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Through intentional facilitation and collaboration, we foster greater effectiveness within - [Collaboration for Impact Series Resources](https://rootcause.org/collaboration-for-impact-series-resources/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”5px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|10px|||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_text_color=”#4A85C3″ header_3_text_color=”#4A85C3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]Collaboration for Impact Learning Series Resources[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.23.4″ background_color=”#f0f9ff” custom_padding=”30px||2px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_6_text_color=”#4A85C3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]Hosted by Root Cause in January & February 2024, thisvirtual webinar series focused - [Additional Collective Action Resources](https://rootcause.org/additional-collective-action-resources/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0|0px|40px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Additional Collective Action Resources[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]ROOT CAUSE FRAMEWORK Collective Action Framework Overview of the Collective Action Backbone REI Groundwater Approach [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ - [Program Quality and CQI Resource Library](https://rootcause.org/program-quality-resource-library/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#E7E6E6″ custom_padding=”0px||30px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Program Quality and CQI Resource Library” content_max_width=”1100px” admin_label=”CQI Resource Library” _builder_version=”4.16″ header_font_size=”52px” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”||-1px|||” custom_padding=”0px||40px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”222.6px” custom_margin=”-19px|||||” custom_padding=”3px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]Jump to: Program Quality Roadmap Foundational Conditions of Program Quality Core - [Opening Session: Introduction to the Program Quality Roadmap](https://rootcause.org/opening-session-introduction-to-the-program-quality-roadmap/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0|0px|40px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Opening Session: Introduction to the Program Quality Roadmap[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ inline_fonts=”barlow regular” global_colors_info=”{}”]This webinar serves as an introduction to Root Cause’s Program Quality Roadmap, a proven system for building equity and excellence in social service organizations. Our panel of - [Evidence-Informed Program Design Webinar](https://rootcause.org/evidence-informed-program-design-webinar/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0|0px|40px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Evidence-Informed Program Design Webinar[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”]How can nonprofit programs and social service providers use evidence-based models and available research to best meet the needs of their communities ? Watch the recording of our Evidence-Informed Program Design Webinar, - [Trauma-Informed Approach Webinar](https://rootcause.org/trauma-informed-approach-webinar/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0|0px|40px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Trauma-Informed Approach Webinar[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”]How can social service and nonprofit programs be designed to identify and address the consequences of trauma? View the recording of our Trauma-Informed Approach Webinar, a core component in the Program Quality Roadmap.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row - [Staff Support and Performance Webinar](https://rootcause.org/staff-support-and-performance-webinar/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0|0px|40px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Staff Support and Performance Webinar[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”]How can social service and nonprofit programs better support staff members to promote their well-being and enable them to provide the most effective services? View the recording of our Staff Support - [Program Accessibility Webinar](https://rootcause.org/program-accessibility-webinar/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0|0px|40px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Program Accessibility Webinar[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ inline_fonts=”barlow regular” global_colors_info=”{}”]How can social service and nonprofit programs address barriers to accessibility to ensure community members can receive needed services regardless of zip code, race, gender, language spoken, disability, work schedule, household - [Data Measurement and Capacity Webinar](https://rootcause.org/data-measurement-and-capacity-webinar/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0|0px|40px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Data Measurement and Capacity Webinar[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”]How can/should a social service or nonprofit program collect and use data to measure performance and progress towards goals and outcomes? What are some best practices? View the recording of our - [Family and Community Engagement Webinar](https://rootcause.org/family-and-community-engagement-webinar/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0|0px|40px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Family and Community Engagement Webinar[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”]How can/should families and communities be engaged in planning, designing, evaluating, and strengthening social services and nonprofit programs? What roles can they play in leadership or feedback processes? View the recording - [Referrals and Partnerships Webinar](https://rootcause.org/referrals-and-partnerships-webinar/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0|0px|40px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Referrals and Partnerships Webinar[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”||2px|||” inline_fonts=”barlow regular” global_colors_info=”{}”]How can social service and nonprofit programs give and receive referrals and manage partnerships that lead to seamless service coordination between programs? View the recording of our Referrals and - [The Power of Funder & Community Partnership in Collective Action](https://rootcause.org/the-power-of-funder-community-partnership-in-collective-action/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ background_color=”#eaeaea” custom_padding=”30px||2px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_text_color=”#4A85C3″ header_3_text_color=”#4A85C3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]FOR FUNDERS: The Power of Funder & Community Partnerships in Collective Action[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_6_text_color=”#4A85C3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]In community-led collective action or collaboratives, what does it mean for funders to partner with community? Why is this kind - [Methods](https://rootcause.org/methods/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_image=”https://rootcause.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Methods_Top@2x.png” background_position=”top_center” custom_padding=”20px||20px||true|false” border_width_bottom=”14px” border_color_bottom=”#EBEBEB” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”10px||10px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Barlow Condensed|300|||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”52px” text_line_height=”1.2em” header_font=”||||||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]Methods[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://rootcause.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Methods_Header@2x.png” title_text=”Methods_Header@2x” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_image=”https://rootcause.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/RootIllustration_LtGrey-01-1-1024×791.jpg” custom_padding=”39px||42px||false|” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”13px||13px||true|” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”|300|||||||” text_line_height=”29px” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]Methods - [Publications](https://rootcause.org/publications/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_image=”https://rootcause.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Publications_Top@2x-1.png” background_position=”top_center” custom_padding=”20px||20px||true|false” border_width_bottom=”14px” border_color_bottom=”#EBEBEB” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”10px||10px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Barlow Condensed|300|||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”52px” text_line_height=”1.2em” header_font=”||||||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]Publications[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://rootcause.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Publications_Header@2x.png” title_text=”Publications_Header@2x” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_image=”https://rootcause.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/RootIllustration_LtGrey-01-1-1024×791.jpg” custom_padding=”64px||64px||true|” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”13px||13px||true|” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”|300|||||||” text_line_height=”29px” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]Explore - [Collective Action Resource Library](https://rootcause.org/collective-action-resource-library/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”||-1px|||” custom_padding=”0px||40px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.4″ custom_padding=”50px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Collective Action Resource Library” content_max_width=”1100px” admin_label=”CQI Resource Library” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ header_font_size=”52px” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb content_max_width=”1100px” admin_label=”Intro” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”]What is Collective Action? A community-led process for advancing equity and achieving social change. It’s the movement of a group of people impacted by and impacting a - [Partners](https://rootcause.org/partners/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”|0px||0px|false|false” custom_padding=”30px|0px|30px|0px|true|false” custom_css_main_element=”border:0;” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ width=”100%” custom_margin=”|0px||0px|false|false” custom_padding=”13px|0px|13px|0px|true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”|300|||||||” text_line_height=”29px” header_4_font=”Zilla Slab||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#5EC4CD” header_4_font_size=”24px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Since 2004, we have helped more than 400 partners improve people’s lives in communities throughout the United States. 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Search - [Continuous Quality Improvement FAQs](https://rootcause.org/cqi-faqs/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.19.4″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.19.4″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.19.4″ src=”https://rootcause.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/question-circle.png” align=”center” /][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Title” title=”Continuous Quality Improvement FAQs” icon_placement=”left” content_max_width=”1100px” _builder_version=”3.19.4″ /][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Intro” icon_placement=”left” content_max_width=”1100px” _builder_version=”3.19.4″]Root Cause helps nonprofit and public organizations to strengthen the capacity of social service programs to practice continuous quality improvement. [/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=”3.19.4″ border_width_all=”0px” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”|||”][et_pb_accordion_item title=”What is Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)?” open=”off” _builder_version=”3.19.4″ - [Referrals & Partnerships](https://rootcause.org/domains-of-program-quality/referrals-and-partnerships/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”Domain of Program Quality: Referrals & Partnerships” content_max_width=”1100px” admin_label=”Best Practices…” _builder_version=”4.0.2″ width=”100%” custom_margin=”30px||12px|||” custom_padding=”|0px|0px|0px||”][/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″ custom_margin=”||-1px|||” custom_padding=”40px||23px|0px||”]​Communities often host a range of health and human services serving children and families, each addressing a different set of needs at different stages of life. A - [Best Practices for Accessibility](https://rootcause.org/domains-of-program-quality/accessibility/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”0px||40px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”Domain of Program Quality: Accessibility” content_max_width=”1100px” admin_label=”Best Practices…” _builder_version=”4.0.2″ width=”100%” custom_margin=”30px||12px|||” custom_padding=”|0px|0px|0px||”][/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″ custom_margin=”||-1px|||” custom_padding=”40px||23px|0px||”]Barriers prevent some children and families from accessing needed programs and services. Common barriers include service locations that are difficult to reach with public transportation, service hours that require - [Trauma-Informed Approach](https://rootcause.org/domains-of-program-quality/trauma-informed-approach/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”Domain of Program Quality: Trauma-Informed Approach” content_max_width=”1100px” admin_label=”Best Practices…” _builder_version=”4.0.2″ width=”100%” custom_margin=”30px||12px|||” custom_padding=”|0px|0px|0px||”][/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″ custom_margin=”||-1px|||” custom_padding=”40px||23px|0px||”]Research across the fields of behavioral health, medicine, education, child welfare, and social services demonstrates that past traumatic experiences can impact the ways in which individuals receive - [Use of Evidence](https://rootcause.org/domains-of-program-quality/use-of-evidence/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”Domain of Program Quality: Use of Evidence” content_max_width=”1100px” admin_label=”Best Practices…” _builder_version=”4.0.2″ width=”100%” custom_margin=”30px||12px|||” custom_padding=”|0px|0px|0px||”][/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″ custom_margin=”||-1px|||” custom_padding=”40px||23px|0px||”]Social service organizations use best practice research and evidence in program design, implementation, and evaluation to maximize their ability to achieve positive service outcomes with limited resources, - [Results](https://rootcause.org/results-2/) - [Principles of CQI for Social Service Providers](https://rootcause.org/cqi-resource-library/cqi-principles/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_post_title meta=”off” _builder_version=”3.19.4″][/et_pb_post_title][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″ text_font=”||||||||”]1. Quality is grounded in the service experience. Quality is reflected through the perspective of multiple stakeholders, including participants, front-line program staff, program leadership, organizational leadership, funders, and other community partners.’ In this process, we are focused on participants, - [CQI References](https://rootcause.org/cqi-resource-library/cqi-reference-library/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″ custom_padding=”0px||40px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.2″ custom_padding=”60px|||||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_blurb title=”CQI References” content_max_width=”1100px” admin_label=”CQI Reference Library” _builder_version=”4.0.2″][/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_blurb content_max_width=”1100px” admin_label=”Intro” _builder_version=”4.0.2″]This reference library contains sources that our team found informative and inspiring as we researched domains of program quality and performance measurement capacities. These CQI references are part of a Continuous Quality Improvement Resource - [CQI Case Studies: YWCA Teen Parent Mentor Program](https://rootcause.org/cqi-resource-library/cqi-case-studies-ywca-teen-parent-mentor-program/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_blurb title=”CQI Case Studies” content_max_width=”1100px” _builder_version=”4.0.2″]Performance Measurement Capacity Head Start / Early Head Start ⎮ YWCA Teen Parent Mentor Program[/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://rootcause.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Untitled-1_0006_YWCA_LOGO_GSO_SM.png” url=”https://ywcagsonc.org/services/teen-parent-mentor-program/” url_new_window=”on” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.0.2″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]The YWCA Teen Parent Mentor Program (TPMP) helps teen mothers succeed - [CQI Case Studies: Head Start / Early Head Start](https://rootcause.org/cqi-resource-library/cqi-case-studies-head-start-early-head-start/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_blurb title=”CQI Case Studies” content_max_width=”1100px” _builder_version=”4.0.2″]Performance Measurement Capacity Head Start / Early Head Start ⎮ YWCA Teen Parent Mentor Program[/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://rootcause.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Untitled-1_0003_Guilford-Child-Development-HS.png” url=”https://guilfordchilddev.org/parents/preschool/head_start/” url_new_window=”on” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.0.2″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]Head Start/Early Head Start (HS/EHS) program is a federally funded holistic - [CQI Case Studies: NC Infant Toddler Program of the Children's Developmental Services Agency](https://rootcause.org/cqi-resource-library/cqi-case-studies-nc-infant-toddler-program-of-the-childrens-developmental-services-agency/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_blurb title=”CQI Case Studies” content_max_width=”1100px” _builder_version=”4.0.2″]Trauma-Informed Approach Bringing Out The Best of UNC-Greensboro ⎮ NC Infant Toddler Program of the Children’s Developmental Services Agency (CDSA)[/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://rootcause.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Untitled-1_0007_NC-DHS.png” url=”https://beearly.nc.gov/” url_new_window=”on” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.0.2″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]The NC Infant Toddler Program - [CQI Case Studies: Bringing Out The Best of UNC-Greensboro](https://rootcause.org/cqi-resource-library/cqi-case-studies-bringing-out-the-best-of-unc-greensboro/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_blurb title=”CQI Case Studies” content_max_width=”1100px” _builder_version=”4.0.2″ hover_enabled=”0″]Trauma-Informed Approach Bringing Out The Best of UNC-Greensboro ⎮ NC Infant Toddler Program of the Children’s Developmental Services Agency (CDSA)[/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://rootcause.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Untitled-1_0000_1800211_656943094341231_3727252768831421020_n.png” url=”https://bringingoutthebest.uncg.edu/” url_new_window=”on” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.0.2″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]Bringing Out The Best - [CQI Case Studies: Adopt-A-Mom](https://rootcause.org/cqi-resource-library/cqi-case-studies-adopt-a-mom/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_blurb title=”CQI Case Studies” content_max_width=”1100px” _builder_version=”4.0.2″]Referrals & Partnerships Adopt-A-Mom ⎮ Care Management for At-Risk Children (CMARC)[/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://rootcause.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Untitled-1_0001_GCIC_AdoptaMom-300×157.png” url=”https://www.guilfordcountync.gov/our-county/human-services/health-department/health-and-wellness/coalition-on-infant-mortality-and-the-adopt-a-mom-program” url_new_window=”on” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.0.2″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]Adopt-A-Mom (AAM) coordinates prenatal care for pregnant women who are not eligible for - [CQI Case Studies: Care Management for At-Risk Children](https://rootcause.org/cqi-resource-library/cqi-case-studies-care-management-for-at-risk-children/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_blurb title=”CQI Case Studies” content_max_width=”1100px” _builder_version=”4.0.2″]Referrals & Partnerships Adopt-A-Mom ⎮ Care Management for At-Risk Children (CMARC)[/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://rootcause.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Untitled-1_0004_oenCMBN2_400x400.png” url=”https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/care-management” url_new_window=”on” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.0.2″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]Care Management for At-Risk Children (CMARC) is a program offered at no cost - [CQI Case Studies: Care Management for High-Risk Pregnant Women](https://rootcause.org/cqi-resource-library/cqi-case-studies-care-management-for-high-risk-pregnant-women/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_blurb title=”CQI Case Studies” content_max_width=”1100px” _builder_version=”4.0.2″]Accessibility Care Management for High-Risk Pregnant Women (CMHRP)⎮ WIC[/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://rootcause.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Untitled-1_0004_oenCMBN2_400x400.png” url=”https://www.guilfordcountync.gov/our-county/human-services/health-department/home-visiting-services” url_new_window=”on” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.0.2″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]The Care Management for High-Risk Pregnant Women (CMHRP; formerly known as Pregnancy Care Management) - [CQI Case Studies: WIC](https://rootcause.org/cqi-resource-library/cqi-case-studies-wic/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_blurb title=”CQI Case Studies” content_max_width=”1100px” _builder_version=”4.0.2″]Accessibility Care Management for High-Risk Pregnant Women (CMHRP)⎮ WIC[/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://rootcause.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Untitled-1_0002_wic-logo-green-large.png” url=”https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic” url_new_window=”on” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.0.2″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]The WIC program provides quality nutrition services for women, infants, and children through nutrition counseling, - [CQI Case Studies: Wise Guys](https://rootcause.org/cqi-resource-library/cqi-case-studies-wise-guys/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_blurb title=”CQI Case Studies” content_max_width=”1100px” _builder_version=”4.0.2″]Use of Evidence Wise Guys[/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://rootcause.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Untitled-1_0005_childrens-home-soc-nc.png” url=”https://www.chsnc.org/wise-guys/” url_new_window=”on” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.0.2″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]Wise Guys is an adolescent pregnancy and STD prevention program that teaches young males (age 11-17) self-responsibility with - 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In the United States, people experience success when they achieve key milestones and progress from one stage of life to another, from a healthy birth, to a quality education, - [Search](https://rootcause.org/search/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ background_color=”#F18A00″ custom_padding=”||600px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″][wd_asp elements=’search’ ratio=’100%’ id=1][/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] - [Search Results](https://rootcause.org/search-results/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.19.4″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”#19a890″ background_color_gradient_end=”#7ac85b” background_color_gradient_direction=”270deg” background_image=”https://rootcause.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/title_bg.png” background_position=”bottom_left” custom_padding=”0|0px|13px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_row custom_padding=”25px|0px|0|0px|false|false” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_blurb title=”Search Results” content_max_width=”1100px” _builder_version=”3.19.4″ background_layout=”dark” /][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] ## Projects - [Strategic Business Planning for Growth](https://rootcause.org/project/byte-back-business-plan/) - How can a nonprofit organization grow sustainably while providing high-quality services? - [Creating access to high-quality STEM experiences for more girls in more communities.](https://rootcause.org/project/girlstart-creating-access-to-high-quality-stem-experiences-for-more-girls-in-more-communities/) - How can a nonprofit focused on STEM education for girls replicate programs with quality and pursue sustainable growth to new communities? - [Strategy for Building a National Movement](https://rootcause.org/project/strategy-for-building-a-national-movement/) - How can a national membership network focused on improving the lives of Black men and boys build a field and support the growth and sustainability of the leaders and organizations in that field? - [Designing a strategic growth plan to build up Latinx leadership in the education sector](https://rootcause.org/project/designing-a-strategic-growth-plan-to-build-up-latinx-leadership-in-the-education-sector/) - Latinos for Education works to develop, place, and connect essential Latinx leaders in the education sector in order to better serve some of the communities most impacted by education inequity. - [Strategic Planning to Grow the Impact of the Tillotson Fund](https://rootcause.org/project/tillotson-project/) - Community engagement and research in Coos County, NH through the NH Charitable Foundation/Tillotson Fund - [Strategic Planning for Massachusetts Head Start Association](https://rootcause.org/project/strategic-planning-for-massachusetts-head-start-association/) - [Good Jobs Metro Boston Coalition Wraparound Supports](https://rootcause.org/project/good-jobs-metro-boston-coalition-wraparound-supports/) - [Changing Community Conditions for Health Equity through Upstream Work](https://rootcause.org/project/changing-community-conditions-for-health-equity-through-upstream-work/) - [Board Strategy Facilitation](https://rootcause.org/project/board-strategy-facilitation/) - How does a well-established nonprofit get its major stakeholders to align around, buy into, and propel forward a revised strategic approach to its work? - [Merger Exploration with Ways to Work & More Than Wheels](https://rootcause.org/project/merger-exploration-with-ways-to-work-more-than-wheels/) - How do two organizations that believe they could have greater impact by either partnering or merging decide on the best path forward? - [Business Plan for Replication](https://rootcause.org/project/business-plan-for-replication/) - How does the original site of a multi-state initiative transform itself into a national center and develop a plan for expanding its reach and impact? - [Social Innovation Forum](https://rootcause.org/project/social-innovation-forum/) - How can an organization establish connections between funders and non-profit leaders to increase non-profit capacity? - [The Peer Performance Exchange](https://rootcause.org/project/the-peer-performance-exchange/) - How can we design the Peer Performance Exchange to enable nonprofits to strengthen their performance measurement practices and improve program quality? - [Customized Capacity Building and Technical Assistance for State Street Foundation Grantees](https://rootcause.org/project/customized-capacity-building-and-technical-assistance-for-state-street-foundation-grantees/) - How can we help a foundation’s nonprofit grantees adapt during a pandemic while strengthening program quality and organizational capacity for the future? - [Strengthening, Measuring, and Evaluating to Increase Capacity to Provide Maternal/Child Health](https://rootcause.org/project/strengthening-measuring-and-evaluating-to-increase-capacity-to-provide-maternal-child-health/) - [Launching the Boston CHIME (Child Homelessness Intercept Mapping and Engagement) Coalition](https://rootcause.org/project/launching-the-boston-chime-child-homelessness-intercept-mapping-and-engagement-coalition/) - [Addressing racial inequities and health disparities in birth outcomes through Collective Action in North