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Root Cause is a nonprofit consulting team that helps drive effective and enduring social change.

Our mission is to empower communities to build, improve, and sustain social change initiatives that enable all people to thrive. Since 2004, we’ve helped over 400 nonprofits, public agencies, philanthropists, and other funders achieve their goals while advancing racial and economic equity and justice.

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Program Quality and CQI Resource Library

This collection of methods, research briefs, case studies, and more aims to help social service organizations and partners learn, improve, and better serve people and communities.

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Field Notes
Panel Discussion: Rural Philanthropy and Community Engagement from Washtenaw County, MI to Coös County, NH

On July 14, Root Cause hosted a panel discussion on rural philanthropy and community engagement. Rural communities are integral to our nation’s economy, identity, and future.

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2022 Root Cause Strategic Plan

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Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund
Strategic Planning to Grow the Impact of the Tillotson Fund

Community engagement and research in Coos County, NH through the NH Charitable Foundation/Tillotson Fund

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Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation
Community Mapping and Engagement for Healthy Aging in Washtenaw County, MI

To address this dynamic, The Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation is partnering with Root Cause to engage older adults and examine aging-related systems* across Washtenaw County. The goals of this project are to:

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Zero to Three
Zero to Three Facilitation & Convenings

Zero to Three is a membership organization that supports parents, early childhood professionals, and policymakers with the resources needed to ensure that all babies and toddlers have a strong start in life. In 2021, Zero to Three partnered with Root Cause to identify a cross-sector group of stakeholders who can bring diverse, current, and innovative perspectives about diversifying the infant and early childhood mental health clinical workforce.

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Principles of Engagement

Principles of Engagement guide our work and help us focus on what really matters for more people to experience lifelong success.

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Partners

More than 400 organizations - including foundations, nonprofits, public agencies, and more - have partnered with Root Cause to improve people’s lives.

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We're celebrating four years of the Biogen Foundation STAR Initiative in our Year 4 Annual Report! Read more about how our collective action with Biogen and STAR partners is helping to strengthen STEM education equity and access for young people underrepresented in STEM throughout Cambridge and Somerville.

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