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Gabriel Rhoads | |||
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He earned his BA at University of Chicago, where he served as ombudsperson in 2000-2001, and is currently pursuing an MBA in the executive program at Columbia Business School. | |||
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Gabriel Rhoads, Senior Associate for Evaluation and Learning, helps the Foundation and its grantees evaluate programs and assess performance, and coordinates the activities of EMCF’s independent Evaluation Advisory Committee. Before joining the Foundation as a portfolio associate in 2006, Rhoads worked in youth development at Friends of the Children in Seattle and Public/Private Ventures in New York City. Rhoads also has several years of experience in dispute resolution and is currently a mediator with the Safe Horizons Mediation Program. 
In the Spotlight
EMCF Named Social Innovation Fund Intermediary
On July 22, 2010, the Corporation for National and Community Service announced it had selected the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation as of one of 11 intermediaries for the Social Innovation Fund (SIF). It has awarded the Foundation a $10 million federal grant to support youth-serving organizations with effective, evidence-based programs and a potential for substantial growth.
Highlights from the News
Mentor program aids at-risk kids in Prince George's schools (Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection)
The Washington Post, June 24, 2010
Proven sex-ed programs get a boost from Obama (CAS-Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program) All Things Considered, National Public Radio, June 6 2010
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The Harlem Children's Zone Featured on CBS 60 Minutes
December 6, 2009
Nurse home visits for pregnant women could keep their children off the streets in years to come (Nurse Family Partnership)
Newsweek, September 12, 2009