Carolina](https://rootcause.org/project/addressing-racial-inequities-and-health-disparities-in-birth-outcomes-through-collective-action-in-north-carolina/) - The Coalition identified its need for a collective action strategic plan that envisions bold goals, develops collective action strategies, is radically inclusive and redesigns the Coalition in order to address the stark health disparities in birth outcomes and infant mortality in Guilford County, North Carolina. - [Emerald Cities Collaborative Strategic Plan](https://rootcause.org/project/emerald-cities-collaborative-strategic-plan/) - [Designing and Implementing Project Management Practices and Operations Systems with SEIU Education & Support Fund](https://rootcause.org/project/implementing-project-knowledge-management-practices-with-seiu-education-support-fund/) - [Providing Technical Assistance to Massachusetts Department of Public Health-funded Organizations to Support Healthy Relationships](https://rootcause.org/project/partnering-with-the-massachusetts-department-of-public-health-to-support-healthy-relationships/) - [Bringing Organizations Together to Advance Systems Change in Massachusetts](https://rootcause.org/project/bringing-organizations-together-to-advance-systems-change-in-massachusetts/) - [TeamFAME Afterschool Program Assessment](https://rootcause.org/project/teamfame-afterschool-program-assessment/) - [Evaluation and Development of a Strategic Learning System for Boston Community Hub Schools](https://rootcause.org/project/evaluation-and-development-of-a-strategic-learning-system-for-boston-community-hub-schools/) - [Building Collective Action in Rhode Island](https://rootcause.org/project/building-collective-action-in-rhode-island/) - [Building Community Wealth in Springfield, Massachusetts](https://rootcause.org/project/building-community-wealth-in-springfield-massachusetts/) - Building Community Wealth in Springfield, Massachusetts - [HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) Framework Performance Measurement & Evaluation](https://rootcause.org/project/hope-healthy-outcomes-from-positive-experiences-national-resource-center-performance-measurement-evaluation/) - The HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) National Resource Center, based out of Tufts Medical Center in Boston, partnered with Root Cause to help them understand how adoption of the HOPE framework leads to practice change among providers – and how this impacts families’ service experiences and their children’s health outcomes. - [Strategic Planning for the HOPE Initiative at Bunker Hill Community College](https://rootcause.org/project/strategic-planning-for-the-hope-initiative-at-bunker-hill-community-college/) - This asset-based, student-centered initiative is run by a group of faculty, staff, and students at BHCC. HOPE aims to transform inequitable systems and structures so that Black and Latino males can thrive. - [Using CQI to Advance Kindergarten Readiness in Tri-County South Carolina](https://rootcause.org/project/using-cqi-to-advance-kindergarten-readiness-in-tri-county-south-carolina/) - How can a region ensure that every child and family has access to the quality early childhood services they need so that children enter kindergarten ready to learn? - [Continuous Quality Improvement for Kindergarten Readiness](https://rootcause.org/project/cqiforkindergartenreadiness/) - Ready for School, Ready for Life and The Duke Endowment are partnering with Root Cause to cultivate a practice and culture of continuous quality improvement among early childhood programs in Guilford, NC. - [Pay for Success Coaching](https://rootcause.org/project/pay-for-success-coaching/) - How does a nonprofit best leverage a large and complex new initiative that has the potential to affect its overall mission, programming, staff capacity, and fundraising? - [Building grantee capacity for performance measurement, with a focus on racial equity](https://rootcause.org/project/building-grantee-capacity-for-performance-measurement-with-a-focus-on-racial-equity/) - How can a foundation help direct service and advocacy grantees strengthen their performance measurement practice, build linkages between their programs, and increase their collective focus on racial equity in economic security? - [Building an Aligned Performance Measurement System Across Foundation Program Areas](https://rootcause.org/project/building-an-aligned-performance-measurement-system-across-foundation-program-areas/) - How can a foundation build an aligned performance measurement system across program areas? - [Community Partnership Framework Development](https://rootcause.org/project/community-partnership-framework-development/) - How can a school district develop a strategic partnership management system to better organize their community-based partnerships and increase nonprofit effectiveness to ensure better outcomes for students? - [Growth Prospectus & Site Plan](https://rootcause.org/project/growth-prospectus-site-plan/) - How does an organization with a proven model determine how best to spread its impact in a sustainable, deliberate way? - [Designing a common program performance measurement framework for grantees](https://rootcause.org/project/creating-grantee-program-performance-standards/) - How can a standardized performance measurement framework help nonprofits improve program quality and inform a foundation's grantmaking strategy? - [Expanding Access to Proven Early Childhood Health Services](https://rootcause.org/project/project-dulce-business-plan/) - How can a nonprofit expand a model that creates family-centered, equitable access to critical supports during a child's first six months of life? - [Developing a Strategic Plan to Support the Growth of the Early Childhood Learning and Innovation Network for Communities (EC-LINC)](https://rootcause.org/project/developing-a-strategic-plan-to-support-the-growth-of-the-early-childhood-learning-and-innovation-network-for-communities-ec-linc/) - How does a network of early childhood development organizations grow its reach and impact? - [Boston WINS (Workforce Investment Network)](https://rootcause.org/project/workforce-investment-network/) - A coalition of nonprofit organizations and a foundation are working with Boston Public Schools to create college and career readiness opportunities for all students as they graduate high school, succeed in post-secondary programs, and enter the workforce. - [The Biogen STAR Initiative in Cambridge and Somerville](https://rootcause.org/project/the-biogen-star-initiative-in-cambridge-and-somerville/) - How can a foundation catalyze the growth of STEM ecosystems across local school districts? - [Farash Foundation Impact Measurement and Evaluation Plan](https://rootcause.org/project/farash-foundation-impact-measurement-and-evaluation-plan/) - In 2020-2021, Root Cause helped the Farash Foundation develop a data collection and impact measurement system. The Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation makes grants within Monroe and Ontario Counties, New York, related to arts and culture, education, Jewish life, and COVID-19 relief. - [Capacity Building for Performance Measurement](https://rootcause.org/project/capacity-building-for-performance-measurement/) - [Program and Partnership Assessment and Improvement](https://rootcause.org/project/program-and-partnership-assessment-and-improvement/) - Boston Public Schools (BPS) partners with hundreds of community-based partners to provide access to high-quality services and programs that meet the needs of all students. Yet BPS did not have a way of measuring the effectiveness of the partnerships between schools and external programs or the impact that each program was having on their students. - [SomerPromise and a Framework for Student Success](https://rootcause.org/project/somerpromise-and-a-framework-for-student-success/) - How can a city government articulate a vision for student success and establish a coordinated, community-wide effort to raise the necessary resources to achieve such a vision? - [Collective Action in Guilford County: Building Pathways To Success in Education & Youth Development](https://rootcause.org/project/collective-action-in-guilford-county-building-pathways-to-success-in-education-youth-development/) - How can an organization drive collective action by working in partnership with a local school district and nonprofit partners to advance k-12 student outcomes, including college acceptance, completion and employment? - [Coordinating a College Access and Success Pathway](https://rootcause.org/project/coordinating-a-college-access-and-success-pathway/) - How can two high-performing nonprofits work together to build a coordinated pathway that supports low-income, first-generation, and historically-underrepresented high school students as they access, enroll in, and complete college? - [Creating & Launching Interise](https://rootcause.org/project/interise-inner-city-entrepreneurs/) - How can we create, build, and spin-off an independent organization that supports small business owners in growing their businesses and developing local economies? - [Youth Violence Prevention Funder Learning Collaborative](https://rootcause.org/project/youth-violence-prevention-funder-learning-collaborative/) - How does an early stage collaborative better define its strategic direction, solidify its structure, and determine how best to engage its members? - [Increasing economic opportunity for returning citizens through small business growth](https://rootcause.org/project/increasing-economic-opportunity-for-returning-citizens-through-small-business-growth/) - [Community Mapping and Engagement for Healthy Aging in Washtenaw County, MI](https://rootcause.org/project/community-engagement-and-systems-mapping-for-healthy-and-fulfilling-aging/) - 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: - [Strategic Planning with Boston Public Schools: Designing the Next Phase of a College, Career, and Life Readiness Partnership Coordination](https://rootcause.org/project/strategic-planning-for-the-next-phase-of-a-college-and-career-readiness-partnership/) - This strategic planning process aims to strengthen and improve the coordination of CCLR partners working in Boston Public Schools as a transition from the Boston Workforce Investment Network (WINs). - [Zero to Three Facilitation & Convenings](https://rootcause.org/project/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. - [Strategic plan to launch the Diversity-Informed Tenets for work with infants, children, and families (The Tenets Initiative)](https://rootcause.org/project/strategic-plan-to-launch-the-diversity-informed-tenets-for-work-with-infants-children-and-families-the-tenets-initiative/) - The Irving Harris Foundation's mission is to enhance the quality of life for children, families and communities by advancing human potential, social justice and equity, and creative experience and expression. Root Cause has worked with the Foundation since 2016, with a special focus on the Diversity-Informed Tenets for Work With Infants, Children and Families. ## Partners - [Massachusetts Head Start Association](https://rootcause.org/partner/massachusetts-head-start-association/) - MHSA serves as the voice of Head Start in Massachusetts by providing collaborative learning opportunities, leveraging partnerships, and advocating for Head Start programs. - [City of Boston Office of Workforce Development](https://rootcause.org/partner/mayors-office-of-workforce-development/) - The Office of Workforce Development (OWD) works toward the full participation of all Boston residents in the city’s economic vitality and future. It connects low-income residents with job training and employment opportunities. It also promotes lifelong literacy and educational pathways. OWD focuses on competitive workforce development initiatives and policies. These initiatives aim to put Boston’s - [Center for Urban Families](https://rootcause.org/partner/center-for-urban-families/) - The Center for Urban Families (CFUF) is at the front line of addressing some of Baltimore’s most pressing issues, including poverty, unemployment, father-absence, and family disintegration. Its mission is to strengthen urban communities by helping fathers and families achieve stability and economic success. CFUF maintains an unwavering focus on addressing the key challenges of Baltimore’s urban - [More Than Wheels](https://rootcause.org/partner/more-than-wheels/) - [Tufts Health Plan Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/tufts-health-plan-foundation/) - In 2008, James Roosevelt Jr. created the Tufts Health Plan Foundation, fulfilling a long-held desire to use the assets of Tufts Health Plan in a way that brings demonstrable improvement to longstanding health care issues facing communities. Tufts Health Plan Foundation’s mission is to improve the health and wellness of the diverse communities it serves. - [Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/ann-arbor-area-community-foundation/) - The Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation (AAACF) is a philanthropic organization with a broad community focus: enriching the quality of life in Washtenaw County. More than 50 years ago, residents established the foundation to help individuals, families, groups, and organizations accomplish their philanthropic goals. - [TeamFAME at the International Tennis Hall of Fame](https://rootcause.org/partner/teamfame-at-the-international-tennis-hall-of-fame/) - TeamFAME provides out-of-school-time activities to help underserved elementary, middle, and high school students in Newport, Rhode Island and neighboring towns reach their goals, learn new skills, and change their lives on and off the court. As one of the youth programs within the International Tennis Hall of Fame (ITHF), TeamFAME contributes to the ITHF’s vision - [Zero to Three](https://rootcause.org/partner/zero-to-three/) - Founded in 1977, 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. Zero to Three supports: Parents with practical resources that help them connect more positively, deeply and continuously with their babiesProfessionals - [Boston Public Schools](https://rootcause.org/partner/boston-public-schools/) - Boston Public Schools is committed to transforming the lives of all children through exemplary teaching in a world-class system of innovative, welcoming schools. Boston Public Schools partners with the community, families, and students to develop in every learner the knowledge, skill, and character to excel in college, career, and life. - [Byte Back](https://rootcause.org/partner/byte-back/) - Byte Back changes the economic trajectory of working adults