Our Services
Evaluate and amplify your work.
Whether you work for a university, a STEM nonprofit, a museum, or another organization, our bet is that you care deeply about improving STEM education, outreach, and equity. You got into this work because you want to make a difference in the world.
Using data and research-tested best practices in informal STEM learning and evaluation, we will partner to improve your impacts and create real change in STEM education.
Evaluation and Communication Services
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Program Evaluation
Need to assess your program's effectiveness? We've got you covered! Whether it's a small-scale evaluation or a multi-year grant project, our flexible, scalable approach allows us to provide comprehensive evaluation services or support your team in conducting evaluations in-house, ultimately saving you money and building your organization's capacity.
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Capacity Building
Equip your team with the skills they need to thrive! Our engaging, hands-on workshops are tailored to your organization's needs and designed for staff at all experience levels. Together, we'll explore strategies for effective data collection and utilization, ensuring your program stays future-focused and impactful.
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Data Storytelling
We know that data is an essential tool in demonstrating the power of your work. Let's bring your STEM program's story to life! We'll identify persuasive data points and messaging, aligning your program's impacts with strategic positioning in the field of informal STEM education. Our team will then create engaging, customized materials like data visualizations, web content, visual reports, and slide decks to showcase your program's impact and importance.
Program Planning and Development Services
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Impact Planning
Define success and create a clear roadmap with our impact planning services. Working together, we'll define your program's vision, identify measurable outcomes, and build essential tools like logic models and theories of change. We will focus on your unique strengths, strategies, and resources to achieve meaningful results in informal STEM education. You’ll come away with a clear framework to guide your work and actionable strategies to reach your program goals.
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Strategic Planning
Unlock your organization’s full potential with our strategic planning sessions. We'll facilitate engaging conversations, incorporating diverse perspectives to create an actionable 5-year plan tailored to your needs. Align with your mission, prioritize goals, and achieve greater impact in STEM education with our research-tested best practices. Let's partner to create real change and set you on the path to success.
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Consulting and Advising
Access expert guidance and support tailored to your needs. Our experienced consultants offer customized insights on evaluation and informal STEM education, whether it's assistance with grant proposals or personalized guidance on in-house evaluation strategy. We are dedicated to helping your program succeed.
What sets us apart?
We’re experts in informal STEM learning.
We're passionate about informal STEM learning and have a strong understanding of how people learn outside of traditional classrooms. Our expertise includes STEM education, informal and out-of-school learning, STEM equity, inquiry-based and project-based learning, and participatory science. We're well-versed in informal STEM education, evaluation, and research. We’ve been educators and program managers, so we know firsthand the challenges and opportunities of working in informal learning settings. Together, we can partner to solve these challenges and amplify your impacts.
We're dedicated to making our insights actionable.
We create actionable content tailored to your audience, such as workshops, visual reports, and one-pagers, ensuring that your investment leads to practical use, not forgotten reports. Our goal is to provide both understanding and actionable insights. Using best practices in data visualization, learning sciences, and communication, we design custom data images, visual reports, and interactive workshops to effectively communicate with your audiences.
We care deeply about STEM equity and access.
We believe everyone should have the opportunity to explore and engage with STEM. We're committed to promoting equity and access in informal STEM learning, through our research, resource sharing, and client-facing work. By using culturally responsive and participatory methods, we help our partners create programs that resonate with all communities, particularly those historically underrepresented in STEM fields. Our goal is to support and amplify efforts that foster a more inclusive and diverse future in STEM.