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CUIR RESEARCH
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CUIR RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS
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Research Collaborations, Grants, Contracts and Projects
1994-2007 |
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Click on a Topic to view the Center's projects: |
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| Collaboratives for Change | |
| Compass Guide Greater Milwaukee Foundation, The Education Resources Institute, Wallace-Readers’ Digest Fund, Bradley Foundation, Weiss Family Foundation, Stackner Family Foundation, McCabe Fund, Lumina Foundation A web-based, collaborative effort for Milwaukee residents, particularly low-income and minority youth, to increase access to colleges, technical schools, trades and apprenticeships. |
Ongoing |
| Donors
Forum of Wisconsin Research and technical assistance to support philanthropy in Wisconsin |
01/07-12/07 $15,000 |
| Community Development Work Study Program at UW-Milwaukee U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of University Partnerships) The grant provided tuition support and stipends to economically disadvantaged and minority students to increase the cadre of community-building professions working in American cities. Support was provided to four UWM students enrolled in one of three graduate programs: Master of Public Administration, Master of Urban Planning, or Master of Urban Studies. |
8/04-8/07 $180,000 8/02-7/04 $89,500 7/97-9/99 $119,4000 |
| Greater Milwaukee Foundation Greater Milwaukee Foundation Website Connecting Philanthropy This project will search, collate, organize and synthesize research information on a series of policy issues which are relevant to the greater Milwaukee area – with this information used to create sections of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Philanthropy Online component of the foundation’s website. |
1/04-12/04 $50,000 |
| TRIO Dissemination Grant U.S. Department of Education Stephen Percy, Director of CUIR, is co-principal investigator of a TRIO Dissemination Grant that will expand pre-college programs to three community-based organizations, including support for Compass Guide |
9/03-8/06 $600,000 |
| Teachers for a New Era Carnegie Corporation The Center for Urban Initiatives and Research with serve as a coordinating unit for an urban teaching initiative recently received from the Carnegie Corporation. |
7/03-6/08 $1,000,000/yr |
| Faye McBeath Foundation/Helen Bader Foundation ENTECH Website Development . |
4/03-12/08 $47,437 |
| Revitalizing Milwaukee Through Personal and Organizational Empowerment U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of University Partnerships) University collaboration to support community revitalization in central city Milwaukee through housing-focused internships, dissemination of urban planning skills, oral history, and community development efforts. |
1/03-12/04 $150,000 |
| Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC) – New Directions U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development This program provides graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with service learning opportunities in organizations that serve residents of the target neighborhood through fair lending practices, housing creation and rehabilitation, homeownership, and community redevelopment. |
1/03-12/04 $150,000 |
| CUIR and Roberto Hernandez Center Latino Inventory Project Collaborative study to identify Latino nonprofits in Southeastern Wisconsin to determine technical assistance needs. This study sponsored by Hispanics in Philanthropy currently accepting proposals from identified Latino nonprofits for capacity building and mini-grants. |
10/02-6/03 $10,000 |
| Nonprofit Portal UWM Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management A collaborative on-line information clearinghouse designed to strengthen the knowledge of Milwaukee area nonprofits. |
7/02-Present $133,790 |
| Faye McBeath Foundation ENTECH Capacity Building This grant will be used for development of Helen Bader Institute Nonprofit Management Education and Research programs. . |
1/02-12/05 $46,688 |
| COMPASS (Community Mapping, Planning & Analysis for Public Safety Strategies) National Institute of Justice and City of Milwaukee CUIR, along with criminal justice/geography/urban planning faculty and Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee, serve as the research partners to the City of Milwaukee on the COMPASS project. COMPASS is a data-driven approach for enhancing public safety through collaborative problem solving. |
9/01-12/03 $275,000 |
| Lake Sturgeon Bowl Wisconsin Sea Grant, Consortium for Oceanographic Research & Education, Brunswick Public Foundation, misc. sponsors A regional academic competition for high school students, coordinated in conjunction with the UW Great Lakes WATER Institute. |