who lack the formal education and tech skills to secure living-wage employment. Tens of millions of living-wage jobs available to workers without a college degree now require basic tech skills. Without access to opportunity, low-income individuals are likely to continue to experience significant socioeconomic, educational, and - [City of Somerville](https://rootcause.org/partner/city-of-somerville/) - Somerville is a city located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, just two miles north of Boston. Occupying slightly over 4 square miles, its population of 78,901 (as of the 2014 census) and a myriad of immigrants from all over the world make Somerville the most densely populated community in New England and one of the most - [Social Innovation Forum](https://rootcause.org/partner/social-innovation-forum/) - The Social Innovation Forum creates positive social change in greater Boston by engaging leaders, strengthening organizations, and building networks. SIF actively connect supporters (funders, investors, and volunteers) and practitioners (non-profit and social business leaders) to build productive relationships focused on growing social impact. Founded in 2003 as a program of Root Cause, SIF incorporated as - [Help Me Grow National Center](https://rootcause.org/partner/help-me-grow-national-center/) - Help Me Grow National Center is the only national organization working to coordinate services system-wide in the early childhood sector while providing access to a broad range of interventions specifically targeting vulnerable children and families. The Help Me Grow model was developed by Paul H. Dworkin, MD in 1997 and pilot tested in Hartford, Connecticut. - [Say Yes Guilford](https://rootcause.org/partner/say-yes-to-education-guilford/) - Say Yes Guilford provides access to services, support and scholarships designed to prepare Guilford County Schools students for success in college, career and life. Guilford County is the first community in the country to locally own and operate its Say Yes to Education chapter after transitioning from Say Yes to Education national. With more than - [Root Cause](https://rootcause.org/partner/root-cause/) - The purpose of Root Cause is to foster effective collaboration. Through intentional facilitation and collaboration, we foster greater effectiveness within and between nonprofits and their ecosystems. We do this work in ways that show care for the people involved, with an intention to improve their skills, build the capacity of organizations, and maximize the use of - [Massachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance](https://rootcause.org/partner/massachusetts-housing-and-shelter-alliance/) - The Massachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance (MHSA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to ending homelessness in Massachusetts, with a particular focus on unaccompanied adults. Through advocacy, collaboration, education, and innovative program development, MHSA focuses on evidence-based solutions that reduce public reliance on emergency resources and prioritize access to stable housing and individualized support services. MHSA - [State Street Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/state-street/) - State Street Foundation, State Street’s charitable arm, makes grants to nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations in 26 countries. The Foundation’s primary strategic focus is education and workforce development. State Street Foundation believes the most effective way to improve the overall well-being of its communities is to help disadvantaged individuals earn and make a living. By keeping - [Centering Healthcare Institute](https://rootcause.org/partner/centering-healthcare-institute/) - CHI is a non-profit organization that works closely with healthcare providers from all sectors to change healthcare. With over two decades of experience as the go-to resource for group care, CHI has developed and sustained the Centering model in more than 550 practice sites and in some of the largest health systems in the world. - [Massachusetts Department of Public Health](https://rootcause.org/partner/massachusetts-department-of-public-health/) - The mission of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) is to promote and protect health and wellness and prevent injury and illness for all people, prioritizing racial equity in health by improving equitable access to quality public health and health care services and partnering with communities most impacted by health inequities and structural racism. We - [Every Baby Guilford](https://rootcause.org/partner/guilford-county-coalition-on-infant-mortality/) - For several decades, Guilford County’s infant mortality rate has remained higher than the state and national rates. Led by staff of the Guilford County Department of Health & Human Services, Division of Public Health, a radically inclusive collective action movement called Every Baby Guilford (EBG) was launched in June 2021 to disrupt these long-standing disparities - [Emerald Cities Collaborative](https://rootcause.org/partner/emerald-cities-collaborative/) - Emerald Cities Collaborative (ECC) was created in 2009 by a powerful network of national and local community, labor, policy, business, and nonprofit organizations. The broad goals of the “emerald cities” were to have the greenest and most equitable cities possible that give particular attention to more efficient or restorative use of nature, particularly energy. From - [CHIME (Child Homelessness Intercept Mapping and Engagement)](https://rootcause.org/partner/chime-child-homelessness-intercept-mapping-and-engagement/) - Child Homelessness Intercept Mapping and Engagement (CHIME) is a multi-year initiative to improve services for accompanied children experiencing homelessness in Greater Boston. - [United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley](https://rootcause.org/partner/united-way-of-massachusetts-bay-and-merrimack-valley-2/) - United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley exists to build more equitable communities, together. With over 85 years of local impact in Eastern Massachusetts, we work with and for our communities to build economic prosperity and enable everyone–across races and ethnicities–to share in the knowledge, wealth and resources available. - [Boston Community Hub Schools](https://rootcause.org/partner/boston-community-hub-schools/) - Boston Community Hub Schools: Boston Community Hub Schools is a long-term strategy to actively engage the resources of each community around student and family success. The approach is based on a national model at work in many types of school communities nationwide. In a Boston Community Hub School, the school community intentionally looks at its - [SEIU Education & Support Fund](https://rootcause.org/partner/seiu-education-support-fund/) - SEIU Education and Support Fund (ESF) is a 501(c)(3) organization with a successful track record of nearly 30 years managing workforce development grants, developing educational materials, convening health and safety trainings, undertaking public informational efforts and improving standards in the public and service sectors. ESF partners with think tanks, policy makers, advocates, community colleges and - [Massachusetts Department of Public Health - Bureau of Community Health and Prevention](https://rootcause.org/partner/massachusetts-department-of-health-bureau-of-community-health-and-prevention/) - The mission of Massachusetts Department of Public Health's Bureau of Community Health and Prevention (BCHAP) is to promote the well-being of everyone in Massachusetts, with attention on populations disproportionately impacted by health inequities. We aim to reduce social and structural barriers that lead to poor health by working with communities, people and partners across the Commonwealth. - [van Beuren Charitable Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/van-beuren-charitable-foundation-2/) - The van Beuren Charitable Foundation was established in 1986 by John A. “Archie” and Hope H. “Happy” van Beuren. Early conversations around the family kitchen table formed the principles that continue to guide vBCF today: encouraging family involvement, developing firsthand knowledge of the community, and operating with integrity, intelligence, and imagination. Having contributed over $90 - [Mass Mutual Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/mass-mutual-foundation/) - In 1851, 31 neighbors in Springfield, Massachusetts, promised to protect one another. From this commitment, the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) was born. The MassMutual Foundation fuels initiatives that increase financial resilience within our communities and fosters a culture of community engagement for MassMutual’s employees and financial professionals. The Live Mutual Project is a - [Tufts Medical Center](https://rootcause.org/partner/tufts-medical-center/) - [Orange County Community Housing Corporation](https://rootcause.org/partner/orange-county-community-housing-corporation/) - OCCHC is a non-profit organization whose mission is to transition extremely low-income families to greater self-sufficiency by assisting with housing and education. Its founding in 1977 was based on the principle that our low-wage families deserve safe housing and safe neighborhoods so that their children would have the same education benefits as those from more - [Inspirica](https://rootcause.org/partner/inspirica/) - Inspirica is one of the largest providers of services to the homeless and those facing housing insecurity in Connecticut and the largest in lower Fairfield County. Inspirica serves individuals and families who are homeless, facing housing insecurity, or are at risk of becoming homeless. - [New England Center for Arts and Technology](https://rootcause.org/partner/new-england-center-for-arts-and-technology/) - [Vanguard Charitable](https://rootcause.org/partner/vanguard-charitable/) - Since 1997, we’ve aspired to help you change the world through sustainable giving. With our powerful, cost-effective donor-advised fund, we have the expertise to help you give more, with greater impact, than you thought possible. - [The Biogen Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/biogen-foundation/) - The Biogen Foundation, one of the oldest biotechnology companies, founded in 1978, specializes in complex neurological and neurodegenerative conditions. The Biogen Foundation contributes to its focus communities through three primary vehicles: The Biogen Foundation; Community Labs in the company’s host cities of Cambridge, Massachusetts and Durham, North Carolina; and an employee volunteer program which engages - [Fidelity Charitable](https://rootcause.org/partner/fidelity-charitable/) - [Center for Education Innovation](https://rootcause.org/partner/center-for-education-innovation/) - [Citizens Uprooting Racism Bermuda](https://rootcause.org/partner/citizens-uprooting-racism-bermuda/) - [Women's Resource Centre](https://rootcause.org/partner/womens-resource-centre/) - [Parents as Teachers Guilford County](https://rootcause.org/partner/parents-as-teachers-guilford-county/) - [WriteBoston](https://rootcause.org/partner/writeboston/) - [Smart from the Start](https://rootcause.org/partner/smart-from-the-start/) - [Latinos for Education](https://rootcause.org/partner/latinos-for-education/) - Latinos for Education is the first national organization solely dedicated to advancing education across the United States by strengthening the environment for Latino students and leaders to succeed. An education-focused social venture start-up that was founded in 2016, its mission is to develop, place, and connect essential Latino leaders in the education sector. Their work centers - [The Kapor Center](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-kapor-center/) - [Eastern Michigan University](https://rootcause.org/partner/eastern-michigan-university/) - [National Civilian Conservation Corps](https://rootcause.org/partner/national-civilian-conservation-corps/) - [Parents as Teachers](https://rootcause.org/partner/parents-as-teachers/) - Parents as Teachers builds strong communities, thriving families and children that are healthy, safe and ready to learn by matching parents and caregivers with trained professionals who make regular personal home visits during a child’s earliest years in life, from prenatal through kindergarten. Grounded in the latest research, Parents as Teachers develops curricula that support - [Justine PETERSEN](https://rootcause.org/partner/justine-petersen/) - Justine PETERSEN (JP) is a nonprofit based in St. Louis, MO, that connects institutional resources with the needs of low- and moderate-income families in order to build assets and create enduring change. JP gives people opportunities to create new futures for themselves and their families by helping them become and stay homeowners, start and run - [The Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-max-and-marian-farash-charitable-foundation/) - [HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) National Resource Center at Tufts Medical Center](https://rootcause.org/partner/hope-healthy-outcomes-from-positive-experiences/) - Positive experiences can ease toxic stress and help children and youth grow into more resilient, healthier adults. HOPE identifies ways that our communities and systems of care can better ensure that all children have more positive experiences and that all families have support to nurture and celebrate their strengths. The Four Building Blocks of HOPE are composed - [Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/neil-and-louise-tillotson-fund/) - The vision of the Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund, a donor-advised fund at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, is to serve as a catalyst for the region to move toward sustainable community and economic development in Coös County and surrounding communities in the United States and Canada. Tillotson Funds work to: Revitalize population hubs and - [Literacy Council of Norristown](https://rootcause.org/partner/literacy-council-of-norristown/) - The Literacy Council of Norristown was founded in 1984 by a group of dedicated Montgomery County citizens, led by Katharine Dosch, to provide tutoring to students who wanted to earn their high school equivalency or improve their reading and math skills. Since then LCN has grown to meet the increasing need for our programs and - [Thomas House Family Shelter](https://rootcause.org/partner/thomas-house-family-shelter/) - Thomas House Family Shelter is a non-profit organization located in the city of Garden Grove that aids and supports homeless families with children by providing rent-free, transitional shelter in 24 safe apartment units with food, supplies, and a full range of supportive services and programs. They ensure that homeless and at-risk families have the potential - [Newport Partnership for Families](https://rootcause.org/partner/newport-partnership-for-families/) - The work of Newport Partnership for Families is Two-Fold. 1 Serve as a resource and connector for our community including non-profits, city officials, church leaders, and residents. 