Collaborations and Partnerships
Our work only matters because of the humans and organizations who trust us to journey alongside them. Each collaboration is unique, shaped by context and community. What unites them is a shared commitment to growth, honest reflection, and building lasting relationships.
We have partnered with museums, cultural institutions, universities, nonprofits, government agencies, foundations, and individual leaders. We give a brief description of the work we accomplished with each partner below. Due to the personalized nature of our work and the sensitive information we have been entrusted to hold, we can’t always openly share the outcomes and reports from each collaboration. We take your privacy with great responsibility and care.
Museums & Cultural Institutions
We’ve helped cultural spaces turn inward to reflect on their own practices, and outward to build deeper trust with their communities.
MIT Museum — Organizing the Science Festival Alliance, supporting US and Canada-based, science festival and event organizers nationwide.
El Paso Children’s Museum / La Nube — Internal culture building and community relationship development.
Thinkery Children’s Museum — Cultural fluency development paired with community partnership building.
Maritime Museum of San Diego — Black Pacific Project, supported through NEH funding submission.
Fleet Science Center — Art for Planetary Health project, community relationship building with local creatives
Museum of Life and Science — Internal culture assessment
The Library Company of Philadelphia — Internal culture assessment and responsive training
Museum of Science Boston — Supporting the Research and Evaluation department in alignment and organizational engagement strategy development
Government Agencies
Even in large systems, there is space for dialogue and transformation.
National Park Service — Facilitated the Science, Parks and Community - National dialogue series.
National Science Foundation —
Advisory support for the REVISE Equity Resource Center
ASPIRE - An ongoing NSF-funded project aimed at supporting scientists evolving their practice to better align with the expressed goals and needs of place-based communities.
Equitable Partnerships - Serving as Co-Pi’s, this effort aimed at exploring the perceived divides between researchers, practitioners, and communities.
Nonprofit Organizations
From arts collectives to science festivals, we help nonprofits align internally and grow their reach with integrity.
he National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine — Assessing the NASA Science Activation Program
Plenary Co — Strategy development for community relationships.
Blast Fest, Toronto — Strategic planning for an arts and culture festival.
Bio Bus — Designed a community engagement strategy.
Kansas Science Festival — Supported strategic planning, long-term community engagement planning and vision.
I Belong Philly — Strategic planning and community partnership building.
The Salvation Army — Designed a series of responsive DEIA trainings
Universities & Institutes
DePaul University — Partnered with the DEI Committee to co-create Conversations in Color, a college-wide dialogue series centering Black and Latinx voices.
Science Gallery Atlanta — Facilitator training for the Addiction exhibition.
SL Math — Designed and led “From Bystander to Upstander” training for an international staff team navigating cross-cultural dynamics.
Metcalf Institute — Strategic planning and relationship-building processes.
On campuses, our work often centers voices historically excluded from decision-making and equips faculty, staff, and students to lead with equity.
Foundations
We support philanthropic partners in reimagining their role not only as funders, but as conveners and community builders.
Simons Foundation / Science Sandbox — Leadership development program design and facilitation.