Basic Organization Information
FIRST HAND LEARNING INC
- Also Known As:
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Firsthand Learning
- Physical Address:
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Buffalo, NY
14214
- EIN:
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16-1556618
- Web URL:
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www.firsthandlearnin...
- NTEE Category:
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S Community Improvement, Capacity Building
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S99 Community Improvement, Capacity Building N.E.C.
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O Youth Development
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O Youth Development
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O50 Youth Development Programs
- Year Founded:
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1998
- Ruling Year:
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1999
- How This Organization Is Funded:
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Contracts for services - $325,000
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Grants from National Foundations - $265,000
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Local Foundations - $107,000
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Mission Statement
To
promote learning from direct experience, inquiry-based teaching, and
collaboration among formal and informal educational organizations.
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Impact Summary from the Nonprofit
Collaborate with schools, museums, zoos, and community based organizations to provide in-school and after-school programs for urban youth, teacher professional
development programs, management of engaging objects and materials, and
design of curriculum and programs for learners of all ages.
Leadership
David T. Hartney
Profile:
After working as an engineer with General Electric from 1981 until
1984, Hartney began his education career as a middle and high school science
and mathematics teacher in North Carolina. He joined the staff of the Science and Technology for
Children (STC) project at the National Science Resources Center in 1989. He is
the primary author of four STC units, and a co-author of Outdoor Inquiries, published by Heinemann in 2007. Hartney served as managing director of
the Caltech Precollege Science Initiative in Pasadena from 1993 to 1997, where
he was the co-PI and project director of several teacher professional
development and preservice science education projects involving collaboration
with teachers, school district administrators, and scientists. He co-founded First Hand Learning with Peter Dow in 1998, and was Managing Director for ten years. He has served as President since 2009.
Leadership Statement:
We are an astounding nonprofit organization with a track record of service and collaboration at both the local and national level. Our volunteers, customers, clients, or employees will be pleased to discuss with you any questions or suggestions that you have regarding the work that we do.
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Program:
Science Materials Center
- Budget:
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$218,000
- Category:
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Education
- Population Served:
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Children and Youth (infants - 19 years.)
Program Description:
Science Materials Center. Materials development and refurbishment operated in cooperation with and for the benefit of the Buffalo Public Schools. Over 1,000 teachers make quarterly requests for distribution of standards-based science materials.
Program Long-Term Success:
Collaboration with St. Louis Science Center and National Wildlife Federation on development of the Science Firsthand-Partners in Discovery program
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Program:
Science Firsthand
- Budget:
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$180,000
- Category:
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Education
- Population Served:
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Children Only (5 - 14 years)
Program Description:
Science Firsthand is a project that provides urban
community centers with two unique resources for involving middle school
youth with science during out-of-school time.
The first resource is an adult volunteer who becomes a child's
"partner in discovery" for once-a-week meetings at the center. The teams choose their own areas of investigation.
The second resource is support to the youth-adult teams for doing
science firsthand. In Buffalo, NY, that support comes from First Hand
Learning, Inc. and a cadre of volunteers. In St.
Louis, MO, and Albuquerque, NM respectively, the St. Louis Science Center and Explora! provide team support and
coordinate the involvement of area scientists and volunteers.
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TEAM Buffalo
- Budget:
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$125,000
- Category:
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Youth Development
- Population Served:
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Youth/Adolescents only (14 - 19 years)
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Poor/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General
Program Description:
TEAM
Buffalo (Teens Engaged as Mentors) employs at-risk high school teens,
supported by their college mentors, in providing afterschool science
experiences to younger students at branch libraries in Buffalo.
Program Long-Term Success:
Pilot program in 4 library branches supported by one local college.
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