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Explore how culturally competent, place-based evaluation can deepen understanding and impact in rural communities.
Learn how Community Science’s six-step approach to capacity building helps nonprofits find their purpose, build strategic partnerships, and create real, lasting impact in their communities and beyond.
Curiosity is key to working effectively in rural communities. This post explores how doing your homework, focusing on strengths, and listening with humility can transform rural research and investment.
Rural communities are more than just places—they are cultures with deep traditions, strong social ties, and unique challenges. But is your work truly rural-informed? Learn how to recognize rural culture and diversity to improve funding, research, and evaluation.
Rural communities are more than just places—they are cultures with deep traditions, strong social ties, and unique challenges. But is your work truly rural-informed? Learn how to recognize rural culture and diversity to improve funding, research, and evaluation.
In 2021, Community Science began working with The Colorado Trust (The Trust) to evaluate the Building and Bridging Power strategy. The strategy funded more than 37 grantees (23 grassroots/grasstops organizations and 14 media grantees) from 2019 to 2024. The evaluation focused on the 23 grassroots and grasstops to intentionally bridge power between communities, community organizing (or grassroots) organizations, and grasstops policy advocacy organizations so that community voices could lead the…