Our Interconnected Services
Organizational Planning & Sustainability
More than ever, small and mid-sized nonprofits need to be internal powerhouses, and have the same resources, skills, talent, and training their larger counterparts take for granted. Strategic planning, leadership development, workforce management, new and continuing alliances with community partners, grant writing, board and community relations—child and youth-serving organizations cannot survive without them. That’s where we come in.
Professional Development
As the child and youth services field has matured and become more firmly rooted in science, new techniques for teaching best practices to professionals, educators, and volunteers have continually been developed. This is especially true today, as so much teaching has shifted online. We have a long history of presenting at conferences, have extensive curriculum development experience, and provide customized on-site and online training. Our most requested training topics include positive youth development, trauma/healing informed practices, self-care and mindfulness, group facilitation, and trafficking prevention. In addition to our core staff, we maintain a diverse cadre of specialists nationwide and can work virtually anywhere.
Credit: Joshua Wolfsun
Research, Evaluation & Communication
Research, evaluation, and communication strategies have never been more important to our field. They’re the mechanisms that tether the youth services sector to behavioral and social science, and the reason our work is more effective today than it was even 10 years ago. Youth Catalytics has conducted research and program evaluation for more than 20 years at the local, school district, state, regional, and national levels, and we pioneered groundbreaking ways to engage young people themselves in the work. We are also highly skilled in technical writing, editing, literature reviews, and more.