Changemark Research + Evaluation

Changemark Research + Evaluation We acknowledge with humility and gratitude that our work also takes place on sovereign Indigenous lands and traditional territories across Turtle Island.

Changemark Research + Evaluation is a national consulting group that provides research and evaluation services in the fields of substance use, mental health and intersecting areas such as employment, housing, food security, and infectious disease. Changemark Research + Evaluation (CRE) is a national consulting group that provides research and evaluation services in the fields of substance use, men

tal health, and Indigenous health and wellness. Founded and led by Jill Fikowski, a recognized leader, mentor, and learner in the field, the Changemark team works to promote ethical, effective, and evidence-based practice, driven by a shared vision for meaningful, sustained change for people experiencing mental health challenges, people who use substances, and the people and communities who love them. As the only specialized consulting agency of its kind in Canada, Changemark is gaining recognition as a responsive, trusted partner in this work, with a reputation for consistently delivering high-impact results with a human-rights, justice, and equity-oriented lens. Services:
Research Management & Support Services
Grant and Proposal Writing & Fund Development
Knowledge Translation & Mobilization Support
Community Engagement Support
Systematic Literature Reviews & Manuscript Preparation
Program Planning, Implementation & Evaluation
Policy Writing & Implementation Support
Indigenous Research & Evaluation

Changemark reaffirms that its head office is located on the unceded homelands of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish) and səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We thank the Peoples of the Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish Nations for stewarding this land since Time Immemorial and keeping it healthy and strong for future generations. Changemark recognizes that an acknowledgement of territory is not enough but is an important social justice and decolonial practice that promotes Indigenous visibility and serves as a reminder that we are on settled Indigenous Land.

Hi community!Reclaim Collective, Changemark Research + Evaluation, and Substance Use Health Network are co-hosting a web...
01/15/2026

Hi community!

Reclaim Collective, Changemark Research + Evaluation, and Substance Use Health Network are co-hosting a webinar to introduce Changemark's new toolkit: Shared Purpose: A community guide to ethical research partnerships

Thurs Jan 29th - 12-1:30 pm ET (9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 1 pm AT, 1:30 NL)

Join us for a practical webinar introducing Shared Purpose, a community-informed guide designed to support more ethical, respectful, and mutually beneficial research partnerships. The guide draws on real-world experience to address challenges communities often face in research, such as extractive practices, misaligned priorities, and limited benefit sharing.

During the session, you’ll learn why Shared Purpose was created, what it includes, and how it can be used throughout the full research process, from early relationship-building to data use and sharing results. The presentation will highlight core principles including respect, reciprocity, relational accountability, and relevance. It will also walk through the guide’s seven chapters and the concrete tools communities and partners can use to assess fit, ask critical questions and set clear expectations.

This webinar is well suited for community organizations, researchers, and partners who are interested in or striving towards research relationships that are grounded in trust and aligned with community priorities. To help make the session as useful and relevant as possible, we encourage you to review the guide in advance and come with questions.

Register below:)

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UkDP-RngQC--SWDtapuhpQ #/registration

12/02/2025

🌱 PRO BONO INITIATIVE — SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS ANNOUNCEMENT

Earlier this year, Changemark Research + Evaluation launched an initiative to support the organizations on the front lines of harm reduction by offering no-cost proposal development and grant-writing services to community-based and non-profit groups working in substance-use care.

We committed $100,000 in professional services to help close the growing gap between community need and available funding — a gap that continues to widen as life-saving, evidence-based programs face shrinking resources.

The response was overwhelming.

We received 63 applications from extraordinary organizations doing courageous, complex, and essential work in communities across the country.

🙏 THANK YOU COMMUNITY REVIEW COMMITTEE

Our sincere thanks to our Community Review Committee, who gave their time, care, and insight to an incredibly difficult selection process.

We are proud to announce that 18 organizations have been selected to receive no-cost fundraising and grant-writing support. A few have chosen to remain confidential at this time.

💚 2025 PRO BONO INITIATIVE RECIPIENTS
• Aboriginal Front Door Society
• Avenue B Harm Reduction
• Conayt Friendship Society
• Frontline Baddies
• Health Equity Alliance of Nova Scotia
• P.E.E.R.S Alliance
• Positive Health Network (The AIDS Network)
• Positive Living Niagara
• Prairie Harm Reduction
• Q***r and Trans Health Collective Society
• RECAP Health Services
• 4B Harm Reduction Society
• Unlocking the Gates Services Society

To every organization who applied, and to everyone working tirelessly to save lives and support communities — thank you.

We are honoured to walk alongside you.

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