Contextually and Culturally Responsive Research and Evaluation
We use a variety of mixed qualitative and quantitative methods to help our clients and partners derive the most useful information and knowledge they need from our research and evaluation studies. Our approaches are developmental, collaborative, culturally responsive and scientifically principled.
Our Promise
Our commitment to social justice means we bring only the highest quality research and evaluation methods to our client’s projects. We use a variety of mixed qualitative and quantitative methods to help our clients and partners derive the most useful information and knowledge they need from our research and evaluation studies. Our approaches are developmental, collaborative, culturally responsive, and scientifically principled.
How We Can Help
Our qualitative and qualitative research capacities include:
We specialize in several types of research and evaluation methodologies that are supportive of our mission:
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Community Science provided the Center for Community Progress (CCP), a national intermediary focused on transforming vacant and dilapidated properties into community assets, with strategic advising on performance measurement for the organization. We developed a set of performance measures that CCP is using to assess ...
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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation sought to understand the demographic characteristics of the principal investigators and leaders of organizations that received its grants. Community Science is working with the foundation to develop, pilot, and administer surveys to capture the racial, ...
The Barr Foundation’s Barr Fellowship is a two-year program designed to invest in exceptional civic leaders, to strengthen their organizations, and to cultivate a network of leaders committed to Greater Boston. This fellowship was conceived in 2005 and has since ...
Northwest Pennsylvania Job Connect sought to understand local workforce needs, especially the needs of community members that typically experience barriers to employment. Community Science, as a subcontractor to BCT Partners, conducted a survey of local employers, focus groups with providers, ...