2/01-Present $83,000
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| Learning Partner for Casey Foundation’s Making Connections Initiative Annie E. Casey Foundation Grant to support a learning partnership with the foundation’s Making Connections Initiative in Milwaukee, including neighborhood data studies, ethnographic studies, and partnership facilitation . |
1/00-4/02 $151,000 |
| Building Capacity in Milwaukee’s Nonprofit Housing Industry Fannie Mae Foundation Grant to support the capacity of nonprofit housing producers to create affordable housing in Milwaukee. |
11/98-10/00 $200,000 |
| Institutionalizing the Milwaukee Community Outreach Partnership Center (MCOPC) U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Grant awarded to institutionalize the economic development, job training and skills development, housing design services, housing for non-traditional families, fair lending practices, and community learning projects of the MCOPC—a collaboration of UWM and community partners. |
7/98-6/99 $100,000 |
| EPIC: Empowering Parents through Informed Choices in Education Partners Advancing Values in Education (PAVE) and Local Foundations A broad-scale collaboration of schools, PAVE, local foundations, and CUIR to create an electronic data system containing information on all local schools in the City of Milwaukee (plus Chapter 220 schools) that will be easily accessible via an EPIC website on the Internet. |
3/98-Present $154,000 |
| Forging a Partnership for Neighborhood Revitalization: The Milwaukee Community Outreach Partnership (MCOPC) Initiative U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Through the MCOPC, faculty and staff at UWM collaborated with community partners to provide a variety of integrated interventions designed to revitalize neighborhoods within Milwaukee’s inner city. These included: economic development, job training and skills development, housing design services and housing for non-traditional families, fair lending practices, and community learning projects |
10/95-9/97 $500,000 |
| Title XI-Building Capacity in Milwaukee’s Inner City: Partnership for a Sustainable Future U.S. Department of Education, Urban Community Services Program This program was conducted through partnerships that linked the university to important community-serving agencies in Milwaukee. The partnerships focused on three areas: 1)independent living skills training for youth; 2)health care and health education; and 3)alcohol and drug abuse services. Community partners included House of Peace, LaVarnway Boys and Girls Club, and the Latino Health Organization |
10/93-9/97 |
| Program Planning and Evaluation | |
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National Youth Leadership Council
Technical Assistance for NYIC's Self-Assessment Process for Service Learning Programs |
9/07-04/08 |
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Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Implementing a coaching model for the Wisconsin Continuous Improvement Process for After School Programs |
08/07-07/08 |
| Next
Door Foundation Research to support early childhood head start operating at the Foundation |
3/07-5/07 |
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United Community Center Evaluation of the Latino Dementia Project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
3/07-12/09 |
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Task Force on Family Violence Process and outcome evaluation of programming of the Task Force |
1/07-12/07 |
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United Performing Arts Fund Survey research, interviews and research to support strategic planning by UPAF |
1/07-3/07 |
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Mental Health Association in Milwaukee County Process and outcome evaluation of the Invisible Children's Program |
10/06-5/08 |
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee Evaluation of studies to enhance the understanding of impacts created by programs operated by Boys & Girls Club in Greater Milwaukee |
10/06-8/07 |
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Angela M. Turner Consulting Evaluation of St. Louis Healthy Marriage Project |
10/06-9/07 |
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Center for Self Sufficiency Evaluation of Healthy Marriage Initiative |
10/06-9/07 |
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Wisconsin Women's Business Incubator Corporation Evaluation of micro-business creating programs |
9/06-8/09 |
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Survive Alive House Foundation Evaluation of the fire safety program delivered to second and fifth graders at Milwaukee Public Schools |
8/06-8/07 |
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Evaluation of PAP Community-Based Abstinence Education Project Evaluation of Abstinence-Based Teen Pregnancy |