2 To work together to solve systemic community needs. Work groups include equity in education, work force development, sustainable living for senior residents, and family safety and child - [Mandela Yoga Project](https://rootcause.org/partner/mandela-yoga-project/) - We envision a world where those affected by the American public health crisis of racism are empowered to heal their own communities with the proven integrative health benefits and emotional wellbeing of yoga that is offered - without regard to income - where they live, work, worship, and play. ​MYP is an early-stage systems design approach centering the lived experience of - [Phillips Academy Andover](https://rootcause.org/partner/phillips-academy-andover/) - Phillips Academy’s Constitution charges the faculty to teach “youth from every quarter” to aspire equally to knowledge and goodness. This obligation challenges students to develop what is finest in themselves and others, for others and themselves. Phillips Academy is committed to nurturing an intentionally diverse, inclusive community that encourages students and adults to respect, inspire, - [Combined Jewish Philanthropies](https://rootcause.org/partner/combined-jewish-philanthropies-2/) - Through grant-making and innovative philanthopy, CJP is building partnerships, developing resources, and funding big ideas to build a stronger Jewish Community and create a better world for all. - [YMCA of Greater Boston](https://rootcause.org/partner/ymca-of-greater-boston/) - The YMCA of Greater Boston is dedicated to improving the health of mind, body, and spirit of individuals and families in our communities. We welcome men and women, boys and girls of all incomes, faiths and cultures. - [Facing History and Ourselves](https://rootcause.org/partner/facing-history-and-ourselves/) - Facing History and Ourselves is a global non-profit organization founded in 1976. The organization's mission is to "use lessons of history to challenge teachers and their students to stand up to bigotry and hate." - [SkillWorks at The Boston Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/sillworks/) - SkillWorks is a nationally recognized workforce funder collaborative, launched by the Boston Foundation in 2003 to improve workforce development in Boston and across Massachusetts. Skillworks unites philanthropy, government, community organizations and employers to address the twin goals of helping low-income individuals attain family-supporting jobs and helping businesses find skilled workers. - [Bunker Hill Community College](https://rootcause.org/partner/bunker-hill-community-college/) - Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC), located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest community college in Massachusetts, with more than 19,000 students enrolled annually. BHCC, founded in 1973, is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). - [Saint John's Program for Real Change](https://rootcause.org/partner/saint-johns-program-for-real-change/) - Since 1985, Saint John’s Program for Real Change has supported more than 30,000 formerly homeless women and children, providing them with the essential tools and knowledge to change the trajectory of their lives. They operate the largest residential program for formerly homeless women and children in the Sacramento region, and we are the only program - [Project HOPE Alliance](https://rootcause.org/partner/project-hope-alliance/) - Project Hope Alliance grew out of a schoolteacher’s passion for assisting local homeless children with their education – with her car serving as the first classroom. This personal outreach program soon became an organized undertaking called Project HOPE, which stood for “Homeless Outreach Program in Education.” Their primary mandate is to serve homeless children. In - [Irving Harris Tenets Initiative](https://rootcause.org/partner/irving-harris-tenets-initiative/) - The Irving Harris Foundation’s mission is to enhance the quality of life for children, families and communities by advancing human potential, social justice and equity, and creative experience and expression. Root Cause has worked with the Foundation since 2016, with a special focus on the Diversity-Informed Tenets for Work With Infants, Children and Families. The - [National Resource Center for Participant-Directed Services at Boston College](https://rootcause.org/partner/national-resource-center-for-participant-directed-services-at-boston-college/) - [The Duke Endowment](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-duke-endowment/) - Since 1924, The Duke Endowment has worked to help people and strengthen communities in North Carolina and South Carolina by nurturing children, promoting health, educating minds and enriching spirits. Located in Charlotte, N.C., the Endowment seeks to fulfill the visionary genius and innovative legacy of James Buchanan Duke, one of the great industrialists and philanthropists - [Irving Harris Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/irving-harris-foundation/) - The Irving Harris Foundation’s mission is to enhance the quality of life for children, families and communities by advancing human potential, social justice and equity, and creative experience and expression. Root Cause has worked with the Foundation through several projects dating back to 2016. Our work has had a special focus on the Diversity-Informed Tenets - [English for New Bostonians](https://rootcause.org/partner/english-for-new-bostonians/) - English for New Bostonians creates opportunities for immigrants to learn English and pursue their educational, economic and civic aspirations. We are an activist grantmaking organization that funds over 20 high quality English language learning programs that provide free or very low-cost instruction to more than 1,100 immigrants each year. We conduct community and policy research and share it with English - [Nemours National Office of Policy and Prevention](https://rootcause.org/partner/nemours-national-office-of-policy-and-prevention/) - The Nemours National Office of Policy and Prevention promotes well-being for all children by supporting innovative prevention strategies, advancements in paediatric clinical care and community based research efforts. They advocate for the integration of social determinants of health with clinical care and federal policy changes to enable health system transformation. - [Father to Father, Inc.](https://rootcause.org/partner/father-to-father-inc/) - As part of the South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families network, Father to Father provides free community-based services and support for fathers and families in Allendale, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton, and Jasper counties in South Carolina. Their father-centered programs enable men to develop the knowledge, confidence and skills to become responsible fathers and co-parents. - [JVS (Jewish Vocational Services) Boston](https://rootcause.org/partner/jvsn-jewish-vocational-services-boston/) - Jewish Vocational Service in Boston (JVS) was founded in 1938 during the Great Depression to assist Jewish immigrants struggling to enter the American workforce and support their families. Today, JVS is among the oldest and largest providers of adult education and workforce development services in Greater Boston, serving a diverse clientele representing over 90 nations, - [Sociedad Latina](https://rootcause.org/partner/sociedad-latina/) - Since 1968, Sociedad Latina has been working in partnership with Latino youth and families to end the cycle of poverty, inequality to access of health services, and lack of educational and professional opportunities in our community. We introducing innovative solutions to the most critical problems facing young Latinos today. Our approach celebrates our diverse Latino - [Summer Search, Boston](https://rootcause.org/partner/summer-search-boston/) - Our 7+ Year program aims to help students create bright futures where they thrive academically, financially, career-wise, and within their relationships. We provide year-round group and individual mentoring, transformational summer experiences, and post-secondary preparations and advising for Boston-area youth. - [New England Culinary Arts Training (NECAT)](https://rootcause.org/partner/new-england-culinary-arts-training-necat/) - NECAT empowers adults facing barriers to employment through training in culinary skills, social-emotional development and career-readiness for success and long-term financial stability. - [Youth Options Unlimited Boston](https://rootcause.org/partner/youth-options-unlimited-boston/) - YOU Boston is a workforce development organization that works with young people, ages 16-24, who are court-involved or gang-affiliated, reentering the community from incarceration, or seeking a refuge from poverty or violence. - [Freedom House, Inc.](https://rootcause.org/partner/freedom-house-inc/) - Freedom House works to transform the economic and cultural fabric of high-needs communities through education and leadership development. - [InnerCity Weightlifting](https://rootcause.org/partner/innercity-weightlifting/) - ICW's mission is to reduce gun violence by amplifying the voice and agency of people who have been most impacted by systemic racism and mass incarceration. ICW partners with program participants through case management and careers in and beyond personal training. Individuals are elevated as experts in fitness and the social issues they've lived. ICW is - [Artists for Humanity](https://rootcause.org/partner/artists-for-humanity/) - [Longfield Family Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/longfield-family-foundation/) - The Longfield Family Foundation is committed to improving Boston Public Schools. By investing in innovative and effective programs and schools, the Foundation aims to enhance the educational opportunities of children in lasting and replicable ways. The Foundation's objectives include: Support community-based schools that demonstrate that children from all backgrounds can achieve high standards; Support programs - [W.K. Kellogg Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/w-k-kellogg-foundation-2/) - The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF), founded in 1930 as an independent, private foundation by breakfast cereal pioneer Will Keith Kellogg, is among the largest philanthropic foundations in the United States. Guided by the belief that all children should have an equal opportunity to thrive, WKKF works with communities to create conditions for vulnerable children so - [Center for the Study of Social Policy](https://rootcause.org/partner/center-for-the-study-of-social-policy/) - The Center for the Study of Social Policy works to achieve a racially, economically, and socially just society in which all children, youth, and families thrive. Their team translates ideas into action, promotes public policies grounded in equity, and supports strong and inclusive communities. They advocate with and for all children, youth, and families marginalized - [Campaign for Black Male Achievement](https://rootcause.org/partner/campaign-for-black-male-achievement/) - The Campaign for Black Male Achievement (CBMA) is a national membership network that seeks to ensure the growth, sustainability, and impact of leaders and organizations committed to improving the life outcomes of Black men and boys. For more information about CBMA, see their website. - [Cape Cod Healthcare](https://rootcause.org/partner/cape-cod-healthcare/) - [Cape Verde Children's Coalition](https://rootcause.org/partner/cape-verde-childrens-coalition/) - [Caritas Communities, Inc](https://rootcause.org/partner/caritas-communities-inc/) - [Center for Adolescent Health and the Law](https://rootcause.org/partner/center-for-adolescent-health-and-the-law/) - [Centre on Philanthropy](https://rootcause.org/partner/centre-on-philanthropy/) - [CHAMP](https://rootcause.org/partner/champ/) - [Child Mind Institute](https://rootcause.org/partner/child-mind-institute/) - [Children's Rights](https://rootcause.org/partner/childrens-rights/) - [Atlantic Philanthropies](https://rootcause.org/partner/atlantic-philanthropies/) - [Baltimore City Health Department](https://rootcause.org/partner/baltimore-city-health-department/) - [HSBC Bank Bermuda Limited](https://rootcause.org/partner/bank-of-bermuda/) - [100% College Prep](https://rootcause.org/partner/bayview-association-for-youth/) - [Bermuda Brazilian Football School](https://rootcause.org/partner/bermuda-brazilian-football-school/) - [Bermuda Civil Society Analysis Project](https://rootcause.org/partner/bermuda-civil-society-analysis-project/) - [Bermuda Council on Ageing](https://rootcause.org/partner/bermuda-council-on-ageing/) - [Bermuda Ministry of Culture and Social Rehabilitation](https://rootcause.org/partner/bermuda-ministry-of-culture-and-social-rehabilitation/) - [Beyond 12](https://rootcause.org/partner/beyond-12/) - Beyond 12 is increasing the number of low-income, first-generation, and historically underrepresented students who graduate from college, through data collection for schools and colleges, a mobile app for college students, and supportive college coaches. In partnership with high schools and colleges, the Beyond 12 technology platform and their coaches together provide students with the academic, - [Big Brothers Big Sisters Bermuda](https://rootcause.org/partner/big-brothers-big-sisters-bermuda/) - [Boston Youth Sanctuary](https://rootcause.org/partner/boston-youth-sanctuary/) - [Boston Rising](https://rootcause.org/partner/boston-rising/) - [Boston Healthcare Institute](https://rootcause.org/partner/boston-healthcare-and-research-training-institute/) - [Ready for School, Ready for Life](https://rootcause.org/partner/ready-for-school-ready-for-life/) - Ready for School, Ready for Life (Ready Ready) is a collaborative effort to build a connected, innovative system of care for Guilford County’s youngest children and their families. Its vision is that every child born in Guilford County will enter Kindergarten