Analytics Growth RAND already leverages multiple analytics and cloud services to support research and policy work. There is an opportunity to standardize and scale their analytics stack with an enterprise data platform, data governance, and seamless integration with existing SiteCatalyst and Google Analytics setups to accelerate insights.

Cloud Modernization With Google Workspace and AWS CloudFront in use, RAND could benefit from elevated cloud security, cost optimization, and collaboration tooling. Propose solutions around secure cross team collaboration, identity and access management, and multi cloud cost governance to support expanding research programs.

Research Workflow RAND’s use of Atlassian tools signals an emphasis on project management and collaboration. There is potential to enhance research lifecycle management, grant workflow, and knowledge sharing with integrated project dashboards, documentation, and reproducibility foundations that align with policy analysis timelines.

Security & Compliance As a nonprofit handling policy research, RAND faces sensitive data and regulatory considerations. Security services such as IAM, data loss prevention, threat monitoring, and compliance assessments could help protect research outputs and donor trust while enabling responsible data sharing across teams and partners.

Donor Engagement RAND operates at scale with substantial funding responsibilities. There is opportunity to deepen donor engagement and partnerships by integrating donor CRM, campaign analytics, and reporting dashboards to demonstrate impact and optimize outreach.