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Jaime L. Hoffman, LLMSW

Principal Consultant

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Overview

Jaime helps organizations solve for systems-level solutions through equity-driven and data-informed strategy and problem solving. With over a decade of experience spanning grants management, community impact, and organizational evaluation, she brings a unique combination of analytical rigor and community-centered practice to every engagement.

Her approach is grounded in participatory community engagement, using a social justice and racial equity lens to design solutions that are both evidence-based and culturally responsive. Jaime specializes in helping nonprofits, municipalities, and public sector organizations strengthen their internal systems, measure impact authentically, and advance equity through policy and practice.

Areas of Expertise

Equity & Inclusion Strategy

  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) organizational assessments

  • Policy and procedure analysis through a racial equity lens

  • Strategic planning with equity-centered frameworks

  • Facilitation of DEI learning and implementation

Community Engagement & Facilitation

  • Participatory community engagement design and execution

  • Focus groups and key informant interviews

  • Stakeholder alignment and collaborative problem-solving

  • Community-based participatory research

Data Strategy & Management

  • Data collection systems design

  • Database management and integrity

  • Performance measurement and KPI development

  • Large dataset analysis and restructuring

Research & Evaluation

  • Mixed methods research design and implementation

  • Qualitative data analysis using thematic coding

  • Quantitative program evaluation and outcome reporting

  • Data visualization and storytelling for impact

  • Grant evaluation and compliance reporting

Grants & Program Management

  • Grants management and compliance

  • Program evaluation and outcome measurement

  • Strategic planning and implementation support

  • Nonprofit administrative systems and operations

Sectors Served

Nonprofit organizations

Foundations and philanthropic organizations

Municipalities and local government

Public housing authorities

Higher education institutions

Community-based organizations

Representative Experience

DEI Organizational Transformation

Led equity assessments for municipalities, foundations, and public housing authorities, analyzing internal policies and procedures to identify barriers to inclusion and developing actionable recommendations for systemic change.

Community Impact Evaluation

Managed comprehensive grant-making processes for United Way of Washtenaw County, designing evaluation frameworks that centered racial equity and ensured accountability to community outcomes.

Strategic Planning Facilitation

Facilitated strategic planning sessions with diverse clients across sectors, food justice, criminal legal system reform, behavioral health, parks and recreation, employment equity, translating community input into actionable organizational priorities.

Data-Driven Storytelling

 Designed data collection and analysis systems that balance quantitative rigor with qualitative depth, creating compelling narratives that illustrate program impact while maintaining participant dignity and voice.

Systems-Level Problem Solving

 Partnered with organizations across southeastern Michigan to address complex challenges at the intersection of policy, practice, and community need, from workforce development to basic needs access to green space equity.