Labor | Issue | Political

Issue Management

Lake Research Partners is a diverse, woman-owned company with a wealth of experience conducting research with underrepresented and often hard to reach populations. As a firm, we are uniquely positioned to help you reach your research goals. We pride ourselves on the diversity within our firm and among our long-term associates that allows us to consider every research design from a variety of socio-economic and cultural perspectives. As researchers, we are well aware that any finding is only as good as the questions asked. We firmly believe that the diverse staff backgrounds upon which we draw inform the questions, giving rise to the discovery of perceptions, beliefs, and barriers that have often gone unconsidered.

LRP works for foundations, non-profit organizations and universities studying public attitudes about a diverse slate of issues including: health and healthcare; education; employment; government assistance programs; death and dying; and sexuality and reproductive health. LRP helps their clients understand the opinions of the public and of opinion leaders and provides strategic, actionable advice.

We believe that our range of experiences in the policy, political, and corporate environments provide us with a capacity to be creative and flexible in our facilitation and limits the tendency to have our analysis influenced by previous assumptions. We consider ourselves to be experts in the art and science of opinion research - understanding people in their own context as they deal with issues in their own terms. We understand how language works, how people respond to language, and ultimately, how people think through things and make connections. We know how to synthesize qualitative information and generate strategic insights to help our clients effectively and productively address the concerns of their diverse constituencies. We understand crosscutting identities and how to identify interactions between factors such as gender and race, first and second generation, age and race, and class and race. We believe our breadth of experience, deep understanding of diversity, and ability to deliver strategic insights distinguish LRP and our partners as the best choice for this sensitive and important project.