Investigation & Research
The first steps in developing any advocacy or investigative strategy are to understand the context—who are the main players, from policymakers to financiers, what is their modus operandi and what motivates them. With this valuable information, the principal and founder of Sēk Strategies, Eryn Schornick has years of experience taking research from paper to reality through a clear plan to achieve desired results. This includes developing and implementing investigative and advocacy strategies for a single campaign or over the long run. Sēk Strategies excels in translating raw research which is often overwhelming and difficult to piece together into something that drives change.
Groundbreaking findings and strategies often come from an inkling, tip, or solid, yet incomplete evidence. Sēk Strategies can scope these initial data points to help your team determine whether there is an investigative story or theory of change worthy of pursuit. We are committed to conducting thorough and in-depth research to help your team reach even the most elusive answers.
To uncover solid and useful data Sēk Strategies relies on years of experience in desk and field-based research. We are experts in a range of databases and research techniques, and in navigating complex settings, from searching records in a Dominican government office to gathering evidence and sourcing interviews across rural Myanmar.
Sēk Strategies brings unique financial research skills and expertise enabling us to dissect and analyze even the most complicated network or financial schemes. Coupling this know-how with our legal background in international human rights law and humanitarian law will provide your team with sharp insights into human rights and environmental abuses.
Case studies featuring Sēk Strategies’ work:
Making money moves, April 6, 2022
New oil, same old corruption, February 2, 2022
Private capital - Evolving with markets, creating tools for advocates, October 28, 2021
