Strengthening communities with data services and organizational support

Research

Holistic research services grounded in community

Strategy

Aligning processes and actions with your mission and goals

Implementation

Data management systems to track your impact

Creative

Design services that capture your voice and vision

About us

For over 10 years, Sweet Grass has assisted mission-driven organizations dedicated to promoting self-determination, equity, and well-being. We are committed to participatory methods and have a combined 40+ years of experience in evaluation, research, strategy, and design.

Recent projects

View of Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico.

A community-informed look at the housing ecosystem of Laguna Pueblo

We conducted a comprehensive, community-informed housing needs assessment with Laguna Housing Development & Management Enterprise to support culturally grounded, data-driven housing solutions for Laguna Pueblo.

Farmer picks rosehips from a shrub.

Food Systems Study: Exploring the Local Food Economy of the Oglála Lakhóta Oyáte

Makoce Agriculture Development is working to transform Pine Ridge's food landscape by building a community-led, culturally rooted food system that reclaims sovereignty and promotes regenerative, local agriculture.

Latest news

An elder holds the hand of a younger relative.

Native communities are breaking the silence on elder abuse and mistreatment

COMMUNITY HEALTH | Elder abuse is a hidden crisis — especially in Native communities where elders are deeply respected as cultural anchors.
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A beginner’s guide to marketing for mission-driven organizations

MARKETING | Sharing your story with clarity and heart can help build real connection, inspire action, and drive the change you’re working toward.

We partner with tribal, nonprofit, and mission-driven organizations to deliver and measure impact.

We take a holistic, systems approach to our work, where individuals, families, households, beliefs, ways of knowing, economies, environments, and governments all play a role.

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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

  • "Sweet Grass’s contextual and cultural understanding of the Native CDFI markets 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

  • "We've had so many projects with Sweetgrass, there's not many things you guys haven't touched! Market study, strategic plan, impact report, etc. This allowed for us to have a sense of direction with our products and programming and it helps us to tell the story of our impact."

    Skya Ducheneaux, Akiptan