Programs

  • National Services and Catalyst Program

    NATIONAL SERVICES AND CATALYST - SERVICES PROVIDED BY CSI'S NATIONAL OFFICE TO SUPPORT STATE OFFICES AND CAMPUS OPERATIONS. SERVICES INCLUDE NATIONAL RECRUITMENT OF CAMPUS STAFF AND CITIZEN TEACHERS, MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS, NATIONWIDE BEST PRACTICE SHARING, NATIONALLY-BASED STAFF TRAINING, PROGRAM RESEARCH AND EVALUATION, AND CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING SUPPORT. NATIONAL SERVICES ALSO INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT, LAUNCH AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CATAYST PROGRAM, SUPPORTING TEACHERS TO DELIVER HANDS-ON PROJECT BASED LEARNING DURING SCIENCE CLASSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $2.2M

  • Makers + Mentors Network

    FIELD DEVELOPMENT AND MAKERS + MENTORS NETWORK - CSI IS DEDICATED TO MOBILIZING PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR HIGH-QUALITY AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS THROUGH RESEARCH, EVALUATION, INNOVATION, ADVOCACY AND THE LEADERSHIP OF THE MAKERS + MENTORS (FORMERLY US2020) NETWORK. THE AGENCY ADVOCATES FOR THE CONTINUATION AND EXPANSION OF SPECIFIC PUBLIC FUNDING AND PUBLIC POLICY INITIATIVES THAT SUPPORT 21ST CENTURY SKILL DEVELOPMENT, MENTORSHIP, AMERICORPS NATIONAL SERVICE, AND OUT OF SCHOOL TIME. CSI ALSO FOCUSES ITS EFFORTS ON INNOVATION, INCLUDING THE MAKERS + MENTORS NETWORK, WHICH SUPPORTS 20 COMMUNITY COALITIONS THAT OFFER HIGH QUALITY PROJECT BASED STEM LEARNING WITH EXPERTS TO OVER 200,000 STUDENTS. CSI ALSO ENGAGES IN EVALUATION WITH THIRD PARTY INSTITUTIONS TO PROVE THE EFFICACY OF ITS PROGRAM. FINALLY, THE AGENCY OFFERS AN INNOVATIVE TEACHING FELLOWSHIP, A TWO-YEAR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR ASPIRING YOUNG EDUCATORS THAT INCLUDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN A MASTER'S DEGREE AND TEACHING CERTIFICATION, AND IS PILOTING A NEW TEACHER SUPPORT MODEL TO BRING APPRENTICESHIP-STYLE LEARNING INTO THE TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1M

  • Program 1 [2025]

    CSI PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES THROUGH ITS NATIONAL OFFICE TO SUPPORT STATE/LOCAL OPERATIONS, INCLUDING NATIONAL RECRUITMENT OF CAMPUS STAFF AND CITIZEN TEACHERS, MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS, NATIONWIDE BEST PRACTICE SHARING, NATIONALLY-BASED STAFF TRAINING, PROGRAM RESEARCH AND EVALUATION, AND CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, AND TRAINING SUPPORT. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT, LAUNCH AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CATALYST PROGRAM, SUPPORTING TEACHERS TO DELIVER HANDS-ON PROJECT-BASED LEARNING DURING SCIENCE CLASSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AS WELL AS FIELD DEVELOPMENT AND THE MAKERS NETWORK TO MOBILIZE PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR HIGH-QUALITY AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS THROUGH RESOURCE, EVALUATION, INNOVATION, ADVOCACY AND THE LEADERSHIP OF THE MAKERS + MENTORS (FORMERLY US2020 NETWORK). CSI ADVOCATES FOR THE CONTINUED EXPANSION OF SPECIFIC FUNDING AND PUBLIC POLICY INITIATIVES THAT SUPPORT 21ST-CENTURY SKILL DEVELOPMENT, MENTORSHIP, AMERICORPS NATIONAL SERVICE, AND OUT OF SCHOOL TIME, WHILE FOCUSING EFFORTS ON INNOVATION THROUGH THE MAKERS NETWORK, WHICH INCLUDES 20 COMMUNITY COALITIONS THAT OFFER HIGH QUALITY PROJECT-BASED STEM LEARNING WITH MAKERSPACES TO OVER 200,000 STUDENTS. CSI ALSO ENGAGES IN EVALUATION WITH THIRD PARTY INSTITUTIONS TO PROVE THE EFFICACY OF ITS PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES HANDS-ON LEARNING WITH MENTORS AT THEIR HOST SITES.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $2.1M