Harnessing Data for Social Change

OMNI Institute is a nonprofit social science consultancy that provides research, evaluation, and capacity-building services to inform action and accelerate change toward a more equitable society. Social science can clarify complex social challenges by harnessing the power of stories and data to help communities change the world. Our experts work in partnership with our clients—leaders and change-makers in governments, nonprofits, foundations, and social enterprises—to accelerate change and improve lives.

Founded in 1982, OMNI is a national consultancy with staff based throughout the country. Our client service model is rooted in rigorous research and application of best practices, authentic engagement and deep connection with our clients and their communities, and the cross-systems expertise needed to help clients tackle some of the biggest issues facing the nation, from the opioid epidemic to criminal justice reform.

Issues that Matter,
Services that Make a Difference

We focus on public and behavioral health with a diverse portfolio of projects (from opioid settlement planning to youth behavioral health) that give us a unique perspective and the context to tackle complex societal issues and systemic inequities. Our passion is accelerating social change to improve the lives of every community by removing the structural barriers that prevent people—individually and collectively—from realizing their potential.

OMNI’s services improve the human condition by combining scientific rigor and authentic partnership with our clients to deliver actionable analysis, insightful data, and solutions that improve strategy and build programs with a strong foundation of evidence.

From designing your very first logic model or theory of change to convening community groups to design collective action strategies and complete a community needs assessment, or from collective storytelling to designing randomized controlled trials demonstrating impact at scale, we’re here to help.

Mission-Driven Experts

At OMNI, our staff is guided and grounded by our four core values.

Inquiry to uncover the best possible solutions to challenges

  • We are curious, creative, critical thinkers.

  • We examine, reflect and solve.

  • We recognize the limits of our own experience and seek opportunities to expand our perspectives.

Agility in our approach

  • We learn, share and grow.

  • We embrace necessary change in ourselves and our work.

  • We are ready to pivot to do what is right.

Connection to our clients and the communities they serve

  • We respect and care about our communities, partners, clients, and each other.

  • We cultivate relationships, and believe in the power of collaboration.

  • We recognize our privilege, and our responsibility to include and listen to voices from diverse communities.

Accountability for our work

  • We are accountable to ourselves, each other, our clients, & their communities.

  • We are committed to getting things right for our clients and the communities they serve, with services & deliverables that accurately illuminate and contextualize systemic issues, advance equitable solutions, and accelerate client impact.

  • We approach social science methods and ethics with rigor; We strive to lead in and contribute to the knowledge and standards of our fields.

OMNI is an organization committed to equitable evaluation practices and to promoting the voices of all constituents in our communities. Learn more about our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion philosophy and watch our Equitable Evaluation Lunch & Learn presentation with OMNI’s Dr. Paola Molina, Director of EDI, as she shares our learnings and path forward centering equitable evaluation in all of our work.

Environmental Sustainability Plan

As a mission-driven company, with a focus on improving public health, we also hold ourselves to a standard that contributes to global sustainability. While OMNI is only one small (and virtual) business, every small step we take collectively will count toward having a larger scale positive impact. And we believe in the value and importance of communicating our commitments to our communities, partners, and clients to help spread awareness of these issues and set an example for others and follow.

Clients Making Impact

OMNI is proud to work with organizations and individuals who dedicate themselves to the difficult and necessary work of creating positive social change.