Latest Projects

Defending and Advancing Local Democracy

ThinkForward Strategies serves as the Research Lead for the Local Solutions Support Center, cultivating and coordinating research identifying the impacts of the abuse of state preemption on people of color, women, and people in low-wage jobs.

Fostering Social Connection

ThinkForward Strategies, together with Onside Partners, supports Eventbrite’s Social Connection Project by developing a social impact theory of change and coordinating research exploring how live events contribute to social connection.

Expanding the Evidence Base

ThinkForward Strategies supported Policies for Action's (P4A) call for proposals examining the effects of state preemption on racial justice and health equity. P4A is a research program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and administered through the Urban Institute."

Centering Equity in Community Engagement

ThinkForward Strategies and Onside Partners, in collaboration with the Blue Shield of California Foundation, developed a report that provides guidance on how government agencies can center equity in their community engagement practices.

Bridging the Gap between Research and Action

ThinkForward Strategies provides strategic thought partnership to Professor Lori Riverstone-Newell for The Local Power and Politics Review, an annual report examining the wide reach of state preemption and its effects on people’s health, social, and economic well-being.

Supporting Reform-Minded Prosecutors

ThinkForward Strategies and Onside Partners provide strategic advice and counsel to the Prosecutors Alliance of California to further its mission in activating prosecutors and their allies to reform their state prosecutorial systems.

Contributing to the COVID-19 Policy Playbook

ThinkForward Strategies, together with other leading legal and policy experts, offered an assessment of the U.S. policy response to the COVID-19 crisis and recommended policy solutions for all levels of government.

Developing a Research Agenda and Health Equity Framework

In partnership with our client, the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Health, ThinkForward Strategies and Onside Partners developed an ambitious five-year research agenda and health equity framework to guide Rudd’s future research endeavors.