developmentally on track in five key areas: Physical development, Language and communication, Social-emotional development, - [Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy](https://rootcause.org/partner/pittsburgh-parks-conservancy/) - [Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD Boston)](https://rootcause.org/partner/action-for-boston-community-development-abcd-boston/) - [Aerie Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/aerie-foundation/) - [After School Matters](https://rootcause.org/partner/after-school-matters/) - [Age Concern](https://rootcause.org/partner/age-concern/) - [Alzheimer's Association - MA Chapter](https://rootcause.org/partner/alzheimers-disease-and-related-disorders-association-ma-chapter/) - [Alliance for a Healthier Generation](https://rootcause.org/partner/alliance-for-a-healthier-generation/) - [Big Thought](https://rootcause.org/partner/big-thought/) - [Boston After School and Beyond](https://rootcause.org/partner/boston-after-school-and-beyond/) - [Boston Latin School Association](https://rootcause.org/partner/boston-latin-school-association/) - [Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston](https://rootcause.org/partner/boys-and-girls-clubs-of-boston/) - [Bridge Over Troubled Waters](https://rootcause.org/partner/bridge-over-troubled-waters/) - [Brookings Institution](https://rootcause.org/partner/brookings-institution/) - [Brooklyn Community Services](https://rootcause.org/partner/brooklyn-community-services/) - [Brotherhood/Sisterhood of Bermuda](https://rootcause.org/partner/brotherhood-sisterhood-of-bermuda/) - [Boston Building Resources](https://rootcause.org/partner/boston-building-resources/) - [Boston Children's Hospital](https://rootcause.org/partner/childrens-hospital-boston/) - [City of Boston](https://rootcause.org/partner/city-of-boston/) - [City of New York](https://rootcause.org/partner/city-of-new-york/) - [Close to Home](https://rootcause.org/partner/close-to-home/) - [College Bound Dorchester](https://rootcause.org/partner/college-bound-dorchester/) - [CollegeSpring](https://rootcause.org/partner/collegespring/) - [Combined Jewish Philanthropies](https://rootcause.org/partner/combined-jewish-philanthropies/) - [Committee to Protect Journalists](https://rootcause.org/partner/committee-to-protect-journalists/) - [Commongood Careers](https://rootcause.org/partner/commongood-careers/) - [Community Catalyst](https://rootcause.org/partner/community-catalyst/) - [Connecticut Children's Medical Center](https://rootcause.org/partner/connecticut-childrens-medical-center/) - [Connecticut Health Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/connecticut-health-foundation/) - [Connecticut Legal Services](https://rootcause.org/partner/connecticut-legal-services/) - [Cornerstones](https://rootcause.org/partner/cornerstones/) - [DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation](https://rootcause.org/partner/dc-children-and-youth-investment-trust-corporation/) - [Deshpande Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/deshpande-foundation/) - [Discovering What's Next: Revitalizing Retirement Inc.](https://rootcause.org/partner/discovering-whats-next-revitalizing-retirement-inc/) - [Don Bosco Hall, Inc.](https://rootcause.org/partner/don-bosco-hall-inc/) - [Dynamy](https://rootcause.org/partner/dynamy/) - [East Bay College Fund](https://rootcause.org/partner/east-bay-college-fund/) - [East Harlem Tutorial Program](https://rootcause.org/partner/east-harlem-tutorial-program/) - [East Oakland Youth Development Center](https://rootcause.org/partner/east-oakland-youth-development-center/) - [Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/eugene-and-agnes-e-meyer-foundation/) - [Experience Corps](https://rootcause.org/partner/experience-corps/) - [Figure Skating in Harlem](https://rootcause.org/partner/figure-skating-in-harlem/) - [First Graduate](https://rootcause.org/partner/first-graduate/) - [Flourish Agenda](https://rootcause.org/partner/flourish-agenda/) - [FriendshipWorks](https://rootcause.org/partner/friendshipworks/) - [Future Chefs](https://rootcause.org/partner/future-chefs/) - [Germantown Neighborhood Center-AKA South Shore YMCA](https://rootcause.org/partner/germantown-neighborhood-center-aka-south-shore-ymca/) - [Girlstart](https://rootcause.org/partner/girlstart/) - Girlstart’s mission is to increase girls’ interest and engagement in STEM through innovative, nationally-recognized informal STEM education programs. Through its comprehensive programming, Girlstart provides a year-round, intensive suite of STEM education programs for K-12 girls. Girlstart’s core programs foster STEM skills development, an understanding of the importance of STEM as a way to solve the - [Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce](https://rootcause.org/partner/greater-boston-chamber-of-commerce/) - [Greater Hartford Legal Aid](https://rootcause.org/partner/greater-hartford-legal-aid/) - [Greater Worcester Community Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/greater-worcester-community-foundation/) - [GreenLight Fund](https://rootcause.org/partner/greenlight-fund/) - [Growing Power](https://rootcause.org/partner/growing-power/) - [GuideStar](https://rootcause.org/partner/guidestar/) - [Groundwork Lawrence](https://rootcause.org/partner/groundwork-lawrence/) - [Healthcare Chaplaincy](https://rootcause.org/partner/healthcare-chaplaincy/) - [Home & Healthy for Good](https://rootcause.org/partner/home-healthy-for-good/) - [Horizons National](https://rootcause.org/partner/horizons-national/) - [Hull Lifesaving Museum Inc.](https://rootcause.org/partner/hull-lifesaving-museum-inc/) - [Hyams Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/hyams-foundation/) - [Inter American Press Association](https://rootcause.org/partner/inter-american-press-association/) - [International Institute of New England](https://rootcause.org/partner/international-institute-of-new-england/) - [ITNAmerica](https://rootcause.org/partner/itnamerica/) - [ITNOrlando](https://rootcause.org/partner/itnorlando/) - [Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston](https://rootcause.org/partner/jewish-big-brothers-big-sisters-of-greater-boston/) - [Jewish Family Services of Metrowest](https://rootcause.org/partner/jewish-family-services-of-metrowest/) - [Job Training Alliance](https://rootcause.org/partner/job-training-alliance/) - [Joe Andruzzi Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/joe-andruzzi-foundation/) - [Justice Resource Institute](https://rootcause.org/partner/justice-resource-institute/) - [Kit Clark Senior Services](https://rootcause.org/partner/kit-clark-senior-services/) - [Knight Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/knight-foundation/) - [Lavelle School for the Blind](https://rootcause.org/partner/lavelle-school-for-the-blind/) - [Lifepath (FCCHCC)](https://rootcause.org/partner/lifepath-fcchcc/) - [Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools](https://rootcause.org/partner/louisiana-association-of-public-charter-schools/) - [Louisiana Office of Social Entrepreneurship](https://rootcause.org/partner/louisiana-office-of-social-entrepreneurship/) - [Lumina Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/lumina-foundation/) - [Machine Science](https://rootcause.org/partner/machine-science/) - [Mass Audubon](https://rootcause.org/partner/mass-audubon/) - [Massachusetts General Hospital](https://rootcause.org/partner/massachusetts-general-hospital/) - [Massachusetts Nonprofit Network](https://rootcause.org/partner/massachusetts-nonprofit-network/) - [Medicine Wheel Productions Inc](https://rootcause.org/partner/medicine-wheel-productions-inc/) - [MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership](https://rootcause.org/partner/mentor-the-national-mentoring-partnership/) - [MissionSAFE](https://rootcause.org/partner/missionsafe-a-new-beginning/) - [Mississippi Association of Grantmakers](https://rootcause.org/partner/mississippi-association-of-grantmakers/) - [Mobilize.org](https://rootcause.org/partner/mobilize-org/) - [National Alliance for Public Charter Schools](https://rootcause.org/partner/national-alliance-for-public-charter-schools/) - [National Asian Pacific Center on Aging](https://rootcause.org/partner/national-asian-pacific-center-on-aging/) - [UnidosUS](https://rootcause.org/partner/national-council-of-la-raza/) - [National Council on Aging](https://rootcause.org/partner/national-council-on-aging/) - [National Hispanic Council on Aging](https://rootcause.org/partner/national-hispanic-council-on-aging/) - [National Partnership for Women and Families](https://rootcause.org/partner/national-partnership-for-women-and-families/) - [Justice in Ageing](https://rootcause.org/partner/national-senior-citizens-law-center/) - [New Haven Legal Assistance Association, Inc.](https://rootcause.org/partner/new-haven-legal-assistance-association-inc/) - [The Opportunity Network](https://rootcause.org/partner/new-york-opportunity-network/) - [New York Presbyterian Hospital](https://rootcause.org/partner/new-york-presbyterian-hospital/) - [Nike Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/nike/) - [NYC Autism Charter School](https://rootcause.org/partner/nyc-autism-charter-school/) - [NYC Department of Youth and Community Development](https://rootcause.org/partner/nyc-department-of-youth-and-community-development/) - [OASIS Institute](https://rootcause.org/partner/oasis-institute/) - [Office for Community Child Health, Connecticut Children's Medical Center](https://rootcause.org/partner/office-for-community-child-health-connecticut-childrens-medical-center/) - [Open Education Consortium](https://rootcause.org/partner/open-education-consortium/) - [Open Society Foundations](https://rootcause.org/partner/open-society-foundations/) - [Panthera](https://rootcause.org/partner/panthera/) - [Partners for Youth with Disabilities](https://rootcause.org/partner/partners-for-youth-with-disabilities/) - [Partnership for Families Northside](https://rootcause.org/partner/partnership-for-families-northside/) - [Partnerships for a Skilled Workforce, Inc](https://rootcause.org/partner/partnerships-for-a-skilled-workforce-inc/) - [Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools](https://rootcause.org/partner/pennsylvania-coalition-of-public-charter-schools/) - [Perkins School for the Blind](https://rootcause.org/partner/perkins-school-for-the-blind/) - [Potomac Health Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/potomac-health-foundation/) - [Project Bread](https://rootcause.org/partner/project-bread/) - [Providence After School Alliance](https://rootcause.org/partner/providence-after-school-alliance/) - [Pulaski Technical College](https://rootcause.org/partner/pulaski-technical-college/) - [Rediscovery House](https://rootcause.org/partner/rediscovery-house/) - [ReServe Elder Service, Inc.](https://rootcause.org/partner/reserve-elder-service-inc/) - [Rita Allen Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/rita-allen-foundation/) - [Robert Wood Johnson Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/robert-wood-johnson-foundation/) - [Roca, Inc.](https://rootcause.org/partner/roca-inc/) - [Roosevelt Institute](https://rootcause.org/partner/roosevelt-institute/) - [Root Capital](https://rootcause.org/partner/root-capital/) - [Rosie's Place](https://rootcause.org/partner/rosies-place/) - [SAGE](https://rootcause.org/partner/sage/) - [School on Wheels of Massachusetts](https://rootcause.org/partner/school-on-wheels-of-massachusetts/) - [Sigma Foundation for Nursing](https://rootcause.org/partner/sigma-foundation-for-nursing/) - [Social Solutions, Inc.](https://rootcause.org/partner/social-solutions-inc/) - [Somerville Public Schools](https://rootcause.org/partner/somerville-public-schools/) - [Sponsors for Educational Opportunity](https://rootcause.org/partner/sponsors-for-educational-opportunity/) - [Springwell, Inc.](https://rootcause.org/partner/springwell-inc/) - [Step Up](https://rootcause.org/partner/step-up/) - [Strong Women, Strong Girls](https://rootcause.org/partner/strong-women-strong-girls/) - [StreetSquash](https://rootcause.org/partner/streetsquash/) - [Student Programming for Academics and Athletic Transitioning](https://rootcause.org/partner/student-programming-for-academics-and-athletic-transitioning/) - [Student Conservation Association](https://rootcause.org/partner/student-conservation-association/) - [Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration](https://rootcause.org/partner/substance-abuse-and-mental-health-services-administration/) - [Swanee Hunt Alternatives Fund](https://rootcause.org/partner/swanee-hunt-alternatives-fund/) - [Teen Services](https://rootcause.org/partner/teen-services/) - [Texas OneStar Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/texas-onestar-foundation/) - [The Allstate Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-allstate-foundation/) - [The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-arthur-m-blank-family-foundation/) - [The ASAE Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-asae-foundation/) - [The Athletic Scholars Advancement Program](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-athletic-scholars-advancement-program/) - [The Barr Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-barr-foundation/) - [The Black Family Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-black-family-foundation/) - [The Boston Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-boston-foundation/) - [The Columbus Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-columbus-foundation/) - [The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-community-foundation-of-eastern-connecticut/) - [The Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-community-foundation-of-greater-atlanta/) - [The Family Centre](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-family-centre/) - [The First Tee of Metropolitan New York](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-first-tee-of-metropolitan-new-york/) - [The Fish Family Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-fish-family-foundation/) - [The JPB Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-jpb-foundation/) - [The Fund for Public Schools](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-fund-for-public-schools/) - [The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-national-consumer-voice-for-quality-long-term-care/) - [The Possible Project](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-possible-project/) - [The Schott Foundation for Public