Strengthening communities with data services

Helping you deliver and measure impact

Uncover meaningful narratives from your data

Through respectful and thoughtful engagement, we help you assess your community’s needs, bridge gaps, and promote local strengths.

Prepare your organization for resiliency, growth, and sustainability

We work with your team to establish processes for operational efficiency and long-term viability.

Get clear frameworks for goal setting and achievement

We showcase what your organization has done, reveal what’s meaningful, and help you chart what’s next.

Highlight your community impacts and adapt to change

We build user-friendly data management systems and prioritize ease of use.

Strengthen your organization from the inside

We help develop the systems and skills you need to reach your highest potential.

Tell your data story so it’s understood and actionable

We use strategic visuals and data visualizations to demonstrate your organization's distinct personality and values.

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We believe people should have control over their own data.

Data sovereignty is at the heart of what we do, because true representation is impossible without it.

Featured projects

Discover the people, places, and stories behind our work with nonprofits across the country.

Tribal members carrying a canoe out of the water near Little Boston, Washington

Port Gamble S'Klallam builds a healthy housing ecosystem on the Kitsap Peninsula

The tribe is undertaking a nation-level strategic planning and evaluation process to guide future housing development over the next 10 years.

HOUSING

Colorful boathouses on Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey County, California.

FAMILY & SOCIAL SERVICES

A trusted, mission-driven organization adapts to a rapidly changing landscape

Intensive, strategic collaboration helped United Way Monterey County become an organization that is clearer about who it is and better prepared for what lies ahead.

Outside of Lower Sioux's cultural incubator

ARTS & CULTURE

Lower Sioux Indian Community's cultural incubator becomes a vibrant hub for education, art, and connection

Through community engagement, market analysis, and collaborative planning, the Lower Sioux created a cultural center that could thrive for generations.

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Working with Sweet Grass was a huge win for our team. For years, we struggled to measure the impact of our work across the five-county region we serve. Choosing Sweet Grass was easy due to their impressive previous work and their engaging, understanding, and confident approach.”

Charitie Herbst, Sourcewell

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Data doing good.

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The complicated beauty of America’s national parks
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The complicated beauty of America’s national parks
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To truly appreciate our exquisite public parks, we must grapple with their violent origins and honor the human story behind the grandeur.

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Akiptan proves “slow and steady” is the way to build an impact measurement system
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Akiptan proves “slow and steady” is the way to build an impact measurement system
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Unlike the “move fast and break things” mentality of mainstream tech, thoughtful, strategic planning has been Akiptan’s best investment.

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Is there a thoughtful and culturally responsive way to use AI?
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Is there a thoughtful and culturally responsive way to use AI?
DATA IMPACT

There’s still much to be understood and uncovered about AI, so we’re sharing what we’ve learned helping nonprofits think through how they currently use AI and how they could use it in the future, if at all.

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  • Sweet Grass is respectful and listens to the needs of the partner. I appreciate their awareness of Tribal Nations, the importance of tribal sovereignty, and community-driven work.

    —Emily White Hat, American Indian College Fund

  • Sweet Grass is a phenomenal partner who really took the time to understand very complex subject matter and facilitated seamlessly among a diverse set of stakeholders.

    —Intertribal Agriculture Council

  • Sweet Grass’ contextual and cultural understanding of the Native CDFI market is unsurpassed in the field. We appreciate the work they do to stay informed about our markets and to continually amplify our voices on the ground.

    —Lakota Vogel, Four Bands Community Fund

  • Flawless performance and were key to operating the project in a team environment. Always available and on task. Sweet Grass became more co-workers than contractors.

    —Randy Finn, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe

  • Sweet Grass allowed for us to have a sense of direction with our products and programming, and it helped us to tell the story of our impact.

    —Skya Ducheneaux, Akiptan

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