Eureka-Boston 

A Case Study from The Power of Learning: How Learning Communities Amplify the Work of Nonprofits and Grantmakers

Eureka-Boston

Executive Summary: The Power of Learning: How Learning Communities Amplify the Work of Nonprofits and Grantmakers

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) is currently undertaking a multi-year initiative, Scaling What Works, to support the success of the Social Innovation Fund and 'to expand the number of grantmakers and public sector funders across the country that are prepared to broaden the impact of high-performing nonprofits." As part of this effort, GEO is interested in gaining a deeper understanding of "learning communities," especially how grantmakers can employ them to support collective learning among their grantees. 

GEO selected the Research Center for Leadership in Action (RCLA) at New York University Vs Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service to conduct a study on learning communities (LCs). The study addresses questions about different types of LCs, their design elements, the common challenges they face and their role in helping scale effective practices as well how they define success and common elements of success in facilitating learning to change practice.

This case study is excerpted from the internal research report, "The Power of Learning: How Learning Communities Amplify the Work of Nonprofits and Grantmakers," commissioned by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations and produced by the Research Center for Leadership in Action at NYU Wagner in 2012.

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Click here to read the Executive Summary: The Power of Learning: How Learning Communities Amplify the Work of Nonprofits and Grantmakers.