshops to facilitate how these agencies can successfully implement these critical organizational practices.
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In partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and Duquesne University, OMG designed and facilitated a five-year initiative to increase diversity among evaluators, and to expand the participation and leadership of diverse and underserved groups in the profession.  Over the course of the program, OMG, working with RWJF and Duquesne, selected and trained 32 fellows – 16 Emerging Professionals (recent post-graduates with Masters or Doctoral degrees in social or other applied sciences) and 16 Retooling Professionals (mid-career employees of nonprofits, with limited evaluation experience, but growing evaluation responsibilities). The Emerging Professional fellows were placed in evaluation positions in philanthropies, independent firms, and government research organizations. Fellows from both groups attended workshops on evaluation skill building with a culturally responsive lens, such as theory of change, tool development, data collection and analysis, and findings presentations. In addition, the workshop curriculum included readings, guest lectures, and resources on Culturally Responsive Evaluation theory and practice.  
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OMG recently developed a Theory of Change to help Campus Compact more clearly articulate its strategy for educating students for civic and social responsibility.  Campus Compact is a national coalition of university presidents committed to developing students’ citizenship skills.  The coalition represents approximately 6,000 students from more than 1,200 public, private colleges, and universities. As part of the process, OMG conducted a document review, work sessions, and interviews with over 50 stakeholders and partners. The resulting Theory of Change lays the groundwork for Campus Compact to evaluate its impact on student civic and community engagement and to assess how it can strengthen its efforts.
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OMG conducted an evaluation of the capacity-building work undertaken by six grantees selected as capacity partners in the Goldman Sachs Capacity Partners Initiative. OMG is used a case study methodology to assess the implementation and impact of capacity-building strategies for each grantee and also identified cross site trends in program take-up and progress.
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LCW sought recognition of the achievements of outstanding social justice leaders who were not yet well-known outside their immediate communities by providing financial support for their work, conducting research that explored their leadership, and encouraging increased public conversation about community leadership. OMG worked with the program partners to articulate the program’s theory of change and assess its implementation. The formative evaluation led to several program refinements and improvements, and ultimately assessed program outcomes.
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