It’s time to change your relationship to data.

Let’s make a Pivot.

Pivot is a collaborative design and training studio for data and evaluation. Through custom programs, workshops, and design services, we help organizations in the social good sector use data to tell more authentic stories about their work, for their communities.

Your data can say so much more.

We’re not just here to help you meet requirements — we believe data can be a transformative tool to dig into your community’s needs, improve your services, and further your cause. Plus, it can look really good.

Evaluation Capacity Strengthening: Customized, trust-based programs that provide organizations with essential skills in impact measurement, culturally responsive data collection, and data analysis.

Product Design: Data analysis and visual design that turn data into engaging stories for diverse audiences through one-pagers, dashboards, charts, and slides.

Data Design Training: Hands-on workshops and learning modules tailored to your organization, focused on the fundamentals of data storytelling and design.

Who we are


Pivot began with just one person, founder Jennifer Marsack, and has grown into a small team of data-loving outliers — we’re handy with a spreadsheet, but we really care about the people behind the numbers.

“It's not powerful because you have the data, it’s powerful because you use the data... that's where the good stuff is going to happen from this capacity building. I’m excited about that.” 

  • "Pivot is the partner you want to help you bring order to chaos, and to separate out the signal from the noise. Jenny makes data come to life with creative, expressive visualizations, and has a rare ability to organize complex team tasks into simple, replicable processes. I would want Jenny to accompany me on any strategic journey, not only for her brilliance, but also for her deep caring and compassion, and her wonderful sense of humor and camaraderie. "

    — Melanie Greenberg | Managing Director or Peacebuilding, Humanity United

  • "Jenny is an exceptional communicator and translator. She can easily take threads of ideas and package them in a way that others can understand and build on. She is such a warm and energetic person and is a pleasure to have in any room whether it is virtual or in-person. She approaches her work with curiosity and an appetite for both sharing and learning."

    — Wendy Sedlak, Ph.D. | Strategy Director for Research and Evaluation, Lumina Foundation

  • "Pivot's visual communication and data storytelling skills are top-notch. Their smart designs and data visualizations allow our team to produce deliverables that effectively communicate our evaluation findings to our clients. The data visualization training sessions have been invaluable for our team."

    — Victoria J. Bigelow, PhD | Evaluation Coordinator, CEDER, University of Michigan

  • I honestly didn’t know what was missing until I learned from Pivot how to use intentional graphics to tell a story. They taught me to build products that visually capture the key takeaways. I have returned to Pivot time and time again, and I will continue to do so."

    — Ann Cohen, Chief Strategist | Ann Cohen & Associates

Who we serve

We work primarily with funding organizations and their grant partners, along with nonprofits and businesses in the social good sector. To name just a few of our clients: 

We’re data people, but we’re also people people.

And we’d love to meet. Connect with us for a coffee chat.