Supporting Grants

To assist youth-serving grantees become more effective in their work, the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation makes a limited number of targeted grants to intermediary organizations that provide specialized training and expertise in the areas of evaluation and performance tracking; strategy development and refinement; talent recruitment, retention and development; communications; board strengthening; and fundraising. More information can be found in the section Other Supports.

The Bridgespan Group, Inc.

Boston, MA - $1,974,000 over one year to provide consulting support to the Foundation's grantees on business planning and ongoing strategic planning and assistance, as well as provide advisory support on the Foundation's Youth Development Fund grantmaking strategy.

www.bridgespan.org

Goodman Media International, Inc.

New York, NY - $57,600 over six months to provide communications and media consultation services to EMCF's Youth Development Fund grantees.

www.goodmanmedia.com

Goodman Media International, Inc.

New York, NY - $50,600 over six months to provide communications and media consultation services to EMCF's Youth Development Fund grantees.

www.goodmanmedia.com

LWP, LLC

Boston, MA - $380,000 over six months to conduct a feasibility analysis and, if warranted, develop a business plan for the launch of an entity that will provide coaching to nonprofit executives on organizational development and change management.

LWP, LLC

Boston, MA - $56,000 over one year to provide executive coaching and support to the chief executives of the Center for Employment Opportunities and the Children's Aid Society/Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program.

MDRC

New York, NY - $25,000 over one year to provide consulting support to Youth Villages.

http://www.mdrc.org

New York University

New York, NY - $310,500 over six months to support work by the University's Research Center for Leadership in Action.  The Center is conducting two pilot projects to assist EMCF grantees on their efforts to strengthen their boards and staff talent and leadership initiatives.

http://wagner.nyu.edu/leadership/

Policy Link

Oakland, CA - $150,000 over one year to develop federal and state-level policy recommendations that ensure successful replication of Harlem Children's Zone's core program components in other communities.

www.policylink.org

RPC, LLP

New York, NY - $70,000 over nine months to provide executive coaching support to Good Shepherd Services strengthen the organization's senior leadership team, advance program evaluation and quality improvement initiatives, and further develop its board.

Vera Institute of Justice

Oakland, CA - $100,000 over one year to provide assistance to the Foundation's grantees on outcomes analysis and assessment of performance management systems through the Economic Mobility Corporation.

www.vera.org

Venture Fund

The Foundation also makes a very limited number of grants through its Venture Fund to support projects or make investments in organizations that fall outside its current Youth Development strategy, but help advance its overall mission. The Foundation also uses Venture Fund grants to advance areas that are essential to the long-term quality and effectiveness of its work, such as evaluation, communications and philanthropy.

Note: The Foundation does not accept unsolicited applications for supporting grants or for the Venture Fund.

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Southeast Louisiana

New Orleans, LA - $150,000 over one year to support continued rebuilding efforts to re-establish mentoring services to youth living in regions affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

www.bbbssela.org

Child Trends

Washington, DC - $400,000 over two years to continue its ongoing research on ways to reach and help America's "disconnected youth," expand its online database of evaluations of youth programs, and promote greater understanding of "program effectiveness" among funders and youth practitioners..
www.childtrends.org

The Communications Network

Naperville, IL - $25,000 over one year for general operating support.
www.comnetwork.org

Council on Foundations, Inc.

Washington, DC - $40,000 over one year for annual membership dues.

www.cof.org

The Foundation Center

New York, NY - $60,000 over one year for annual membership dues.
www.foundationcenter.org

Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families

Silver Spring, MD - $22,500 over one year for general operating support.

http://www.gcyf.org

Grantmakers for Education

Portland, OR - $8,000 over one year for general operating support.

www.edfunders.org

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

Washington, DC - $100,000 over two years for general operating support.
www.geofunders.org

Independent Sector

Washington, DC - $62,500 over one year to promote good governance practices at nonprofits and foundations through the Panel on the Nonprofit Sector, and for annual membership dues.

www.independentsector.org

MDRC

New York, NY - $380,000 over two years to support the second phase of evaluation for Project ChalleNGe, a nationwide program that assists 16-18 year olds that have dropped of high school gain the skills and discipline necessary to secure future employment and access to post-secondary education options. The first evaluation phase found positive outcomes after 18 months, and this follow-on evaluation will track results for three years.

www.mdrc.org

National Committee For Responsive Philanthropy.

New York, NY - $30,000 over one year for general operating support.

www.ncrp.org

New York Regional Association of Grantmakers, Inc.

New York, NY - $16,700 over one year for annual membership dues.

www.nyrag.org