Developing Innovative Research

Cunningham Environmental provides social marketing and evaluation research and socioeconomic assessments. Using proven evaluation techniques that are both innovative and reliable, we help clients make informed decisions and create effective programs that reduce the human footprint on the environment.

We have expertise in solid waste, water quality, energy, product stewardship and sustainability. Our clients include government agencies, businesses, and social action organizations.

"Ellen has surveyed our customers since the beginning of our backyard composting efforts in 1990. We've made a number of course corrections based on this market research. Over 85,000 bin sales later we are still relying on Ellen's work."

—Carl Woestwin,
Seattle Public Utilities

"Ellen Cunningham provided perceptive and insightful help in developing our pharmaceuticals survey. Her advice on the formulation and sequencing of our survey questions was crucial to enabling us to obtain exactly the kind of the information we were seeking from our survey."

—Jim Todd,
Washington Citizens for Resource Conservation

"Ellen did a great job sifting through large amounts of data from multiple sources to effectively evaluate our pilot project. Where data were missing or questionable, she was able to track down the source and figure out how to manage the data. Ellen was extremely reliable, always meeting the project milestones."

—Lisa Sepanski,
King County Solid Waste

“Ellen Cunningham has designed six survey instruments for me, each for a distinct purpose to be fielded by phone, in person or by mail. I have relied on her advice for statistical relevance and her summaries and outcome reports for successful program development. Ellen is an exceptional professional and I highly recommend her services.”

—Colleen Quinn,
Seattle Tilth Association