7/06-6/07 |
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Safe & Sound Incorporated Comprehensive evaluation of the Safe & Sound Program in Milwaukee |
6/06-10/07 |
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UWM School of Continuing Education Internet survey of public officials in Southeast Wisconsin |
6/06-10/06 |
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Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Preliminary Analysis of Continuous Improvement Process for After School (CIPAS) |
4/06-8/06 |
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Pettit Foundation/ Life Impact Program Evaluation of the UWM Life Impact Program to support single parent-students at UWM |
3/06-8/06 |
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Rosalie Manor Community & Family Services Evaluation of Abstinence-Based Teen Pregnancy |
3/06-9/06 |
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LaCasa de Esperanza Evaluation of the Supersite operation of the Earned Income Tax Assistance Program in 2006 |
2/06-6/06 |
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Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Technical Assistance to Wisconsin Project to Improve the Management of Drug and Violence Prevention Programs |
11/05-9/07 |
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Angela M. Turner Consulting Evaluation of AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin Community-Based Abstinence Education Project |
11/05-9/06 |
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Washington County Washington County Comprehensive Planning Survey |
10/05-7/06 |
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Angela M. Turner Consulting Evaluation of Better Family Life Community-Based Abstinence Education Project |
10/05-9/06 |
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Center for Self-Sufficiency Evaluation of Abstinence- Based Teen Pregnancy Program |
10/05-9/06 |
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UW Extension Evaluation of the UW Extension Horticulture Hotline |
10/05-12/05 |
| Ruddie Memorial Youth Foundation Evaluation of Ruddie Memorial Youth Foundation Grant Making Process and Outcomes. |
8/05-10/05 |
| Rosalie Manor Evaluation of Supporting Today’s Teen Parents Abstinence Education Project. |
7/05-9/05 |
| Milwaukee Public Schools Community Assessment Study for the Head Start Program. . |
5/05-6/05 |
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Brighter Futures Assistance in compiling data for the Community Report Card |
3/05-12/05 |
| Boys & Girls Club Evaluation of Program Efforts. |
1/05-4/05 |
| Greater Milwaukee Foundation Asset Building Evaluation Evaluation of three Supersites for Volunteer Income Tax Assistance to determine their capacity to stimulate enrollment in social programs. |
1/05-8/05 1/03-6/04 |
| Rosalie Manor Evaluation of SPRANS Abstinence Education Project. |
9/04-9/05 |
| Public Allies Youth Leadership Development Year-end evaluation of Public Allies program. |
9/03-10/03 |
| Opportunities Industrialization Center of Greater Milwaukee (OICGM) Youth/Health Evaluation of the SPRANS Abstinence Education Grant. |
7/03-6/05 |
| HUD Milwaukee County DHHS-Sports Authority Evaluation Program. |
7/03-9/03 |
| Milwaukee Public Schools Youth/Health Evaluation of CDC-funded program to prevent HIV/AIDS and STDs in Milwaukee Public Schools. |
4/03-9/04 |
| Milwaukee Public Schools HIV Prevention. |
4/03-2/04 |
| Private Industry Council Employment Evaluation of the LEP Workforce Partnerships project. |
4/02-1/04 |
| American Heart Association Health Evaluation of Implementation of the Search Your Heart Program, a cardiovascular education program designed for implementation through faith communities. |
9/02-3/03 |
| Milwaukee Public Schools Youth/Health Evaluation of the 21 st Century Physical Education for Progress Project in 25 Milwaukee Public Schools. |
9/01-9/02 |
| Rosalie Manor Youth Programs Conducted a co-evaluation of Supporting Today’s Teen Parents (STTP), providing both process and impact evaluations of the program. |
5/01-9/04 |
| Milwaukee County District Attorney Crime/Criminal Justice Evaluation of the first year implementation of the Community Prosecution CP. Designed to thwart crime and strengthen neighborhoods by locating assistant district attorneys in the community. |
5/01-11/01 |
| United Way in Waukesha County Needs Assessment A needs assessment to develop community indicators and action plan. |
1/01-9/02 |
| Northwest Side Community Development Corporation Workforce Development Evaluation of the multiple workforce development activities of the Northwest Side Community Development Corporation. |
8/00-7/02 |
| Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services Youth/Health Evaluation of the Wisconsin Abstinence Education Project, efforts in twelve sites across the State of Wisconsin to promote abstinence from sexual activity among teenagers. |
