Owen Consulting Inc.

02/18/2025

Owen Consulting is proud to have worked with the International Red Cross to facilitate the conceptualization and development of the GYM 2.0 Initiative, and to see it's success unfolding across the globe.

02/18/2025

Owen Consulting is proud to have worked with the International Red Cross and other "big 6" youth organizations to facilitate the conceptualization and design of the GYM 2.0 initiative and to now see it's success unfolding across the globe.

02/18/2025

Owen Consulting is proud to have worked with the International Red Cross and other "big 6" youth organizations to help facilitate building of the framework for GYM 2.0, and to watch it's success unfold across the globe.

04/18/2024

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03/27/2024

At our annual OCI Evaluation Team retreat, this year in Lyon, we leveraged our in-person time together to think creatively and innovatively about how to tackle complex evaluation questions, including measuring resident impact in the short term and evaluating progress in evolving fields like Government Innovation and socially responsible investing. And we found time to explore and sample Lyon’s world famous culinary delights!

10/25/2023

The Owen Consulting Inc. evaluation team was thrilled to attend Bloomberg Philanthropies for the second year in a row. We are proud to be partners in evaluating the impact of programs like the City Data Alliance, Local Infrastructure Hub and other initiatives working to drive innovation, equity, and positive social change in cities around the world. www.owenconsulting.com

05/21/2023

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At Owen Consulting, we are proud to join Bloomberg Philanthropies in welcoming the 20 new mayors joining the City Data Alliance, empowering more cities across the Americas to leverage data to better residents' lives. We are excited to learn together and look forward to supporting these cities improve their communities.

05/20/2023

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12/05/2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/12/05/crisis-student-mental-health-is-much-vaster-than-we-realize/

There is too much need and too little help for kids. Even as federal covid relief money has let schools step up their efforts, they also have come up short.

06/10/2021

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-09/the-future-of-urban-innovation

A record number of cities submitted proposals to Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge this year. Their ideas show where urban innovation is headed.

01/21/2021

https://nyti.ms/39189yQ

Most mentoring programs have moved online, but some wait lists are long and the rare person-to-person connection is sorely missed.

01/28/2020

More Evidence that Community Schools Work!!!!!

https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/046-20/mayor-de-blasio-chancellor-carranza-success-community-schools-increased-academic

RAND’s impact report, entitled Illustrating the Promise of Community Schools: An Assessment of the Impact of the New York City Community Schools Initiative, covered the 2015-16 through 2017-18 school years and found significant results including:

Increases in graduation rates
Increases in math achievement in the third year of the study
Reductions in chronic absenteeism
Reductions in school-based incidents in elementary and middle schools

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza today announced an independent report found the Community Schools initiative...