EMCF Becomes a Core Funder of Fund for Shared Insight
We are happy to announce that we have increased our support of Fund for Shared Insight by becoming a core funder of the initiative.
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We are happy to announce that we have increased our support of Fund for Shared Insight by becoming a core funder of the initiative.
Nancy Roob, President and CEO of EMCF, discusses the profound impact philanthropic partnerships can have on the lives of disadvantaged youth in the United States
EMCF President and CEO Nancy Roob describes in a video interview "the critical difference that unrestricted, large amounts of growth capital can make in a nonprofit organization."
EMCF President and CEO Nancy Roob says in a video interview the most effective leaders "are serious about performance, looking at data, and challenging themselves to do better and better every year."
Communities In Schools , one of the nation’s leading dropout prevention programs, offers and integrates community services that help economically disadvantaged students, grades K–12, stay in school and graduate on time. A Communities In Schools (CIS) site coordinator at each school assesses...
Inside Philanthropy cites Blue Meridian as 2016’s "Best Big Bet" and Roob as "Foundation President of the Year."
Since 2000, EMCF has developed and tested a performance-based investing approach centered on large, long-term investments that help high-performing nonprofits lift the life prospects of more children and youth living in poverty. This approach provides organizations the capital and support...
EMCF launched a new fund in 2011 to aggregate private growth capital and help programs supported by the Foundation and the federal Social Innovation Fund expand to serve more low-income youth. The name we gave this fund—the True North Fund—reflected the inspiration and example we believed...
EMCF requires empirical evidence of a program's effectiveness, evidence that shows not only how well a program is working but also how to make it work better. Amassing evidence is an ongoing, dynamic process we call building an evidence base. This fosters a culture of learning and helps an...
Due diligence rigorously examines whether a prospective grantee and vulnerable youth could benefit from an EMCF investment. We spend hundreds of hours poring over every aspect of an organization's program and operations. Due diligence initially concentrates on three areas: Compelling Product:...
The True North Fund portfolio was a blend of 12 local, state and national nonprofits spanning the 9-to-24 age range and three of EMCF's outcome areas: education, employment, and reduction of risky behaviors. These investments delivered effective programming to significantly greater numbers of...
The Youth Development Fund has been EMCF's core program since 2000, concentrating on helping high-performing youth-serving nonprofits achieve greater impact. The Youth Development Fund helps grantees build the infrastructure and evidence they need to expand and help economically disadvantaged...
Michael Bailin, who served as President from 1996 to 2005, wrote several essays about the Foundation’s transformation and trends in the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors: Great Expectations Versus Getting the Job Done (2004) argued that "even though philanthropy is capable of great...
Propel Next helps nonprofits transform their passion for helping disadvantaged youth into data-driven insights and practices that enable them to deliver even more powerful results. In 2012 EMCF launched Propel Next to assist promising nonprofits in strengthening their capacity to use data for...
The grantees of EMCF and Blue Meridian Partners have a transformative impact on the lives of economically disadvantaged children and youth. {"43":["177","192"],"40":["177"],"39":["181","184"],"46":["385"],"13":["385"],"44":["192"]}
The following column, "Blue Meridian Partners: A Collaborative Form of “Big Bet” Philanthropy Aims to Give $1B to Youth Programs," was originally published in the Nonprofit Quarterly . Blue Meridian Partners is a relatively massive endeavor. Why do you feel it is so important to get this...
For five decades, the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation sought to help people and communities in need. In October 2018, EMCF announced it was entering the final stage of its limited-life strategy to invest all its assets within the next decade to leave a lasting impact on the lives of children...
Gateway to College National Network ’s alternative education program creates opportunities for young people who have dropped out of high school, or are at great risk of dropping out, to earn simultaneously a diploma and college credits. Nearly all classes in this dual-credit education program...
Harlem Children’s Zone works to “rebuild the very fabric of community life” through a comprehensive set of programs that engage local residents and stakeholders in providing a safe learning environment and positive opportunities for children and families in New York’s Harlem community. Harlem...
Children's Aid Society–Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program helps young people avoid becoming teenage parents by setting them on the path to successful adulthood. Its afterschool model has been shown to reduce teen pregnancies by 50 percent. Founded in 1984, the Children’s Aid...