Equity-Centered and Rigorous Approach
We merge high-level research designs with inclusive methodologies to ensure every voice is counted.Collaborative Partnership
We act as an extension of your team, co-creating solutions that transform systems and organizations.
About Us
Partners for Social Impact helps Organizations Understand, Deepen & Reimagine Social Impact
Partners for Social Impact works through a flexible, collaborative model designed around each partner’s goals and context. Rather than a fixed methodology, we adapt our role to support learning, decision‑making, and action as conditions evolve, so that emerging insights lead to stronger community impact. Learning in service of equity and impact.
Trusted Support
We offer specialized B2B support
Helping businesses and foundations navigate adaptive change. As your learning partner, we listen deeply and challenge constructively to ensure your strategy aligns with community needs.
Our Vision
We strive to
deepen & reimagine social impact
fostering a world where
dignity, equity, safety, & health
are accessible to all.
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Communities served with
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Impact evaluated across
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Commitment to integrity,
transparency, & ethical practices
transparency, & ethical practices
Our Process
How We Work
Partners for Social Impact works through a flexible, collaborative model that allows us to bring together the right expertise for each project or engagement.
We intentionally design project teams based on:
We intentionally design project teams based on:
What Guides Our Work
Relationships
- We believe strong, trust-based partnerships are essential to meaningful learning and impact. We work alongside organizations as partners and co-learners: collaborating to answer critical research questions and supporting leaders and staff as they move forward on a learning journey. Our relationships-first approach allows us to understand context, navigate complexity, and create space for reflection and shared sensemaking.
Integrity
- We approach our work with honesty, independence, and a sense of stewardship. Integrity means being transparent about what data can, and cannot, tell us, holding ourselves to high methodological standards, and learning with humility. We bring strong rigor to our work not as an end in itself, but as a way to earn trust and produce insights that are credible, ethical, and meaningful.
Equity
- Equity is central to how we think of data and evaluation, in both our processes and outcomes. From defining questions to designing methods to using findings to meaningfully inform improvements or transformation. We prioritize culturally responsive and participatory approaches that center the voices and experiences of people most impacted by inequities. Our commitment to equity requires curiosity about context, attention to power, and a willingness to challenge assumptions, both our own and those embedded in systems.
Impact
Impact, for us, is not just about outcomes: it’s about learning that leads to better decisions, stronger strategies, and deeper community impact. We design research and evaluation to be engaging, accessible, and grounded in the real world. By pairing rigor with curiosity, we help organizations turn data into insight and insight into impact.
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Our Teams
Expert Guidance Team
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Tanja Ursula
Finance Manager
Josef Jockel
Senior Consultant
Ziska Martha
Business Advisor
Adam Florian
Project Manager
The People Behind the Work
Expert Guidance Team
Researchers, strategists, and practitioners with decades of experience turning evidence into action
Executive Director
Lama Hassoun Ayoub
PhD, MsPH
With more than 15 years of experience, Lama leads Partners for Social Impact — helping nonprofits, foundations, and government agencies leverage research and evaluation to deepen social impact. Known for her relationship-centered approach, she brings rigorous methods, participatory practices, and community expertise together. She is an expert facilitator, trainer, and member of the ACE Evaluation Network.
Expert
Andrew Martinez
PhD, MSW
Full bio coming soon.
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Senior Researcher
Betsy Santos-Flores
M.A. in Sociology
A survey specialist with more than 25 years of experience, Betsy designs mixed-method studies across nutrition assistance, workforce development, and justice. She led large-scale federal research at Mathematica for USDA, HHS, DOL, and DHS. Bilingual in English and Spanish, she brings a culturally responsive lens to engaging diverse and underserved communities. Based in New Jersey.
Board of Directors
Board Member & Senior Advisor
Osob Issa
MSW
Program Coordinator in Psychiatry at Boston Children's Hospital and clinical social worker at the Trauma and Community Resilience Center. Devoted her career to helping marginalized populations access mental health services, providing trauma-informed training and consultations across sectors.
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Board Member
Sean Youngren
Bio forthcoming.
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Board Member
Hassan Ayoub
Bio forthcoming.
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