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New Developments at the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
$120 Million in Growth Capital Secured to Advance Opportunities for Low-Income Youth
Nineteen co-investors have joined Edna McConnell Clark Foundation and the board of directors of Nurse-Family Partnership, Youth Villages, and Citizen Schools to support the dramatic expansion of services for young people shown to improve the life trajectories of economically disadvantaged youth and young adults. Her latest update, EMCF President Nancy Roob discusses the progress made so far by the Foundation through its Growth Capital Aggregation Pilot. This effort is a new collaborative approach to aggregating growth capital up-front in order to support the dramatic expansion of three successful grantees. If successful, the three organizations are poised to reach a scale that will help solve some of our nation's most intractable social–and human–problems.
Read Nancy's column (June 2008)
EMCF President Nancy Roob Announces New Growth Capital Aggregation Pilot
The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation is experimenting with a new collaborative approach to aggregating growth capital up-front to support the dramatic expansion of a few of our most successful grantees. In a letter highlighting the developments of 2007, President Nancy Roob talks about the Foundation's efforts to help three organizations poised to improve the life trajectories of at-risk youth and young adults on a scale that will help solve some of our nation's most intractable social–and human–problems.
Read Nancy's column (December 2007)
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation in The News
Nonprofits Look to Invest in Themselves
The Financial Times, March 29, 2008
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For Good, Measure
The New York Times Magazine, March 9, 2008
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Three Charities Win Money to Vastly Expand Operations
Chronicle of Philanthropy, January 10, 2008
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Can Foundations Take the Long View Again?
The New York Times, January 6, 2008
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New Fund to Help Charities Add Efficiency by Growth
The New York Times, December 21, 2007
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Doing Due-Diligence on Your Donations
The Wall Street Journal, December 20, 2007
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For-profit lessons for Nonprofit Giving
Marketplace (National Public Radio), December 12, 2007
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How Long Should Gifts Grow?
The New York Times, November 12, 2007
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Fantasy Philanthropy Baseball- Compete for Capital!
Slate.com, October 19, 2007
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Way to Grow: Charities Use Business Practices to Rapidly Expand Their Programs
Chronicle of Philanthropy, September 6, 2007
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Business-Oriented Venture Philanthropists
Financial Times, May 21, 2007
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Uncharitable Thoughts: Are Foundations Elitist, Anti-democratic, and In Danger of Losing Their Tax Exemptions? Slate.com, February 16, 2007
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A Singular Focus on Kids: Clark Foundation Sees Success in its Controversial Youth Program
Chronicle of Philanthropy, February 9, 2006
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EMCF Grantees in The News
In Harlem, A Zone Apart (Harlem Children's Zone)
Baltimore Sun, June 15, 2008
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Tackling the Dropout Crisis Comprehensively (Good Shepherd Services)
Education Week, June 6, 2008
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Teaching China How To Help Itself (Harlem Children's Zone)
Forbes, June 2008
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Nun's Three Transfer Schools Give Bronx, Brooklyn Students A Second Chance (Good Shepherd Services)
New York One "NYer of the Week" , May 9, 2008
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Program Is 'Last Stop' for Youths Aging Out Of State Foster Care (Youth Villages)
Memphis Commercial-Appeal , May 6, 2008
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Back to Basics: More Charities Are Seeking — And Getting — Operating Support (BELL and Youth Villages)
Chronicle of Philanthropy, May 1, 2008
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Near-Adults Don't Belong in Ninth Grade (See Forever Foundation/MAPCS)
The Washington Post , April 28, 2008
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Asthma Treatment Program Helping Harlem Kids Breathe Easier (Harlem Children's Zone)
New York Daily News, April 28, 2008
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City Effort Give At-Risk Teens Job Skills (Good Shepherd Services)
New York Daily News, April 22, 2008
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'Organizational Capacity Building' Has Youth Villages On The Verge of Receiving a Major Grant (Youth Villages)
Memphis Commercial Appeal, April 18, 2008
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' Us Vs. Them' Becomes 'We' (Roca, Inc.)
The Boston Globe, April 20, 2008
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Youth Workers Press Mass. for Funds (Roca, Inc.)
The Boston Globe, March 31, 2008
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How Many Billionaires Does It Take to Fix a School System? (Green Dot Public Schools)
The New York Times Magazine, March 9, 2008
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Determined to Find a New Beginning (Center for Employment Opportunities)
The New York Times, February 17, 2008
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