Institute for Social & Environmental Justice Education (ISEJE)

Sagebrush Initiative

Coming Soon.

Planning & Evaluation Resource Library

ISEJE staff is currently developing a nonprofit resource library that will offer practical planning and evaluation tools to small and mid-sized social change organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Wendy Muse Sinek

Nayantara Mehta

Now accepting applications to join our board of directors

Are you interested in supporting groups working to create lasting social change on critical social and environmental justice issues? Do you believe that planning and evaluation can support a healthier and more sustainable nonprofit field? If the answer is yes, you might be a good fit for our board.

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ISEJE's Winter eNewsletter out now!

We're pleased to announce the release of the ISEJE Winter '08/'09 eNewsletter! Learn more about our work and the people and organizations we work with.

Informing Policy in Hard Times: General Assistance Recipients Weigh In

Nearly 8,000 of Alameda County's poorest residents depend on the General Assistance (GA) program for food stamps and a $336 monthly loan to help them afford basic necessities. In a time of growing need and a shrinking county budget, what do people receiving GA think should be done? On a recent project

Is the War on Terror the new War on Crime? Crime Policy and Presidential Elections [video]

A law school education can cost a lot of money and gray hairs. Luckily, there are some shortcuts! In this video from the recent Berkeley Law alumni weekend, an expert panel -- including former Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis -- discusses the issue of crime in presidential elections over the past two decades.

New Study Affirms YouthBuild�s Success

If someone asked you for a nickel and said they�d give you back two dollars, you�d think they were a magician practicing their vanishing act. If they asked you for a nickel and said that they�d keep youth offenders out of prison, create affordable housing for homeless and low-income people, get more people off welfare, provide skills training, education, and leadership development to at-risk youth, and give you back that two dollars, you�d think they were a magician practicing their vanishing act and their lecture for the social justice conference. But that�s exactly what YouthBuild is doing in over 200 locations nationwide... READ MORE

Preparing a New Generation of Progressive Lawyers

Why did the lawyer cross the road? To protect civil liberties at the human rights clinic on the other side! Everyone�s got a lawyer joke, but at UC Berkeley�s Center for Clinical Education

Other Services

In addition to strategic planning, program evaluation, and program development and refinement, ISEJE offers a range of training and technical assistance services including logic modeling, needs assessments, focus group facilitation, executive coaching, performance measurement, organizational development, and evaluation capacity-building. . .

Our Clients and Partners

ISEJE has experience working with a variety of nonprofit organizations and public agencies. Our clients and partners include...

Program Development & Refinement

Program Evaluation

Evaluation is like an organizational check-up. By assessing the health and status of your program, you can draw out lessons and information to improve and sustain your work.