Multiplying Good
Fall 2023 - Spring 2024
How can we safely connect local, underrepresented high school students with resources so they can work on projects related to their interests?
Anna Mathews
Autumn Qiu, Emily Jiang, Evelynn Chen, Kajal Mehta, Karen Gonzalez-Cifuentes, Ramitha Mallavarapu, Vicky Chen
Multiplying Good
Working with Multiplying Good Pittsburgh
Multiplying Good Pittsburgh works with local youth from various Pittsburgh middle schools and high schools to help identify what they are passionate about, and build the skills they need to make a difference.
Through this project, we will be serving Multiplying Good’s 70+ Students in Action Teams in Pittsburgh. We will also be working with Changemakers Program alumni and will have a chance to meet the new cohort of professionals in 2023-24 Changemakers Program.
Students in Action (SIA) - middle school and high school students that engage in service learning to create community change
Changemakers Program - local professionals come together for sixteen weeks to learn about Multiplying Good Pittsburgh and their mission.
Understanding the current situation for local Student in Action Teams
Expert Interview with Jodi Klebick, Executive Director - Pennsylvania and Courtney Stein, Manager, Programs & Partnerships - Pennsylvania
We gained insight into SIA Team project timeline and Changemaker alumni process. We identified that we need to find a way to address SIA teams’ struggles during the execute step and establish a certain set of guidelines for Changemakers to follow if they want to support SIA teams when they finish the program.
Attended Multiplying Good Fall Leadership Conference (10/27)
User Interviews
30 minute interviews with 6 local Student in Action Teams
20 minute interview with Changemakers
Synthesizing stakeholder needs based on our research
Models: Affinity Diagramming, User Journey Maps for Student in Action (SIA) Teams
SIA Teams lack guidance when ideating solutions to a community issue and building out these projects