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Community Needs Assessment

Know Your Community Before You Invest

Strategic research that tells you what already exists, what's needed, and where your organization can make the biggest impact.

The key question we answer

"What do schools and community partners actually need, and what should we build?"

What's included

  • Comprehensive community landscape research
  • Customized assessment of your target market
  • Outreach & validation with schools, districts, workforce orgs & partners
  • Analysis of community priorities & unmet needs
  • Gap & opportunity assessment
  • Final strategic recommendation report

Best for

Best for organizations validating before they fund or build.

$7,500

Investment

2–3

Strategy & checkpoint meetings

100%

Customized to your market

The Outcome

Direct insight into stakeholder needs, validated opportunities for impact, and a clear recommendation for the most effective path forward.

Ways to Partner

Explore the partnership model that best fits your goals, whether you want direct classroom engagement, a custom activity kit built around your organization, or a scalable educator-led rollout.

Choose below how you want to shape the next generation of your workforce.

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Classroom Experience

Bring Your Industry Into the Classroom

Inspire early interest in your industry and build awareness of real-world career pathways through a live, hands-on classroom or community experience delivered by a WhyMaker educator at a school or community setting selected by your organization.

$5,000
Reaches up to 150 students

What's included

  • One full day of in-person lessons taught by a WhyMaker educator in a classroom or community setting
  • Choose one of the following three lesson plans:
    • Solar Installer
    • Energy Services Engineer
    • Battery Scientist
  • 5 workshops in one day
  • Reach of up to 150 students
  • 5 classroom material packs, one per workshop

What your organization provides

  • Introduction to your school or community partner contact for coordination

Best for

Organizations that want to build their talent pipeline through early exposure to careers in their industry, while creating visible community engagement and a memorable in-class or community experience.

Most popular
Custom STEM Activity Kit

Turn Your Organization's Impact Goals Into a Hands-On Activity Kit

Create a custom activity kit designed around your company, your mission, or a specific business priority. This option is a more tailored approach to showcasing career pathways, supporting workforce awareness, or highlighting specific initiatives to students.

$10,000
Fully branded to your organization

What's included

  • Custom concept development
  • An engaging hands-on activity kit aligned to your goals
  • Branded educational content tied to your organization
  • Student-facing instructions
  • All materials needed for flexible use across classrooms, community events, or at home

What your organization provides

  • A subject matter expert to guide content development
  • A general topic or focus area

Please Note:

  • Activity kits are sold separately

Best for

Organizations that want a branded, customized activity aligned to a specific community impact or workforce objective.

Educator Training Program

Scale Your Impact Through Teachers

Reach up to 600 students and expand awareness of career opportunities in your industry by empowering educators to deliver this learning in their classrooms. WhyMaker provides a full-day, in-person professional development session centered on all three of our career-focused lesson plans.

$20,000
Reaches up to 600 students

What's included

  • One full-day in-person professional development session led by a WhyMaker facilitator
  • Training for up to 20 educators
  • 20 classroom packs, one per teacher, aligned to one selected lesson plan
  • Teacher recruitment and registration support
  • CTLE credits for participants
  • Materials for the session

Potential reach

  • Up to 600 students

What your organization provides

  • Venue
  • Food and beverages
  • Teacher recruitment

Best for

Organizations looking for broader reach, longer-term classroom impact, and a scalable teacher-led model.

Need something more tailored?

Custom Scope Available

If your goals go beyond these program options, we can build a custom engagement around your audience, industry, and business priorities.

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Custom Lesson Plans

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Custom built

Custom lesson plans

Give students a clear view into real career pathways in your industry through customized lesson plans designed around your company, your mission, and your workforce needs.

Internship-style & real-world learning programs

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Hands-on learning

Internship-style & real-world learning programs

Help students experience what it's like to work in your industry through hands-on, multi-week programs that simulate real-world careers, building early interest and awareness.

Certification-based STEM training

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Credentials & skills

Certification-based STEM training

Equip students with practical skills and real credentials through specialized STEM training programs — such as drone certifications — directly connected to career opportunities in your industry.

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At WhyMaker, we believe in the power of early exposure, real-world learning, and strategic industry collaboration to shape the future of students. We bridge the talent and experience gap—starting with your organization and the classroom to inspire students to their greatest potential.

Our mission is to help you build future-ready workforces while giving students purpose-driven pathways into high-demand careers.

Ready to explore a custom, standards-aligned curriculum program for your organization?

Complete the form, and a member of our team will contact you to learn more about your goals and desired outcomes.