7/00-7/02 |
| Milwaukee Public Schools Youth/Health Evaluation of the Healthy Hearts Project in 34 Milwaukee Public Schools to teach proper nutrition, exercise, blood pressure monitoring, and abstinence from tobacco. |
7/00-9/01 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee Youth Programs Evaluation of the organization’s targeted outreach initiative designed as an intervention, to divert youth away from gangs and toward positive activities and enhanced educational achievement. |
2/00-2/02 |
| City of Milwaukee Health Department Youth/Health Evaluation of the effectiveness of Milwaukee’s Asthma Training Program for W-2 participants, with regard to health indicators and impact on work/training program attendance. |
11/98-10/99 |
| City of Milwaukee Health Department Youth Programs Funded by the Centers for Disease Control, the Metropolitan Milwaukee Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Consortium (MMAPPC) is one of 13 demonstration sites nationally whose mission is to bring together service providers, parents, teens, schools and elected officials to work toward the prevention of teen pregnancy. CUIR provides both process and outcome evaluations for Phase II of the project. |
6/98-9/02 |
| Soros Foundation (through the Benedict Center) Criminal Justice Evaluation of the Benedict Center’s Day Reporting Center. |
6/97-7/98 |
| Strategic Planning and Visioning | |
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Milwaukee Public Library
Research and Facilitation to Support the Milwaukee Public Library Facilities Plan |
05/07-04/08 |
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Women's Funding Network
Pooled Investment Strategies for a National Funding Network |
05/07-11/07 |
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Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Milwaukee Bid Council-Strategic Visioning Process |
10/07-02/08 |
| Ruddie Memorial Youth Foundation Evaluation of Ruddie Memorial Youth Foundation Grant Making Process and Outcomes . |
8/05-10/05 |
| Historic King Business Improvement District (BID) Facilitate review and revision of strategic vision for the BID’s operation. |
12/01-2/02 |
| City of Cedarburg , Wisconsin Facilitation of a strategic visioning process to guide the city’s planning for the future. Project includes background research, focus groups, community meetings, and facilitation of the strategic visioning efforts of an appointed Visioning Committee. |
11/00-12/01 |
| City of Glendale Facilitation of a strategic visioning process to guide the city’s planning for the future. Project includes background research, focus groups, community meetings, and facilitation of the strategic visioning efforts of an appointed visioning committee. |
6/00-2/01 |
| Fannie Mae Closing the Gap Forums in Milwaukee Grant will be used to support the staff of the Center for Urban Initiatives and Research on the series of “Close the Lending Gap” forums. |
12/00-12/01 |
| City of Milwaukee Health Department Provision of research services to support the visioning process of the Healthiest Milwaukee Initiative, including surveys of community residents and focus groups for targeted health populations. |
2/00-7/00 |
| City of Mequon , Wisconsin Facilitation of a strategic visioning process to guide the city’s planning for the future. Project included background research, focus groups, community meetings, and facilitation of the strategic visioning efforts of an appointed Visioning Committee. |
12/98-6/99 |
| Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Education Evaluation of the impact of Student Achievement Guarantee in Education (SAGE), a major school reform initiative. This initiative combined small classroom size with other reforms that, together, were expected to improve the educational achievement of young children in economically disadvantaged school systems. |
9/95-6/98 |
| Milwaukee County Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture Facilitation of strategic planning to guide the future of the county parks department and its many function areas. |
6/95-12/95 |
| Community Need Assessments | |
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Racine/Kenosha CAA, Inc. Research to support sustained funding of Head Start Programs in Racine County |
10/06-12/06 |
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Chamness Consulting Research to support Local Indicators for Excellence (L.I.F.E.) Project for Sheboygan County |
6/06-12/06 |
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Greater Milwaukee Foundation Research to Support Philanthropy ON-Line Project |
3/06-12/06 |
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United Way of Greater Milwaukee Survey of Local Residents on Philanthropic Giving |
12/05-3/06 |
| Community Advocates Data Processing for Milwaukee Brighter Futures 2005 Report Card. |
8/05-11/05 |
| Community Advocates Youth Survey Data Entry & Analysis. |
