We partner with organizations

to create deep, lasting, scalable impact. 

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Impact is inextricably tied to diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Moving Beyond brings rigor, data, and dynamic learning systems to operationalize diversity, equity, and inclusion practices critical to advancing impact. We work with organizations that aim to have a positive environmental and social change, across impact investing, social finance, philanthropy, and sustainable business sectors.

How We Partner

Strategy and Insights
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Chart an impact roadmap that weaves diversity, equity and inclusion into the fabric of your organization.
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Particular area of focus

  • Develop your directional pathways, outcomes, and KPIs that indicate success
  • Identify system levers that support a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion
  • Make testable bets about animating DEI practices
  • Prepare to scale best practice solutions using actionable insights 

Impact Measurement and Management

Create practical yet rigorous IMM and evaluation systems to gain essential data and insights.
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Particular area of focus

  • Design quantitative and qualitative measurement approaches 
  • Employ data to inform decisions and ongoing learning
  • Harness evidence to engage in processes of authentic accountability
  • Apply the Impact Management Project’s Five Dimensions of Impact
 

Learning and Prototyping
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Build dynamic learning systems that advance diversity, equity and inclusion, using adaptive design, and cross-sector tools and frameworks.

Particular area of focus
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  • Develop a learning agenda with powerful questions
  • Engage processes for transformation of individual habits and organizational culture.
  • Dig deep with your individual team or organization through tailored labs
  • Build a personal board of directors through cohort-based learning.
 

Our Secret Sauce
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We go past 101 efforts—to deepen, innovate and advance practices to accelerate your impact journey.
 
We believe in moving beyond DEI as episodic events, and instead embrace dynamic learning systems, the use of thoughtful data driven approach to gauging progress, and building clear impact pathways that draw linkages between individual habits and organizational systems.
 
Our cross-disciplinary approach is grounded in the use of tools, developed for guiding social and organization change. We meet you where you are, and partner with you to advance your impact journey. 

Meet Our Team

Moving Beyond was started in 2018 by Aparna Rae and Jane Reisman

Pat
​Vinh-Thomas

Partner

Audrey
​Jordan

Associate

Haley
​Millet

Partner

Client Projects 

Market Scan of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion approaches for social finance 

Workshop Series: Operationalizing DEI values in philanthropy 

Stakeholder interviews to inform the theory of change process for a large social finance organization 

Evaluation partner to the Community Development Bankers Association's Impact at Scale Initiative