Leanne Jacobson

Tell me about the passion propelling you and your program and I’m instantly engaged. Share your vision and goals and I’m right there with you, thinking of ways to wrangle data and gather stories to weave a narrative that showcases program strengths and identifies gaps. Some of my favorite conversations are those where I get to take the time to understand the many aspects and contexts that have propelled your unique program to where it is today – and where you’d like it to be.

Having worked in under resourced communities with children, youth, and their families and trained in the social sciences, I understand the power and complexity of place, economics and self that play a part in every person and every program. In my work with Catalyst, I have channeled my educational training to balance using numbers that help programs emphasize their reach, with quantitative scales that can demonstrate outcomes, along with qualitative data that capture the experiences of those who have engaged in the work.