12/04 |
| Dept. of Housing & Urban Development/Waukesha County Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area Evaluation. |
11/03-12/03 |
| Wauwatosa School District |
9/03-10/03 |
| City of Milwaukee, Community Development Block Grant Office Head Start (CDBG) Mapping of CDBG Strategic Planning Area Collaborated with CDBG office to revise planning areas to reflect demographic changes from 2000 census. |
4/03-11/03 |
| National Housing Conference Employer-Aided Housing Examination of employer-assisted housing initiatives in Milwaukee. |
9/02-12/02 |
| Next Door Foundation Community Assessment Study Examination of community needs challenges, and opportunities in target neighborhood of the foundations. Information gained was used to inform programs and their implementations. |
8/02-12/02 |
| Greater Milwaukee Foundation Study of Persistent Poverty, Milwaukee Metropolitan Region Measure demographic (social indicators and causes of poverty, 1970-2000). |
5/02-10/02 |
| Greater Milwaukee Foundation Benchmark Development/Data Archive Measure Social, Economic, and Environmental Indicators of Menomonee Valley, Milwaukee, WI. |
1/02-12/02 |
| Greater Milwaukee Foundation Study of Poverty Indicators Measure Indications of poverty in Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties. |
4/02-7/02 |
| M&I Bank Neighborhood Housing Analysis. |
6/01-6/02 |
| United Way of Greater Milwaukee Needs Assessment Analyses of Data on Populations Served. |
10/00-5/01 |
| Donors Forum of Wisconsin Philanthropic Giving Analysis of Foundation Giving Data. |
8/00-10/00 |
| Milwaukee Foundation Youth Youth Mapping / Youth Initiative Project. |
9/97-12/99 |
| M7 Community Development Corporation Needs Assessment |
1/98-4/98 |
| Bradley Foundation Youth Analysis of Parents Involvement in Choice Schools. |
9/97-6/98 |
| Citizens for a Better Environment Environment Pollution Prevention Project. |
10/96-1/98 |
| Sixteenth Street Community Health Center Environment Computer Mapping for Environmental Health Project. |
5/96-8/96 |
| National Institute on Drug Abuse Criminal Justice Drug Posses, Gangs and the Underclass in Milwaukee. |
1/91-12/97 |
| Economic/Workforce Development Research | |
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Business Interest in Forming a Business Improvement District Exploration of creating of a Business Improvement District in Lincoln Village Neighborhood |
12/06-3/07 |
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Historic King Drive Business Improvement District Survey of residents in BID area to determine retail and services, consumption and preferences |
10/06-12/06 |
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Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction School Health Education Profile Survey of a sample of Wisconsin public schools on health education policies and practices. |
11/03-Present |
| Wisconsin Policy Research Institute Economic Development Wisconsin ’s Regional Economies: 1991-96 Metropolitan Regions Report Changing Economies of Wisconsin.. |
5/03-12/04 |
| Annie E. Casey Foundation Workforce Participation Local Learning Partnership study of workforce participation of former welfare recipient |
8/02-10/02 |
| Washington County Economic Development Surveys of Washington County residents, businesses, elected officials, and education officials on economic development issues. |
8/00-1/01 |
| 16th Street Community Health Center in collaboration with Great Lakes Environmental Fund Environment Menomonee Valley Sustainable Redevelopment Project. |
7/98-8/99 |
| Wisconsin Policy Research Institute Criminal Justice Analysis of Private Enterprise in Prisons. |
7/97-1/98 |
| City of Madison , Wisconsin Economic Development Economic Analysis of the City of Madison, 1991-95. |
9/96-7/97 |
| U.S. Office of Technology Assessment Economic Development Study of Spatial Changes of Economic Activity. |
9/94-3/95 |
| Survey Research | |
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Diverse & Resilient
Diverse and Resilient Youth Risk Behavior Survey |
10/07-03/08 |
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Milwaukee Public Schools
Administration of Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2007 |
09/06-10/07 |
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Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Special Reporting for the 2007 WI Youth Risk Behavior Survey |
10/07-11/07 |
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Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
2008 Wisconsin Youth Tobacco Survey |
07/07-06/08 |
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Community Relations-Social Development Commission Surveys and research to understand poverty in Milwaukee County |
5/06-10/06 |
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City of New Berlin Mail Survey of residents and businesses in the city of New Berlin |
