Strengthening Language Programs
I partner with communities to develop tools and plans that help your language program strengthen and grow. This can include collaborating on grant applications, exploring how the language is used in homes and community spaces, mapping social networks of speakers and learners, creating strategic plans for language growth, and designing community language surveys. Each effort is guided by your priorities and aimed at supporting the everyday use and vitality of your language.
Planning & Strategy
Strategic Language Plan
A language strategic plan is a clear roadmap that documents your current language situation and lays out goals for both the near future and the years ahead. It guides your community’s efforts to strengthen the language and is often essential for successful grant applications and funding opportunities.
Grant Writing
Collaborating to create strong grant proposals can open doors to multi‑year funding that grows your language program, supports the staff and time needed for complex language work, and creates lasting impact for your community’s language goals.
Program Development
Wherever you are in the stages of developing your language program, I can help put your strategic plan into action—setting priorities and shaping initiatives such as classes, immersion programs, mentorships, or documentation projects. These steps are guided by your community’s vision and capacity, turning plans and funding into meaningful, lasting impact.
Understanding How Your Community Uses Language
Language Surveys
A language survey helps your community see the full picture of how, where, and by whom the language is used. Through interviews, questionnaires, or community conversations, it gathers information on strengths, needs, and goals—insights that guide planning, strengthen programs, and support decisions that keep the language thriving.
Social Networks
Your social network is all the people you talk to in your language and I'm guessing you speak with some more than others. We can create visualization maps of these connections—who uses the language with whom and how often—that help your community see patterns of language use, identify strong areas, and spot places where language use could be strengthened.
Language Domains
A language domain refers to the spaces and situations where a language is used—home areas like the kitchen or bathroom, work settings like an office or classroom, or social spaces like a café or community hall. Focusing on domains helps build language use around everyday routines and real contexts. By drawing on existing words or creating new recordings, we can expand the language for these spaces and strengthen its use in daily life.