Social Impact Research launches Peer Performance Exchange. The Exchange brings together nonprofits that are committed to improving their programs through learning, linking, and leveraging. Read More

Root Cause has moved! We are now located at 11 Avenue de Lafayette near Downtown Crossing! Read more to check out our new office! Read More

Check out Root Cause's report for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation! Through a case study on More Than Wheels & Ways to Work, collaborative learning is discussed! Read More


Ideas in Action: April 2013

  • Building a Solid Fundraising Plan: Navigating a tough fundraising environment 
  • Nine Nonprofits Join the Next Wave of Performance Measurement: Root Cause's Peer Performance Exchange
  • Leadership and Sustainability Institute's Black Male Achievement Social Innovation Accelerator 
  • Social Innovator Showcase - May 9th

Learn more about fellowships and careers at Root Cause

 

Q & A with Bill Haney of Blu Homes

We were proud to present our 3rd Annual Business Innovator Award to Blu Homes at our 2013 Social Innovator Showcase. Blu Homes, headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, is the leading provider of beautiful and green precision-built homes in North America. Through advanced technology, Blu Homes is working to improve the health, economics, design experience and environmental effects of housing for American families. Co-Founder and President of Blu Homes, Bill Haney, was kind enough to spare a few minutes of his time to sit down with Root Cause to answer a few questions.

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Sharing Info About Your Nonprofit on GuideStar is Easier Than Ever!

A guest blog post by Diana Hand of GuideStar USA on the overhaul of the GuideStar Exchange interface and the benefits to you!

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Knowledge
Collaborative Learning: A case study on More Than Wheels and Ways to Work explores these two organizations using their combined knowledge to help one another. Report by Root Cause for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Consulting

Root Cause is now working with Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance (MHSA), one of the first two Social Innovation Financing Intermediaries for the 'Pay for Success' pilot in the state of Massachusetts, to answer key strategic and organizational questions and position them to raise additional resources by strengthening their communication around their work and the 'Pay for Success' opportunity.

Social Impact Research

Join other nonprofits committed to improving their programs through learning, linking, and leveraging. The deadline to apply for the College Access and Success Peer Performance Exchange cohort is coming up on July 1st!

Social Innovation Forum

To celebrate its tenth year, Root Cause's Social Innovation Forum released a report card that shows its dramatic growth and impact over time.
Social Innovators have grown their organizations at an average rate of over 20 percent annually, while Massachusetts and US nonprofit average growth has been declining.

Bringing Success to Scale: Pay for Success and Housing Homeless Individuals in Massachusetts written by:
Joe Finn, Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance, & Jeff Hayward, United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley
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