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.

What I’m Working On

  • Currently, I am preparing for 3 in-person REM sessions with the FRLT project that’ll take place the last week of October. Stakeholders will work together to build a collective story of the Learning Landscapes impact in their region and consider the next steps. For the national work of the FRLT project, I’m currently recruiting K-12 Land Trust programs interested in piloting quanitative and qualitative evaluation measures with the support of the Catalyst team.

Coming Soon

  • The focus of November and December will be on analysis and reporting. For the RCC project, survey responses from volunteers and others who attend in-person programs hosted at the park will be analyzed and reported on. Planning and leading ripple effects mapping sessions!
  • Maps created during the REM in-person sessions will be finalized by region. Analysis of maps including similarities and differences of the Learning Landscapes program’s impact within and across the Feather River watershed will be summarized in a narrative report.
  • Support and guide K-12 Land Trust programs as they pilot evaluation measures with their education programs.