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We primarily work with the non-profit and public sectors conducting professional research and training. We have trained a wide range of non-profits and public sector nationwide.

Non-Profit/Public Sector
Hundreds of national non-profits such as the Red Cross, Goodwill Industries and United Way have attended our workshops. Thousands of mid-level and grass roots non-profits such as the Tenderloin AIDS Resource Center, Family Voices, Healthy Start Coalition and the Food Bank of North Carolina have also found our workshops useful . We've also worked with public servants from most metropolitan cities, counties and states.

Research Institutions
Highly respected research organizations such as The Brookings Institute, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, the Urban Institute, Institute for Social Research, Center for Urban Partnerships and the University of California Institute for Health and Aging have benefited from our workshops.

Educational Institutions
Ivy league educational institutions such as Harvard, Brown and Columbia as well as thousands of academicians and researchers from state and private colleges and universities have attend NUR's GIS workshops.

Corporations
Fortune 500 companies such as Fannie Mae Corp. and the Tribune have attended our workshops, as well as hundreds of other corporations.

Foundations
The Enterprise Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, the McAuley Institute and several other notable foundations have also participated in our workshops.

Professional Research

We work on a wide variety of research projects including needs assessments and program evaluation. Some examples include:

  • Community Development Network:Poverty Analysis, Portland-Vancouver, MSA
  • AIDS Housing of Washington, WA: Community planning GIS work
  • City of Portland, Bureau of Housing & Community Development: Lead Hazard Area Spatial Analysis
  • Community Alliance of Tenants: Created logistical maps and other data collection for an Anti-displacement/Gentrification door knocking campaign in Northeast Portland
  • YouthBuild of Portland: Assisted YouthBuild with a needs assessment which determined high risk youth target areas in Portland

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