Economic Impact Assessment of BLAST fest: culturally inclusive science festivals

Project Summary

Scoping an Economic Impact Assessment of BLAST fest. 
What are the benefits and costs of culturally inclusive science festivals?

Project Description

BLAST Fest is a pop-up festival and community engagement platform that explores science and technology through Black arts and cultural spaces.

The aim of this project will be to scope an economic impact assessment to measure the benefits and costs of BLAST Fest’s initiatives.  Working with the Director of BLAST Fest and other stakeholders, the volunteer will set the framework for how the costs and benefits can be evidenced qualitatively and quantitatively, including impacts of investment in the communities served, as well as what might be the impact in the absence of STEM and innovation development in these communities. The framework may include what data collection or stakeholder engagement needs to be conducted to enable a viable economic impact assessment and how this assessment can be used to make funding decisions.

Location: All the work can be done remotely (Blast Fest is based in Birmingham).  The volunteer will need to be able to access video meetings.

Commitment: 5 days worth of work over a few months.

Desired project start date: October 2021

Desired project completion date: December 2021

Apply:

If you feel you are able to offer your assistance please complete the application form and return along with your CV to ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com by Wednesday 29 September 2021.

The OR Society fully supports equal opportunities. As such, we welcome applications from the partially sighted or blind, or those with disabilities.

Information about the organisation: 

BLAST Fest is a pop-up festival and community engagement platform that explores science and technology through Black arts and cultural spaces. The organization uses a ‘flipped engagement’ approach, where the ideas for science engagement are generated and initiated from within the community, and BLAST Fest then ‘reaches out’ to the STEM sector to help co-create an exciting programme of activities and events.

For further information about the BLAST Fest UK please visit www.blastfest.org.uk

For further information about the Pro Bono OR scheme, please visit: www.theorsociety.com/Probono  or email ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com