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​What We Do


Serving Social Organizations Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration

We bring together interdisciplinary graduate student teams that provide pro bono consulting services to social organizations in Durham and beyond. We provide students with the opportunity to gain experience beyond the classroom in a collaborative environment while strengthening the work of change makers at the intersection of technology, business, and public policy.



How We Do It

Sharing New Ideas, Creative Strategies, and Cutting-edge Tools to Realize Social Missions

Graduate teams are assigned to selected partners for a minimum of one semester (4 months) to conduct services that include: 
  1. Impact Evaluation: Comprehensive assessment of changes in the social, environmental, and financial outcomes of programs and policies.
  2. Integrating new tools and technology: Development of new tools or implementing current technology to help make service provision make effective and efficient.
  3. Social change strategy: Design strategic plans and help establish programs to identify new visions that achieve social change.
  4. Development and Finance: Help identify areas of financial concern and implement fundraising and grant writing strategies.
  5. Capacity building: Enable partner organizations deliver on their missions with lasting impact by:
  • Effectively identifying community needs;
  • Increasing public awareness and engagement;
  • Creating more effective volunteer systems;
  • Designing, implementing, expanding, or helping scale service delivery;
  • Devising systems and procedures that enhance program management;
  • Identifying other needs and projects that can improve or enhance organizational capacity. 
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • What We Do
    • Executive Board
    • Founders
  • Applications
  • For Students
    • Become an Innovator
    • Become a Project Manager
    • Join the Executive Board
  • For Partners
    • Apply here
  • PROJECTS
    • FALL 2022
    • FALL 2021
    • Spring 2021 Virtual Showcase
    • Spring 2021
    • Fall 2020 Virtual Showcase
    • Fall 2020
    • Spring 2020 Virtual Showcase
    • Spring 2020
    • Fall 2019
    • Spring 2019
    • Fall 2018 Projects
    • Past Partners
  • Gallery
  • Contact Us