Systematic and careful inquiry

Social Fabric Institute Inc. conducts systematic and careful inquiries into communities or organizations to gain a better understanding of their cultures. This can take many shapes, including:

• Primary research, in which employees may be asked to complete surveys or attend one-on-one interviews or a focus group

• Secondary research, in which individual employees are not directly involved, but the researchers have a sole client contact

Depending on the scope of the research being conducted, an organization gains:

• A better understanding of where they are in their diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts 

• Solutions for solving diversity, equity, and inclusion-related challenges

• Strategies for supporting their clients or community members

• Insight for making stronger arguments to funders or stakeholders on why a particular project is particularly important and is deserving of support

The process

At the outset of the research process, Social Fabric Institute establishes what each client wants to learn. From there, we can formulate the right research questions and suitable methodologies to reach those goals. No matter the scope or type of research being conducted, we pay particular attention to ethical standards, meaningful inquiry, and effective, quality processes.

At the end of a research project Social Fabric Institute Inc. can share research results through various knowledge dissemination platforms such as presentations, visual representation, and/or reports.