Participants listening during a facilitated research discussion
PRC Impact | Qualitative Research & Civic Strategy

We design &lead research forpublic-impact decisions.

Research that informs strategy. Strategy grounded in people.

Research that shapes decisions people can stand behind.

Understanding what people think is only the beginning.

We uncover how people understand an issue, what shapes their choices, where trust breaks down, what messages resonate, and what institutions may be missing.

The goal is not simply more information. It is better-informed action.

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Research Services

What We Do

Research designed around the decision in front of you, with practical direction for what happens next.

Qualitative Research Studies

End-to-end qualitative research from question framing and research design through fieldwork, analysis, and recommendations.

Focus Groups, Interviews & Listening Sessions

Direct facilitation with the people whose perspectives need to be understood.

Message & Issue Research

Research examining how language, framing, ideas, and positioning land before they go public.

Strategy From the Findings

Clear recommendations that strengthen policy, communications, engagement, and organizational strategy.

Where We Bring Particular Depth

Communities and public audiences central to public-impact work.

Black communities and families; women, mothers, and caregivers; voters and civic audiences; and rural and Southern communities.

Explore Who We Center
Selected Work

Strategy connected to a generational public investment.

Montgomery Public Schools Tax Referendum

Tania Johns, PRC Impact’s founder and principal, served as lead consultant to the 2020 referendum campaign. Today, that experience informs our work in community listening, issue research, messaging, coalition development, and civic strategy.

See Selected Work
61%Voter approval
$33MAdditional annual revenue
25Years of school funding