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How organisations have used Pinnacle Gate research to make decisions, improve programmes and win funding.
Market research · Mining & minerals
Glint Gold Resources: finding the market for gold purchases
“Pinnacle Gate delivered an insightful survey to uncover treasured market opportunities that informed strategic refinements.”
Glint Gold Resources Ltd.
The challenge
Glint Gold Resources needed to understand its market before refining how it positioned its gold purchase business.
Our approach
We designed and ran a market survey to uncover opportunities and customer expectations, then translated the findings into strategic recommendations.
The result
The findings informed refinements to the company’s positioning strategy, and Glint Gold reported increased customer engagement.
Action research · NGOs & foundations
The Life Empowerment Foundation: making community programmes work
“Their participatory, data-centered approach delivered practical solutions that increased our programmes’ effectiveness and impact.”
The Life Empowerment Foundation
The challenge
The foundation wanted to improve the effectiveness of its community programmes.
Our approach
We used participatory, data-centred action research, working with the communities the programmes serve to find practical improvements.
The result
The foundation reported more effective, higher-impact programmes as a result of the solutions identified.
Grant proposal · Education
GIET: a donor-aligned proposal that won funding
“Their expertise helped us craft a compelling, donor-aligned proposal that clearly demonstrated our initiatives’ impact, leading to successful funding.”
Global Institute of Entrepreneurship & Technology (GIET)
The challenge
The Global Institute of Entrepreneurship & Technology needed grant funding for its educational programmes.
Our approach
We drafted a compelling, donor-aligned proposal that set out the programmes’ objectives and clearly demonstrated their impact.
The result
The proposal led to successful funding for GIET’s educational initiatives.