12/05-5/06 |
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City of South Milwaukee |
12/05-3/06 |
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Partners for the Common Good Mail survey of Nonprofit Organizations to ascertain capitol and borrowing needs |
11/05-1/06 |
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Village of Saukville Survey Mail survey of Village of Saukville residents and businesses. |
8/05-12/05 |
| Greater Milwaukee Foundation Research Surveys to Support Marketing & Development. |
3/05-6/05 |
| Burleigh Street Community Development Corporation Survey of Sherman Park Residents. |
1/05-2/05 |
| United Way of Greater Milwaukee Survey of Donors to United Way. |
1/05-4/05 |
| Great Lakes Indian Wildlife and Fishing Commission Reducing Risks of the Anishinaabe from Methylmurcury. |
11/04-12/06 |
| Sixteenth Street Community Health Center Menomonee Valley Benchmarking Initiative Phase II. |
11/04-12/05 |
| Westside Healthcare Association Survey of residents in Westside Healthcare Association service area. |
4/04-6/04 |
| Agape Community Center Survey of Agape Neighborhood Residents. |
4/04-6/04 |
| Nonprofit Center-Neighborhood Information Alliance Analysis of Making Connections survey data. |
2/04-12/04 |
| Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction School Health Education Profile Survey of a sample of Wisconsin public schools on health education policies and practices. |
11/03-present |
| Center for Community Partnerships Washington County Economic Development surveys. |
5/03-10/03 |
Village of Shorewood |
4/03-10/03 |
| Delevan-Darien School District Youth Risk Behavior Survey Administration of YRBS with high school students |
2/03-6/03 |
| Neenah School District Youth Risk Behavior Survey Administration of YRBS with high school students |
2/03-6/03 |
| Appleton School District Youth Risk Behavior Survey Administration of YRBS with high school students. |
2/03-6/03 |
| Sebastapol School District Youth Risk Behavior Survey Administration of YRBS with high school students. |
2/03-6/03 |
| City of Wauwatosa Fiscal Planning Community survey on budget priorities. |
1/03-6/03 |
| Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Youth Risk Behavior Survey Administration of YRBS in a sample of 50 Wisconsin public high schools. |
10/02-6/05 |
| Public Allies Youth Employment Analysis of job evaluation surveys. |
9/02-10/03 |
| Waukesha County Department of Health & Human Services Needs Assessment Survey of healthcare needs of county Latinos. |
9/02-12/02 |
| Milwaukee Aging Consortium &UWM Center on Age and Community Aging Survey of professionals in the field of aging |
8/02-10/02 |
| CUIR Public Opinion Poll of gubernatorial primary election. |
8/02 |
| Step-Up Milwaukee Future Development/Planning Phone survey of south-side community residents. |
6/02-7/02 |
| UWM Roberto Hernandez Center Background Study of Latinos Surveys of Faculty, staff and students regarding Latino issues. |
6/02-12/02 |
| CUIR Public Opinion Phone survey of Metro-Milwaukee residents. |
5/02-6/02 |
| Washington County Parks Parks and Recreation Phone survey of county residents & mail survey of residents reserving park facilities. |
5/02-present |
| Social Entrepreneurship Initiative Social Entrepreneurship Mail survey of local nonprofit organizations to assess social entrepreneurship efforts, in place/planned. |
4/02-12/02 |
| UWM Graduate School Education Mail survey of graduate students. |
2/02-5/02 |
| Milwaukee Area Labor Electoral Coalition Government Phone survey of residents regarding school board elections. |
4/02-5/02 |
| Greater Milwaukee Foundation Philanthropy Telephone survey of Greater Milwaukee Foundation donors. |
1/02-2/02 |
| Hunger Task Force Youth/Hunger Mail survey of state teachers regarding school breakfast program. |
10/01-12/01 |
| Annie E. Casey Foundation Poverty/Welfare Telephone survey of Central-City residents on the Earned Income Tax Credit Program. |
9/01-12/01 |
| Village of Shorewood, Wisconsin Health Survey of North Shore Restaurants on Tobacco Policy. |
9/01-10/01 |
| United Way of Greater Milwaukee Future Development/Planning Survey of UW Agencies and Schools. |
8/01-9/01 |
| Milwaukee Public Schools Education/Youth Administration of Youth Risk Behavior Survey with a sample of MPS middle and high school students. |
4/01-8/05 |
| Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) Fund Youth/Health Survey of Milwaukee County Residents on Child Abuse Awareness. |
1/01-6/01 |
| Social Development Commission Needs Assessment Study of Needs of Milwaukee County Residents. |
9/00-9/04 |
| Institute for Wisconsin’s Future Poverty/Welfare Survey of Wisconsin Low Income Residents. |
8/00-11/00 |
| Village of Germantown, Wisconsin Land Use Survey of Germantown Residents in Land Use Preferences. |
6/00-10/00 |
| Milwaukee County Department of Parks, Recreation & Culture Parks and Recreation Study of Milwaukee County Indoor Pools. |
