Omni Center for Social Investment

Measuring the Impact of Innovative Funding Models with Rigor

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Helping Funders Turn Investments Into Social Impact. Backed by 40+ Years of Expertise.

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Turning Capital into Community Impact

Omni’s Center for Social Investment helps changemakers align funding with evidence to drive lasting social outcomes.

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Strategic Support for Evolving Funding Models

With 40+ years of experience, we bring social science expertise to funders exploring innovative approaches.

Direct cash assistance
Trust-based philanthropy
Impact investing
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Evaluating What Works—And Why

We design rigorous, equity-centered evaluations. Let’s work together to ensure capital fuels meaningful, measurable change.

  • Demonstrate impact in emerging funding models

  • Support sustainable investment decisions

  • Build confidence in new approaches

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Impact Investing

We use social science methods to identify appropriate and program-relevant outcomes and metrics for impact investment deals, supports investees in collecting data against those metrics, and analyzes progress over time during the life of the investment.

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Social Return on Investment

We conduct rigorous social return on investment (SROI) calculations that translate social impact into dollars-and-cents to help investors, funders, and the communities understand costs and benefits within a financial framework.

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Trust-Based Philanthropy

Evaluation is integral to philanthropic strategies that reimagine the relationship between funders and communities to shift power and decision-making.

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Direct Cash Assistance

We are dedicated to building a portfolio of evidence about when, how, and for whom direct cash assistance works. The Center for Social Investment designs, conducts, and shares findings from mixed-methods evaluations of direct cash assistance programs.

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Wyoming SUPTRS Evaluation

Omni is expanding and enhancing Wyoming’s statewide substance use prevention evaluation through the SUPTRS Block Grant, supporting data quality, capacity building, and strategic planning across a broader range of substances and initiatives.
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Trust in Practice: Building Equitable Partnerships Through Trust-Based Philanthropy

This guide from Omni's Center for Social Investment translates the principles of trust-based philanthropy into actionable practices showing how shared power, transparency, and lived experience drive stronger, more equitable partnerships.
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Mission-Driven Experts

The Center for Social Investment team is motivated by a shared passion for turning expertise in [x, y, z] into real-world impact

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