An Update on EMCF's Limited Life
October 18, 2018 Today Blue Meridian Partners is announcing plans to become an independent, (501(c)(3) enterprise. With this step, the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation is entering the next and final stage of our limited-life strategy. But EMCF’s work is not yet complete. First, we will fulfill...
An Update on EMCF’s Limited Life
The Foundation shares its plan for completing its work and leaving a lasting impact for children and youth, with the support of Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.
Year Up provides low-income young adults with the skills, experience and support that will empower them to reach their potential through professional careers and higher education. There are six million “Opportunity Youth,” ages 18-24, who are out of school and out of work or chronically...
Wendy's Wonderful Kids , a program of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, uses a child-focused recruitment model to find appropriate adoptive families. Its goal is to reduce significantly the number of children in foster care awaiting adoption. More than 100,000 children in foster care in...
EMCF's View A Year-End Update on Blue Meridian Partners Blue Meridian CEO Nancy Roob reflects on Blue Meridian's progress in 2019 and shares priorities guiding the work going forward. EMCF's View | Blue Meridian Partners | October 14, 2020 Continued commitment to emergency response efforts...
Nancy Roob on Geoff Canada and Harlem Children’s Zone
EMCF President and CEO Nancy Roob says in a video interview, “Everything I’ve learned about good grantmaking I’ve learned through the experience of investing in Harlem Children’s Zone.”
Watch Nancy Roob's TEDx Talk
Nancy Roob, President & CEO of EMCF and CEO of Blue Meridian Partners, shared her vision for a massive change in how philanthropy funds social programs.
Partnering to Transform a Community
Working closely together for 18 years, Harlem Children's Zone and EMCF have shown that "when adults in the community stand up, it's possible to save a generation of young people."
PropelNext Lessons from the Field
Read about the triumphs, challenges and unanticipated results of PropelNext's work with grantees over the past four years.
Forbes: Blue Meridian Partners a "Philanthropic Bet to Help Nation’s Kids"
Stan Druckenmiller, Connie Ballmer and Nancy Roob discuss why they joined Blue Meridian Partners, and what the collective effort aims to achieve for our nation’s children and youth.
PropelNext Program Evaluations
Our Alumni 2015 cohort and California 2018 cohort grantee evaluations are now available.
EMCF's Philosophy on Business Planning and Portfolio Management
Woody McCutchen describes how we approach business planning in this pair of videos. Transcripts appear below the videos.
Blue Meridian Partners - The Big Picture
CEO Nancy Roob describes in a video interview the partners’ vision: "to really move the needle on social problems in this country."
Blue Meridian Partners: Nancy Roob on Knowing When to Invest
CEO Nancy Roob describes in a video interview critical criteria for a potential Blue Meridian Partners grantee: "the track record and the ambition of the leadership."
Nancy Roob on What Sets Blue Meridian Partners Apart
CEO Nancy Roob describes in a video interview what distinguishes Blue Meridian Partners: “The size of the investment is unprecedented.”
Nancy Roob on The Power of Collaboration
CEO Nancy Roob describes in a video interview what unites Blue Meridian Partners: "a shared sense that we cannot go it alone in our philanthropy."
Nancy Roob on What It Takes to Scale
EMCF President and CEO Nancy Roob describes in a video interview the challenge and importance of “access to unrestricted capital.”
An Unprecedented Opportunity
The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation launches an open and competitive search and selection process to identify and advance 8-10 high-performing, youth-serving organizations in our new role as an intermediary for the Social Innovation Fund.
Capitalizing on Evidence-Based Funding for Youth
EMCF President Nancy Roob observes the tenth anniversary of the Foundation's shift in grantmaking strategy.
Charting a Path for Growth
The board of trustees of the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation has approved investments of up to $42 million over three years in nine outstanding organizations....