5/00-10/00 |
| City of West Bend, Wisconsin Future Development/Planning Mail Survey of City Residents. |
5/99-9/99 |
| Madison Magazine, Inc. Needs Assessment Survey of Dane County Residents. |
6/99-7/99 |
| Healthier Communities Initiative (Cudahy, Oak Creek, St. Francis and So. Milwaukee, WI) Health Telephone Survey of Community Residents on Public Health. |
5/99-7/99 |
| City of Brookfield, Wisconsin Future Development/Planning Telephone Survey of City Residents. |
3/99-4/99 |
| Mount Tabor Church of Christ Needs Assessment Survey of Neighborhood Residents. |
3/99-4/99 |
| Faith United Church of Christ Needs Assessment Demographic Study of Community Residents. |
12/98-3/99 |
| Milwaukee Ballet Needs Assessment Analysis of Survey Data. |
8/98-10/98 |
| Village of Slinger, Wisconsin Future Development/Planning Mail Survey of Village Residents. |
1/98-4/98 |
| Sixteenth Street Community Health Center Health Measuring User Assessment of Clinic Services. |
10/96-12/97 10/95-10/96 1/95-12/95 |
| Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee Poverty/Welfare Two Studies of Consumer Access to Food Delivery Systems. |
1/97-5/97 |
| Village of Germantown, Wisconsin Future Development/Planning Survey of Germantown Residents. |
7/96-11/96 |
| Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission Parks and Recreation Assessing Parks and Open Spaces in Washington County. |
10/95-1/96 |
| Village of Brown Deer, Wisconsin Future Development/Planning Citizen Survey of Residents of Brown Deer. |
5/95-8/95 |
| Ambulatory Health Day Care Setting Consortium Health Measuring Community Health Needs. |
3/95-5/95 |
| Ambulatory Health Day Care Setting Consortium Health Developing a Community Health Profile and Assessing Community Health. |
7/94-9/94 |
| Wisconsin Department of Transportation Transportation Research Studies on Transportation and the Rideshare Program. |
10/93-3/94 |
| Wisconsin Department of Transportation Transportation Study of Rideshare in Southeastern Wisconsin. |
10/93-3/94 |
| Governmental Services Research | |
| Milwaukee County Department of Human Services Youth Study of Milwaukee County Day Care Quality Measurement. |
11/00-12/01 |
| Milwaukee County Department of Parks, Recreation & Culture Parks and Recreation Study of Milwaukee County Recreational Needs. |
5/00-10/00 |
| Milwaukee Public Schools (Hurtado Consulting) Education Research Services to Support Neighborhood Schools Planning Initiative, including telephone surveys and focus groups. |
2/00-6/00 |
| Bradley Foundation Education PAVE Private School Teacher/Principal Study. |
3/99-2/00 |
| Milwaukee Public Schools Education Community Survey on Schools and Education in Milwaukee. |
8/98-11/98 |
| Institute for Wisconsin’s Future Education Studying the Impact of Funding Formula/Revenue Caps in Local Schools. |
4/97-8/97 |
| Institute for Wisconsin’s Future Governmental Operations Study of Privatization of Internal Support Services by the City of Milwaukee. |
6/96-9/96 |
| Bradley Foundation Education Fourth & Fifth Year Report on the PAVE Scholarship Program. |
5/96-9/98 |
| Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee Poverty/Welfare Assessing Food Delivery Systems in Inner-City Milwaukee. |
3/96-8/96 |
| Wisconsin Department of Administration Education Residential High School of Excellence for Wisconsin Comprehensive Assessment of Pools and Recreation in Milwaukee County. |
8/94-6/95 |
| Data Management and Data Analysis | |
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Planning & Design Institute, Inc. Future Development/Planning Database creation and data entry for West Racine, Whitefish Bay, Caledonia and Glenview, IL. |
8/05 |
| Ozaukee County Planning Resources & Land Management Department Ozaukee County Comprehensive Planning Telephone Surveys. |
1/05-3/05 |
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Community Advocates Data Mapping/ Assessment Development of Brighter Futures Report Card to the Community. |
9/03-3/04 |
| City of Mequon Parks and Recreation Database creation, entry and analysis of resident surveys. |
6/02-7/02 |
| Episcopal Diocese Planning Database creation, entry and analysis of member surveys. |
5/02-present |
| School to Work Program Education Analysis of survey data of program participants. |
5/02-6/02 |
| Afro Urban Institute Education Database creation, entry and analysis of resident surveys. |
1/02-3/02 |
| Planning & Design Institute, Inc. Future Development/Planning Database creation and data entry for West Racine, Whitefish Bay, Caledonia and Glenview, IL. |
10/01-present |
| Sixteenth Street Community Health Center Health Analysis of Data from Lead Outreach Project. |
3/00-11/01 |
| Institute for Wisconsin’s Future Poverty/Welfare Disseminating Information on Welfare Reform Research. |
12/97-6/98 |
| Information Technology Services | |
| Nonprofit Center Making Connections. |
2/04-12/04 |