Education](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-schott-foundation-for-public-education/) - [The Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-sillerman-center-for-the-advancement-of-philanthropy/) - [The Steppingstone Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-steppingstone-foundation/) - [The Urban Institute](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-urban-institute/) - [The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-william-flora-hewlett-foundation/) - [The Young People's Project](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-young-peoples-project/) - [Time Banks USA](https://rootcause.org/partner/time-banks-usa/) - [Trinity Boston Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/trinity-boston-foundation/) - [uAspire](https://rootcause.org/partner/uaspire/) - uAspire is a non-profit organization ensuring that all young people have the financial information and resources necessary to find an affordable path to and through college. - [United Teen Equality Center](https://rootcause.org/partner/united-teen-equality-center/) - [Ways to Work](https://rootcause.org/partner/ways-to-work/) - Ways to Work is based in Milwaukee, WI. Through its network of partners across the country, Ways to Work provides financial education and support to working families with challenging credit histories. Ways to Work is an alternative to predatory lenders for people with a demonstrated commitment to improving their credit status, moving up in the - [United Way of New York City](https://rootcause.org/partner/united-way-of-new-york-city/) - [Up2Us](https://rootcause.org/partner/up2us/) - [Viking Global Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/viking-global-foundation/) - [Washington Area Women's Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/washington-area-womens-foundation/) - [Year Up](https://rootcause.org/partner/year-up/) - Year Up seeks to close the Opportunity Divide by providing young adults with the skills, experience, and support that will empower them to reach their potential through professional careers and higher education. Year Up enables young adults to move from minimum wage to meaningful careers in just one year. - [Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools](https://rootcause.org/partner/prizmah-center-for-jewish-day-schools/) - [YMCA of Greater New York](https://rootcause.org/partner/ymca-of-greater-new-york/) - [Young Scholars Program](https://rootcause.org/partner/young-scholars-program/) - [Center for Health and Healthcare in Schools](https://rootcause.org/partner/center-for-health-and-healthcare-in-schools-2/) - [Albuquerque Community Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/albuquerque-community-foundation/) - [Science for Nature and People Partnership](https://rootcause.org/partner/science-for-nature-and-people-partnership/) - [American Health Initiative](https://rootcause.org/partner/american-health-initiative/) - [YWCA High Point](https://rootcause.org/partner/ywca-high-point/) - [The Center for Youth, Family and Community Partnerships at UNCG](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-center-for-youth-family-and-community-partnerships-at-uncg/) - [Guilford County Department of Health and Human Services](https://rootcause.org/partner/guilford-county-department-of-health-and-human-services/) - [Guilford Child Development](https://rootcause.org/partner/guilford-child-development/) - [Family Service of the Piedmont](https://rootcause.org/partner/family-service-of-the-piedmont/) - [The North Carolina Division of Public Health](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-north-carolina-division-of-public-health/) - [YWCA Greensboro](https://rootcause.org/partner/ywca-greensboro/) - [Madison Park Development Corporation](https://rootcause.org/partner/madison-park-development-corporation/) - [Haley House](https://rootcause.org/partner/haley-house/) - [Eagle Eye Institute](https://rootcause.org/partner/eagle-eye-institute/) - [Social Capital Inc.](https://rootcause.org/partner/social-capital-inc/) - [Boston Children's Chorus](https://rootcause.org/partner/boston-childrens-chorus/) - [Boston Learning Center](https://rootcause.org/partner/boston-learning-center/) - [Common Impact](https://rootcause.org/partner/common-impact/) - [VietAID](https://rootcause.org/partner/vietaid/) - [Boston Black Women's Health Institute](https://rootcause.org/partner/boston-black-womens-health-institute/) - [ZUMIX](https://rootcause.org/partner/zumix/) - [The Trust Project](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-trust-project/) - [Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute](https://rootcause.org/partner/frank-porter-graham-child-development-institute/) - [Boston Private Industry Council (PIC)](https://rootcause.org/partner/boston-private-industry-council-pic/) - The Boston Private Industry Council (PIC) is a non-profit organization that strengthens Boston’s communities and its workforce by connecting youth and adults with education and employment opportunities that align with the needs of area employers. - [Bottom Line](https://rootcause.org/partner/bottom-line/) - Bottom Line is dedicated to helping first-generation students from low-income backgrounds get into college, graduate, and go far in life. Bottom Line's vision is to dramatically transform urban communities with thousands of new, career-ready college graduates. Bottom Line is one of the first community-based organizations to focus on college completion. - [College Advising Corps](https://rootcause.org/partner/college-advising-corps/) - College Advising Corps works to increase the number of low-income, first-generation college, and underrepresented high school students who enter and complete higher education. They do this through two innovative program models. Their in-school model places well-trained, recent college graduates from their 26 partner universities as full-time college advisers in high schools across the nation. Their virtual - [Breakthrough Greater Boston](https://rootcause.org/partner/breakthrough-greater-boston/) - [Citizen Schools](https://rootcause.org/partner/citizen-schools/) - [Enroot](https://rootcause.org/partner/enroot/) - [Lesley University](https://rootcause.org/partner/lesley-university/) - [Cambridge Public Schools](https://rootcause.org/partner/cambridge-public-schools/) - [Actors' Shakespeare Project](https://rootcause.org/partner/actors-shakespeare-project/) - [Building Impact](https://rootcause.org/partner/building-impact/) - [Victory Programs](https://rootcause.org/partner/victory-programs/) - [Girls' LEAP](https://rootcause.org/partner/girls-leap/) - [The Theater Offensive](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-theater-offensive/) - [Cradles to Crayons](https://rootcause.org/partner/cradles-to-crayons/) - [CitySprouts](https://rootcause.org/partner/citysprouts/) - [Advancement Project](https://rootcause.org/partner/advancement-project/) - [Eagle Academy Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/eagle-academy-foundation/) - [Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade](https://rootcause.org/partner/los-angeles-brotherhood-crusade/) - [The Maynard Institute for Journalism Education](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-maynard-institute-for-journalism-education/) - [Detroit Parent Network](https://rootcause.org/partner/detroit-parent-network/) - [Oakland Unified School District](https://rootcause.org/partner/oakland-unified-school-district/) - [Neighborhood Service Organization](https://rootcause.org/partner/neighborhood-service-organization/) - [Green Door Initiative](https://rootcause.org/partner/1331/) - [The Yunion](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-yunion/) - [Detroit Black Community Food Security Network](https://rootcause.org/partner/detroit-black-community-food-security-network/) - [More Than Words](https://rootcause.org/partner/more-than-words/) - [Margaret Stewart Lindsay Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/margaret-stewart-lindsay-foundation/) - [Boston Globe Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/boston-globe-foundation/) - [Playworks](https://rootcause.org/partner/playworks/) - [The My Life My Choice Project](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-my-life-my-choice-project/) - [Project Hope](https://rootcause.org/partner/project-hope/) - [Generations Incorporated](https://rootcause.org/partner/generations-incorporated/) - [Bessie Tartt Wilson Initiative for Children](https://rootcause.org/partner/bessie-tartt-wilson-initiative-for-children/) - [Raw Art Works](https://rootcause.org/partner/raw-art-works/) - [Hearth, Inc.](https://rootcause.org/partner/hearth-inc/) - [Massachusetts Senior Action Council](https://rootcause.org/partner/massachusetts-senior-action-council/) - [MathPOWER](https://rootcause.org/partner/mathpower/) - [WorkEXPRESS](https://rootcause.org/partner/workexpress/) - [Science Club for Girls](https://rootcause.org/partner/science-club-for-girls/) - [Cooking Matters MA](https://rootcause.org/partner/cooking-matters-ma/) - [Tempo Young Adult Resource Center](https://rootcause.org/partner/tempo-young-adult-resource-center/) - [Dorchester Youth Collaborative](https://rootcause.org/partner/dorchester-youth-collaborative/) - [Shelter Music Boston](https://rootcause.org/partner/shelter-music-boston/) - [Ethos](https://rootcause.org/partner/ethos/) - [GRLZ Radio](https://rootcause.org/partner/grlz-radio/) - [The LGBT Aging Project](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-lgbt-aging-project/) - [Mill City Grows](https://rootcause.org/partner/mill-city-grows/) - [Veterans Legal Services](https://rootcause.org/partner/veterans-legal-services/) - [Doc Wayne](https://rootcause.org/partner/doc-wayne/) - [Coaching4Change](https://rootcause.org/partner/coaching4change/) - [Silver Lining Mentoring](https://rootcause.org/partner/silver-lining-mentoring/) - [The Osprey Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-osprey-foundation/) - [John W. Alden Trust](https://rootcause.org/partner/john-w-alden-trust/) - [Highland Street Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/highland-street-foundation/) - [DotWell](https://rootcause.org/partner/dotwell/) - [Schrafft Charitable Trust](https://rootcause.org/partner/schrafft-charitable-trust/) - [BNY Mellon](https://rootcause.org/partner/bny-mellon/) - [City of Boston Office of Public Safety](https://rootcause.org/partner/city-of-boston-office-of-public-safety/) - [Family Services of Greater Boston](https://rootcause.org/partner/family-services-of-greater-boston/) - [Harvard Medical School](https://rootcause.org/partner/harvard-medical-school/) - [Health Resources in Action](https://rootcause.org/partner/health-resources-in-action/) - [Mass Mentoring Partnership](https://rootcause.org/partner/mass-mentoring-partnership/) - [Mothers for Justice and Equality](https://rootcause.org/partner/mothers-for-justice-and-equality/) - [Department of Youth Engagement and Employment](https://rootcause.org/partner/department-of-youth-engagement-and-employment/) - [Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative](https://rootcause.org/partner/dudley-street-neighborhood-initiative/) - [Heinz Endowments](https://rootcause.org/partner/heinz-endowments/) - [The California Endowment](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-california-endowment/) - [The Annie E. Casey Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-annie-e-casey-foundation/) - [The Skillman Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-skillman-foundation/) - [Alameda County Social Services Agency](https://rootcause.org/partner/alameda-county-social-services-agency/) - [Lenny Zakim Fund](https://rootcause.org/partner/lenny-zakim-fund/) - [Trefler Foundation](https://rootcause.org/partner/trefler-foundation/) - [Boston Centers for Youth and Families](https://rootcause.org/partner/boston-centers-for-youth-and-families/) - [Boston Police Department](https://rootcause.org/partner/boston-police-department/) - [Boston Public Health Commission](https://rootcause.org/partner/boston-public-health-commission/) - [Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana](https://rootcause.org/partner/big-brothers-big-sisters-of-kentuckiana/) - [Adonai Center](https://rootcause.org/partner/adonai-center/) - [Black Organizing Project](https://rootcause.org/partner/black-organizing-project/) - [City of Milwaukee](https://rootcause.org/partner/city-of-milwaukee/) - [Concerned Black Men National](https://rootcause.org/partner/concerned-black-men-national/) - [Connections to Success](https://rootcause.org/partner/connections-to-success/) - [Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color](https://rootcause.org/partner/coalition-of-schools-educating-boys-of-color-2/) - [Fathers, Families, and Healthy Communities](https://rootcause.org/partner/fathers-families-and-healthy-communities/) - [Kenwood Oakland Community Organization](https://rootcause.org/partner/kenwood-oakland-community-organization/) - [Mighty Writers](https://rootcause.org/partner/mighty-writers/) - [Oakland Unified School District](https://rootcause.org/partner/oakland-unified-school-district-2/) - [Strengthening Our Sons](https://rootcause.org/partner/strengthening-our-sons/) - [ExpandED Schools](https://rootcause.org/partner/expanded-schools/) - [The Scholarship Academy](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-scholarship-academy/) - [University System of Georgia](https://rootcause.org/partner/university-system-of-georgia/) - [Voice of the Experienced](https://rootcause.org/partner/voice-of-the-experienced/) - [Center for Investigative Reporting](https://rootcause.org/partner/center-for-investigative-reporting/) - [Center for Responsible Lending](https://rootcause.org/partner/center-for-responsible-lending/) - [Economic Policy Institute](https://rootcause.org/partner/economic-policy-institute/) - [National Domestic Workers Alliance](https://rootcause.org/partner/national-domestic-workers-alliance/) - [National Employment Law Project](https://rootcause.org/partner/national-employment-law-project/) - [Project Equity](https://rootcause.org/partner/project-equity/) - [Restaurant Opportunities Centers](https://rootcause.org/partner/restaurant-opportunities-centers/) - [The Prosperity Agenda](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-prosperity-agenda/) - [Workers Defense Project](https://rootcause.org/partner/workers-defense-project/) - [Nike](https://rootcause.org/partner/nike-2/) - [American Society of Association Executives](https://rootcause.org/partner/american-society-of-association-executives/) - [Corporation for National and Community