Partnering with organizations building stronger communities

MEMconsultants is a boutique evaluation firm that supports youth development organizations, museums and cultural institutions, community-based organizations, and foundations to clarify what success looks like, strengthen programs, and measure ― and communicate ― impact. We bring rigorous, practical, and culturally responsive approaches to evaluation, planning, and data use, grounded in community voice and meaningful learning. Since 2001, we’ve partnered with organizations across the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

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What We Do

Evaluation & Learning

We design and conduct evaluations that build capacity, deepen understanding, and support continuous improvement. You get methods that are rigorous and feasible ― right-sized for your resources, timeline, and context.

Stakeholder Voice & Data Collection

We capture perspectives that matter ― especially from youth and communities too often left out of traditional evaluation. Our qualitative strengths include focus groups, interviews, listening sessions, youth-led evaluation, and creative methods that surface honest, nuanced insights.

Visitor & Audience Studies

For museums, cultural institutions, and public spaces, we use observational studies (timing and tracking), on-site interviews, surveys, and focus groups to understand visitor experience and bring community voice into exhibit, tour, and program design.

Strategic & Community Planning

We facilitate inclusive planning that brings stakeholders together to define shared values, vision, and direction. Our processes emphasize listening, collaboration, and clear next steps that support real decisions.

 

Who Works With Us

• Youth Development Organizations delivering arts education, outdoor education, and school partnerships ― including Arts Corps and Seattle Arts and Lectures’ Writers in the Schools
• Museums and cultural institutions designing relevant exhibits and inclusive public programs ― including Seattle Art Museum and Friends of Waterfront Park
• Community-based organizations delivering social services and advocating for equitable access ― including Ammud and Seattle Cultural Accessibility Consortium
• Foundations and intermediaries building nonprofit sector capacity and supporting community initiatives ― including the Gates Foundation and Allen Family Philanthropies

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Why Work With Us

• Collaborative & capacity-building: We work alongside your team to strengthen evaluation skills and shared understanding ― not just deliver reports and disappear
• Community-centered: We elevate voices that traditional evaluation misses, using methods designed to reach youth and communities often left out
• Clear & accessible reporting: We turn complex data into visual, actionable insights that support real decisions
• Practical & adaptable: We design right-sized approaches that fit your budget, timeline, and organizational context ― no cookie-cutter solutions
• Deep experience: Founder Mary Murray brings more than two decades of partnership with organizations dedicated to youth, arts, culture, literacy, environmental learning, and community well-being ― and works directly with every client

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