Association of Science and Technologies Centers

Laura Bartock

The Power of Early Investment: Funding and Time Yield Deeper Community Connections

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Launched in 2023, ASTC’s Community Science Partnership Planning Seed Grant program supported new and emerging collaborations between ASTC member institutions and community-based organizations looking to deepen their relationship and collaborate to advance local priorities. Each grantee team received $8,000 – split equitably – to enable their participation in the five-month program which included strategic training […]

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Announcing the Community Science Civic Engagement & Policymaking Toolkit

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We are thrilled to announce the newest resource from our Community Science Initiative, the Civic Engagement & Policymaking Toolkit! Our team developed this toolkit with museum and science center professionals in mind who want to start, expand, or improve civic engagement work with their local communities. Read on for a sneak peak of what’s inside…

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Announcing Our New Cultivating Community Science Stipend Teams

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ASTC’s Community Science Team is excited to launch our Cultivating Community Science Stipend Program. ASTC’s Community Science Initiative defines Community Science as a way of working on issues at the intersection of science and society, which centers community priorities, strengths, and leadership to co-create solutions. Through community science, community members collaborate, often with scientists and

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Community Science Trainings Spring 2024

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The ASTC Community Science Team is offering several new training opportunities this year to help our members engage in community science – whether they’re just getting started or continuing to improve longstanding efforts. If you haven’t heard about ASTC’s Community Science Initiative yet, let us introduce you! Community science is a way of working on

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New Plans for Community Science from Partnership Planning Seed Grant Teams

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Credit: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County ASTC’s Community Science Team is proud to share the work resulting from our Partnership Planning Seed Grant Program. Successful community science begins with establishing trust among collaborative partners and ensuring that all partners are working toward shared goals. To that end, our newest grant program was designed

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Announcing Our New Community Science Partnership Planning Seed Grant Teams

/ ASTC News & Announcements, Impact & Initiatives /

ASTC’s Community Science Team is excited to launch our Partnership Planning Seed Grant Program. Successful community science begins with establishing trust among collaborative partners and ensuring that all partners are working toward shared goals. To that end, our newest grant program is designed to support new and emerging collaborations between ASTC member institutions and community-based

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Introducing ASTC’s new Community Science platform

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As communities work together to face global and local challenges, and as the role of science and technology in our society continues to evolve, it is more important than ever for all people to have the opportunity to engage with, participate in, contribute to, and benefit from science, technology, and innovation. Community science approaches often

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