A 10-year vision for evidence-based education, built to outlast any one leader.

EduCaixa, the education team at the La Caixa Foundation, wanted to scale its impact and sharpen its global positioning in evidence-based education. Delivery Associates and EsadeEcPol worked with the leadership to define a 10-year vision and build a structured plan spanning 2025 to 2035, with clear goals, actions, and impact indicators. The plan connects research evidence to classroom practice and national education policy, and gave the La Caixa Foundation a model it has since used for strategic planning across the wider organization.

Turning uncommitted funds into a clear investment plan, fast.

A leading philanthropy's Washington State Initiative works to improve postsecondary outcomes by connecting K–12 and, postsecondary career pathways. With $1.5 million in uncommitted funds to deploy, the initiative needed a way to weigh near-term results against long-term, transformational investments. Delivery Associates built a decision framework, evaluated investment options, and produced an investment plan that let the team compare readiness, opportunity, and risk side by side. Within six months, the initiative had committed 70% of its available funds, with a clear path mapped for the remainder ahead of its 2026 renewal.

Building the systems that turned $200 million in commitments into $186 million in action.

A leading global philanthropy and a development fund formed a partnership committing $200 million to improve agricultural outcomes for some of the world's poorest communities across Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Without a dedicated secretariat, the two funders struggled to align priorities and manage investments. Delivery Associates designed and stood up the secretariat, advised on portfolio strategy and investment prioritization, and built the systems needed to keep the partnership aligned and accountable. The partnership moved from planning to delivery, launching a $186 million investment pipeline with $58 million approved in the first year, putting it on track to reach 450,000 households with climate-adaptive agricultural solutions by 2027.

Preventing childhood obesity across six cities

To help cities turn ambition into measurable progress on preventing childhood obesity, Novo Nordisk partnered with a consortium led by Delivery Associates (DA), with The Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) leading evaluation, to launch the Cities for Better Health Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative (CBH-COPI) across six countries; Japan, Brazil, Canada, Spain, South Africa, and Australia. Embedded in each city, DA worked alongside local partners to align stakeholders, clarify accountability, and translate policy into coordinated action Through this structured delivery approach, cities moved from fragmented efforts to prioritized, evidence-based interventions with clear ownership, timelines, and performance tracking. By early 2026, the initiative established the foundations for scalable impact: engaging over 8,000 children, mobilizing 31 partners, co-designing 29 interventions, and—critically—putting in place the governance, data, and delivery infrastructure required to sustain and expand impact over time.

Closing the public funding gap to strengthen K-12 education and workforce pathways

Since 2023, the Community Funding Accelerator (CFA), an initiative managed by Delivery Associates (DA), has helped over 80 communities win more than $467 million in public funding to prepare young people and adults for in-demand careers. Local leaders, education systems, and workforce organizations are navigating a rapidly changing economy. Many lack the resources to compete for the federal grants that could help them. CFA closes that gap by identifying funding opportunities, building the partnerships competitive applications require, and staying on through implementation to help local partners put public dollars to work. From a nursing career pipeline in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to a citywide workforce strategy in Birmingham, Alabama, CFA has helped communities secure funding that is expanding training, creating jobs, and opening doors to better work.

Advancing environmental conservation in Brazil

Delivery Associates partnered with IBAMA to diagnose structural gaps, align leadership, and co-create a clear, four-year strategy grounded in Brazil’s national climate commitments.