Research and Evaluation

Major University Presenters Consortium

Major University Presenters Consortium As part of a larger two-year study of the values and impact that drive performing arts attendance and donations, WolfBrown designed and conducted a groundbreaking study of the intrinsic impacts of a live performance. The study involved surveying audiences at 19 multi-disciplinary performances across six university campuses, including a pre-performance survey Major University Presenters Consortium

Connecticut Commission on the Culture and Tourism

The Values Study: Connecticut Commission on the Culture and Tourism The Values Study was an organic, participatory learning experience for teams of board and staff members representing 20 Connecticut arts organizations. Each team conducted five individual depth interviews with randomly-recruited program participants, and synthesized what they learned through a stepwise process that culminated in a Connecticut Commission on the Culture and Tourism

Arts Education Research & Program Development

ARTS EDUCATION AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT WolfBrown consultants have been working in the field of arts education for many decades. Our clients have included national service organizations, local coordinating agencies, and individual arts education providers. Services include comprehensive research (including parent and student surveys), program design and the development of community wide systems for service provision Arts Education Research & Program Development

Cultural Engagement Research

CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT RESEARCH Research on cultural participation at the community level has been quite limited. The recent Urban Institute report on Cultural Vitality identifies a need for significantly expanded efforts to measure and characterize a wide range of arts, cultural and creative activities at the local and regional levels. The void of information has left Cultural Engagement Research

Market Quality & Competitive Analysis

MARKET QUALITY AND COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS In connection with strategic plans, facility studies, cultural assessments and other planning work, WolfBrown provides a variety of in-depth market analysis services. These services generally take one of several forms: 1) demand analysis, to frame expectations for what levels of demand the market will support in connection with an existing Market Quality & Competitive Analysis

Audience & Visitor Research

AUDIENCE AND VISITOR RESEARCH WolfBrown is a leading provider of qualitative and quantitative market research services to a wide range of cultural organizations. Our studies typically investigate several types of constituent groups, including ticket buyers, donors, prospective customers and other target populations. WolfBrown offers its clients a proprietary resource of survey and interview protocols, as Audience & Visitor Research

Program Design & Evaluation

PROGRAM DESIGN AND EVALUATION With broad, first-hand experience in the nonprofit field, WolfBrown is able to offer an objective, outside perspective that is necessary for effective design and evaluation. Our consultants have provided analyses ranging from complex program design and evaluations for foundations and other nonprofit organizations, to audits of office systems, to assessments of Program Design & Evaluation

Impact Assessment

IMPACT ASSESSMENT With broad, first-hand experience in the nonprofit field, WolfBrown is able to offer an objective, outside perspective that is necessary for effective assessments and evaluations. Our consultants have provided dozens of organizations with just such analyses, ranging from complex program evaluations for foundations and other nonprofit organizations, to audits of office systems, to Impact Assessment