Strengthening Leaders. Improving Systems. Advancing Impact.
Organizational learning, evaluation, strategy, and leadership development for government agencies and mission-driven organizations.
About Us
REL Strategies helps government agencies, nonprofits, and mission-driven organizations understand what’s working, strengthen organizational capacity, and make informed decisions about what comes next.
Founded by Jennifer L. Charleston, PhD, PMP, REL Strategies brings together organizational learning, evaluation, strategy, and leadership development to help organizations navigate complexity and turn evidence into practical action.
We combine rigorous analysis with an understanding of organizational context and the experiences of the people closest to the work. The result is practical, usable solutions designed to strengthen leaders, improve systems, and advance impact.
Our Approach
Where evidence becomes action.
We believe organizations don’t always need more data. Often, they need greater clarity about what they already know, what matters most, and what to do next.
Our approach brings together evidence, organizational context, and the experiences of the people closest to the work. We help leaders make sense of complexity, identify what’s working, uncover opportunities for improvement, and translate insight into practical action.
Clarity before complexity.
We begin by understanding what already exists before introducing something new.
Evidence for action.
Data are most valuable when leaders can use them to learn, make decisions, and improve.
Solutions that fit.
We design practical approaches that reflect an organization’s capacity, context, and priorities.