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EMPOWERING DETROIT'S YOUTH PROGRAMS WITH MEANINGFUL EVALUATION

At the Organizational Disperaties Laboratory (ODL), we believe that every after-school and co-curricular program serving Detroit's youth deserves access to high-quality evaluation, no matter the budget. As part of MSU College of Education's outreach initiative, CED in 313, we provide evaluation and research services that prove program impact, meet funder requiremenst, and help your confidently advance and expand your organization.

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Housed in the Durfree Innovation Society as part of the Life Remodeled network, ODL is proud partner with youth-serving organizations across the Detroit metro area.

What We Offer

Free Services for Eligible Youth Programs

​​We know accessing quality, affordable program evaluation can be challenging. That is why the ODL provides access to the following essencial services to all DPSCD-affilated, youth-serving programs at no cost.
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Initial Consultation: 

A discovery meeting to understand your program goals and outcomes.

Bi-Annual Data Snapshot: 

A basic, visual report with frequency distribution data (e.g., bar or pie charts).

ODL Youth Program Instrument:

 A validated tool for measuring engagement, experience, and outcomes - ready to deploy.

Interpretation Session & Data Debrief:

 Schedule a discussion to better understand your results and what they mean.

Note: Free services do not include custom questions or advance analysis.

Schedule Your Initial Consultation Meeting

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Customized Premium Services:

When you are ready to advance your program to the next level, we offer a suite of premium evaluation and research services to match your program's scale and sophistication:

Customized Evaluation Instrument

 

Including design & pre-testing

Focus Group or Interviews - Design, Conduct, Analysis

Advanced Data Analysis

 

Including inferential statistics

Grant Writing Support 

Narrative Evaluation Report

 

With data visualization

Long-Term Evaluation Plan Design (1-5 years)

Interpretation & Strategy Consultation

Research & Evaluation Partner on Grants

All premium services can be bundled at a discounted rate - contact us for a custom quote

The Organizational Disparities Laboratory is located in the Michigan State University College of Education.

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Contact Us:
orgdislab@msu.edu

 


620 Farm Ln # 207

East Lansing, MI 48824

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