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The Culture Patterns Project partners with nonprofits, foundations, and community organizations to understand their people and strengthen their cultures. We bring methodological rigor and a values-driven perspective to the work of organizational change.
Custom survey design to assess employee engagement, leadership effectiveness, organizational climate, and culture. We build tools that surface what's working and what needs attention.
Interviews and focus groups that go deeper than surveys can. We design and facilitate conversations that surface themes, tensions, and opportunities for change.
Data analysis that centers equity and helps organizations understand their workforce. We work with HR and people teams to turn data into insight.
Equitable, systems-informed evaluation that treats programs as part of a larger organizational context. We help you understand what's working, for whom, and why.
George Chavez, PhD, founded The Culture Patterns Project to bring the science of organizational culture and equity to values-driven organizations. With a doctorate in Social Psychology (Rutgers) specializing in race, gender, and uncertainty, and over six years leading organizational assessments at a national environmental nonprofit, George combines research expertise with real-world organizational experience.
George was a critical part of our People and Culture work when I was on the Executive Team and as Managing Director at Sierra Club. George's assessments were both high quality and spoke to the shared humanity of our staff and volunteers, helping us navigate change in powerful, clear, rigorous ways. No small feat!
George has a remarkable ability to seamlessly create data and assessment tools that weave narratives together, uncover themes, and highlight patterns that allow organizations to create actionable and impactful strategies that improve organizational culture & climate. The work George does changes lives for the better.
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We work with nonprofits, foundations, labor organizations, and community groups seeking values-aligned assessment and evaluation.