What Am I Working On

As has become my custom every few months, here's what I'm working on now at work. I won't repeat anything from last time that I happen to still be working on, and for confidentiality's sake I have to blur some of the details for some of these studies.

* Calculating the economic impacts and catalytic effects of a membership association that provides support services and business certification to minority-owned firms.

* Making the case that public sector investment in small business training programs produces a compelling return in terms of jobs created and tax revenues generated.

* Deconstructing the financial and programmatic structure of a specific category of social services that are paid for by the government by provided by private entities.

* Providing background research for an arts organization interested in expanding its offerings to be more inclusive in who it serves and who it features.

* Economic and social impact study for a large private university in New Jersey.

* Estimating the economic consequences of an urban university in the South building up its downtown campus.

* Conducting primary research to understand the effects of COVID on the availability of minority- and women-owned businesses to contract with a big city government.

* Facilitating the formation and utilization of an advisory council to ensure that a large-scale sporting event secures human rights and amplifies social impact.