| Greater Milwaukee Committee Select Committee on Milwaukee County Government Website Design Created and updated to support work of the GMC Select Committee as it considered governmental reform in Milwaukee County. |
4/02-10/02 |
| ENTECH: Empowering Nonprofits in Technology | |
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Brady Area Foundation for Arts & Ed
River Pulse Video Art Community Project |
10/07-03/08 |
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UWM Foundation
ENTECH Support |
07/07-06/08 |
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Milwaukee Children's Choir
Milwaukee Children's Choir Website Redesign Project |
09/07-02/08 |
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UWM Foundation ENTECH Support |
12/05-3/06 |
| UWM Foundation Support for ENTECH Construction of Greater Milwaukee On-Board Project. |
9/05-12/05 |
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Nonprofit Center Website Development for Jobs that Serve |
6/05-12/05 |
| Faith Partnership Network, Inc. Creating a Comprehensive Data Base of Information and Accessible Website to promote faith-based programs in Greater Milwaukee. |
5/05-9/05 |
| Nonprofit Center Nonprofit Center Jobs Website. |
12/04-6/05 |
| Collaborations/Facilitation | |
| Fourth Street Forums Collaboration with Milwaukee Turners; organize weekly forum to discuss critical policy issues of relevance to the community, region and state. Forums held at Historic Turner Hall and televised on local public broadcasting station and radio station at UWM. |
9/02-present |
| Greater Milwaukee Committee Select Committee on Milwaukee County Government County Government operation and reform. Provide Research and staff assistance to the Select committee, particularly to the Metropolitan Government Subcommittee. |
4/02-10/02 |
| Social Entrepreneurship Initiative Social Entrepreneurship Collaboration with Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee and Urban Economic Association of Wisconsin to operate a speakers series, conduct learning roundtables and conduct research on social entrepreneurship in Milwaukee. Supported by grants from the Nonprofit Management Fund, Helen Bader Foundation, and United Way of Greater Milwaukee. |
3/02-6/03 |
| Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Management Provide research, knowledge management, and information dissemination to support the Nonprofit Management Education initiative of the Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management, including surveys of the sector. |
1/02-present |
| Campaign for a Strong Regional Future Collaboration with the Greater Milwaukee Committee and Public Policy Forum to explore and stimulate greater collaboration in the metropolitan area focused on education, employment, transportation and housing. |
12/01-present |
| Greater Milwaukee Watershed Forum Environment Collaboration with the Freshwater Initiative of the Milwaukee Idea, at UWM, Metropolitan Milwaukee Sewage District, Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, and Marquette University to create a user-friendly examination of fresh water in the Great Lakes. Panel sessions/power point presentations recorded and packaged for use in high school classrooms. |
6/01-11/02 |
| Fannie Mae Wisconsin Partnership Office Housing Policy Facilitated three panel sessions of the Closing the Gap forum aimed at creating a response to the City Comptroller’s office report on home mortgage and improvement lending gaps between white and non-white residents of Milwaukee. |
6/00-2/01 |
| Milwaukee County Public Defenders Criminal Justice Facilitated learning/reflection sessions for the Milwaukee County Public Defenders office on varied topics: understanding mental needs, understanding diversity issues in local criminal justice. |
3/00-present |
| Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Housing Policy Collaborated on planning of the Housing Opportunities Program (HOPS)- a study and action plan initiative to enhance affordable housing and home ownership in a seven county area in Southeastern Wisconsin. Facilitated a full day retreat. |
2/00-Present |
| Partnership for a Healthy Milwaukee Health Policy Collaboration with the City of Milwaukee Health Department, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee County Department of Health and Social Services, United Way of Greater Milwaukee, and other partners to study local health needs and create strategic partnerships to enhance health outcomes. Took lead role in facilitating a one-day learning and planning forum [Piecing Together a Healthy Community: A Milwaukee Forum on Health, May 30, 2001]. |
3/99-Present |
| Nonprofit | |
| Northwestern Mutual Foundation ENTECH Knowledge Guide to Nonprofit Technology. |
1/05-6/05 |
| Nonprofit Management Fund Feasibility for Nonprofit Recruitment Program. |
2/04-12/04 |
| Nonprofit Management Fund Study of Nonprofit Boards of Directors in Milwaukee. |
11/03-2/04 |