Service](https://rootcause.org/partner/corporation-for-national-and-community-service/) - [Diplomas Now](https://rootcause.org/partner/diplomas-now/) - [Community HealthCorps](https://rootcause.org/partner/community-healthcorps/) - [Montana Conservation Corps](https://rootcause.org/partner/montana-conservation-corps/) - [My Brother's Keeper Boston](https://rootcause.org/partner/my-brothers-keeper-boston/) - [Black & Latino Collaborative](https://rootcause.org/partner/black-latino-collaborative/) - [Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston, Inc.](https://rootcause.org/partner/black-ministerial-alliance-of-greater-boston-inc/) - [Emmanuel Gospel Center](https://rootcause.org/partner/emmanuel-gospel-center/) - [MIT Innovations Journal](https://rootcause.org/partner/mit-innovations-journal/) - [The Aspen Institute](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-aspen-institute/) - [U.S. Small Business Administration](https://rootcause.org/partner/u-s-small-business-administration/) - [The Philanthropy Connection](https://rootcause.org/partner/the-philanthropy-connection/) - [Interise](https://rootcause.org/partner/interise/) - Interise supports diverse small business owners with entrepreneurial education, new networks, and access to markets. Using a structured curriculum, Interise's StreetWise ‘MBA'™ provides small business owners with the business knowledge, management know-how, and the networks needed to grow established small businesses. They work to create an inclusive economy for all, where knowledge is shared in - [Coalition of Nonprofit Organizations](https://rootcause.org/partner/coalition-of-nonprofit-organizations/) - Bottom Line is dedicated to helping first-generation students from low-income backgrounds get into college, graduate, and go far in life. Bottom Line's vision is to dramatically transform urban communities with thousands of new, career-ready college graduates. Bottom Line is one of the first community-based organizations to focus on college completion. College Advising Corps works to increase the - [Root Cause Research and Assessments](https://rootcause.org/partner/root-cause-research-and-assessments/) - Root Cause launched its Research and Assessments work in 2006 through the leadership of Colette Stanzler. Colette leveraged her experience from the business sector on how data is used to inform investor expectations of performance. The Research and Assessments team created social issue reports on best practices across a range of focus areas for nonprofits. - [Tri-County Cradle to Career Collaborative](https://rootcause.org/partner/tri-county-cradle-to-career-collaborative/) - Tri-County Cradle to Career Collaborative (TCCC) is a community movement in Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties, South Carolina, committed to improving educational outcomes for all students. Using data and focused community collaboration across a continuum from “cradle-to-career,” TCCC works to build and implement strategies that will facilitate widespread systemic change, with the ultimate goal of - [Communities in Schools Charleston](https://rootcause.org/partner/communities-in-schools-charleston/) - CIS of Charleston was established in 1989, following a study by Johns Hopkins University in Maryland that advised the Charleston County School District to implement dropout prevention programs. Now celebrating its 30th year, CIS of Charleston has grown to serve nearly 8,000 students in 15 Charleston and Berkeley County Schools, using an evidenced-based comprehensive approach - [Early Head Start Child Care Partnership](https://rootcause.org/partner/early-head-start-child-care-partnership/) - The Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership (EHS-CCP) initiative brings together the best of Early Head Start and child care through layering of funding to provide comprehensive and continuous services to low-income infants, toddlers, and their families. EHS-CCP enhances developmental services and supports for low-income infants and toddlers, and their families, by providing strong relationship-based experiences - [Berkeley County First Steps](https://rootcause.org/partner/berkeley-county-first-steps/) - Berkeley County First Steps is a statewide initiative to prepare young children for school and a lifetime of learning beyond. The mission of the Berkeley County First Steps Partnership Board is to improve the early childhood development of Berkeley County children by providing resources and leadership to assist families in preparing their children to reach - [Dorchester County First Steps](https://rootcause.org/partner/dorchester-county-first-steps/) - Dorchester County First Steps, as a local partnership of South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness (SCFS), is both a nonprofit and state agency. SCFS is the only dedicated comprehensive early childhood agency in South Carolina focused on getting children ready for school and life success. Dorchester County First Steps offers a range of programs, - [Parent Child Interaction Therapy Charleston](https://rootcause.org/partner/parent-child-interaction-therapy-charleston/) - PCIT (Parent-Child Interaction Therapy) is an evidence based treatment for children ages 2-7 and their families. PCIT works with child and caregiver together to improve overall behavior and to enhance the parent-child relationship. The principles of PCIT are based on Diana Baumrind’s research on parenting styles vs. child outcomes. Parent Child Interaction Therapy draws on - [Residential Program for Pregnant Teens](https://rootcause.org/partner/residential-program-for-pregnant-teens/) - Florence Crittenton Programs of South Carolina’s Residential Program for Pregnant Teens aims to provide hope, safety, and opportunity to at-risk, pregnant, and parenting young women in order to instill self-worth and self-sufficiency. They value the right of every young woman to obtain the education, skills, and support needed to have a healthy start in life - [Developmental Understanding and Legal Collaboration for Everyone (DULCE)](https://rootcause.org/partner/developmental-understanding-and-legal-collaboration-for-everyone-dulce/) - Developmental Understanding and Legal Collaboration for Everyone (DULCE), a key project of CSSP, is transforming the way families experience healthcare, starting with baby’s first medical visit. DULCE proactively addresses sources of stress in the critical first six months of life by creating a team of pediatric, legal, and early childhood providers to support infants and ## Team Members - [Jamie Hennick](https://rootcause.org/team_member/jamie-hennick/) - Jamie comes to Root Cause with more than seven years of experience as an educator and youth development consultant in the nonprofit and public sectors. Her current work focuses on K-12 and postsecondary education, coordinated action, network facilitation, business and strategic planning, STEM education, and program design. Jamie started her career as an AmeriCorps - [Yifan Kong](https://rootcause.org/team_member/yifan-kong/) - Yifan Kong is the Director of Strategic Initiatives & Learning at Root Cause. She currently works to strengthen collective action through the LiveMutual Project in Springfield, Massachusetts and with Every Baby Guilford, a coalition that seeks to reduce racial disparities in infant mortality and maternal health outcomes in North Carolina. Yifan also provided performance measurement - [Abby Fung](https://rootcause.org/team_member/abby-fung/) - Abby has over 25 years of experience in partnering with public, private, and nonprofit sector organizations. At Root Cause, she works with schools, hospitals, public agencies, nonprofits, and foundations throughout the United States to help them conduct research, develop strategies, collect and use data, strengthen their services, build organizational capacity, and implement change. As one - [Kieran Blizzard](https://rootcause.org/team_member/kieran-blizzard/) - Kieran is currently a Senior Manager at Root Cause with a background in data management, program evaluation, and project management. They believe data plays a critical role in identifying evidence-based interventions, implementing continuous quality improvement mechanisms, and responding to the feedback of communities served. Their work and expertise centers around program design and measurement in - [Daryl Wright](https://rootcause.org/team_member/daryl-wright/) - Daryl Wright has extensive experience in youth development, community development and workforce development. He is the Principal Consultant at Knight Consultants, LLC and Senior Director-Economic Development at Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Most recently, Daryl was Chief Strategy Officer at the National Emerald Cities Collaborative. He also served Vice President for Employer Partnerships at YouthBuild - [Marvin Vilma](https://rootcause.org/team_member/marvin-vilma/) - Marvin Vilma (he/him) is a dedicated educator and social impact professional whose personal mission is to advance innovation in the education space. He is especially passionate about college and career pathways in K-12 schools and teacher education. He currently serves as Managing Director of Development for Let's Get Ready and CEO of Bevy Studio. Prior - [Amanda Northrop](https://rootcause.org/team_member/amanda-northrop/) - Amanda Northrop is the Executive Director of the Ceres Foundation where she leads the organization’s day-to-day operations and works with the Board to set and execute its strategic focus. Prior to joining Ceres in 2021, Amanda spent twenty years at the State Street Foundation where she played a variety of roles including managing grantmaking in - [Debbie Nguyen](https://rootcause.org/team_member/debbie-nguyen/) - Debbie is the Executive Director of the Alray Scholars Program. Prior to the Alray Scholars Programs, Debbie was the Chief of Staff at Foster America, a national organization focused on improving the child welfare system. She also has provided strategy consulting to nonprofits and foundations, designed and implemented college access and success programming for first-generation - [Bob Giannino](https://rootcause.org/team_member/bob-giannino/) - Bob is the Senior Vice President and Advocacy Practice Co-Lead of Lindauer, one of the world's leading executive search firms dedicated to nonprofits. Prior to his current role, he was the President & CEO United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley. He also previously served as CEO of uAspire where oversaw the transformation of - [Crystal Collier](https://rootcause.org/team_member/crystal-collier/) - Crystal Collier is a leader, co-active coach, consultant, and INTJ. She currently serves as the Chief of Staff at the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health. Prior to this, Crystal was the First Deputy Commissioner for the Massachusetts Probation Service and Deputy Commissioner at the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services. Crystal received a Bachelor of Arts - [Antoniya Marinova](https://rootcause.org/team_member/antoniya-marinova/) - Antoniya Marinova is an Associate Vice President for Programs at the Boston Foundation, where she leads the Foundation’s early childhood, education, and health & wellness strategies, including partnerships, special initiatives, civic leadership, and grantmaking. In 2022, she also served as the interim executive director of the Boston Opportunity Agenda, the city’s principal cradle-to-career public-private partnership. She joined - [Colette Stanzler](https://rootcause.org/team_member/colette-stanzler/) - Colette partners with funders, nonprofits, and government agencies to understand and implement best practices based on research and strengthen their performance measurement systems to measure success. Colette also works on collective action initiatives to facilitate coordination among multiple stakeholders across sectors to achieve a common set of outcomes. Colette’s projects focus on public health access - [Omotoyosi Saint-Cyr](https://rootcause.org/team_member/omotoyosi-saint-cyr/) - Omotoyosi Saint-Cyr is a Senior Manager at Root Cause with a background in data collection & analysis, research, program management, and program evaluation. Her expertise and work have centered around result-based management and equity-focused program design in the following issue areas: youth workforce development, disability & inclusive education, public health, food insecurity, and college access. - [Erin Rodriguez](https://rootcause.org/team_member/erin-rodriguez/) - Erin Rodriguez serves as the Executive Director for Root Cause. She joined the team in January 2018, serving as the Managing Director for two and a half years, leading the day-to-day strategic management of the organization, and ensuring that all staff, operations, and systems worked to support the overall mission. As Executive Director, Erin leads - [Lucas Orwig](https://rootcause.org/team_member/lucas-orwig/) - Lucas Orwig has over 15 years experience working at intersections of education, racial equity and social justice movement building, philanthropy, and non-profit management spaces, where he has focused on facilitating collaboration and shared leadership among those making decisions and those impacted by decisions. Lucas believes in the power of a good process, strategic learning, and - [Consuela Greene](https://rootcause.org/team_member/consuela-greene/) - Consuela is an experienced strategist, facilitator, trainer, organizer, researcher, and faith leader. She has an unwavering commitment to racial justice, which is shaped by her lived experience, vocational path, and lifelong commitment to learning and growth. Her work is steeped in the experience of growing up in a Boston neighborhood most impacted by poverty and - [Kim MacPhail](https://rootcause.org/team_member/kim-macphail/) - Kim is the Senior Manager of Marketing & Communications at Root Cause, where she leads marketing strategy and content development and execution across all marketing channels. She is a creative brand and data-driven strategist and enjoys taking complex topics and turning them into understandable content. Kim is passionate about using her marketing and communications skills - [Chinazo Otiono](https://rootcause.org/team_member/chinazo-otiono/) - Chinazo joined Root Cause in May 2024 as an Associate on the Advisory Services Team. She previously worked at the New Commonwealth Fund as a Development Associate, where she helped foster connections with partners and investors to support fundraising activities. Her experience also includes serving as Program Operations Manager at BalletRox, where she shaped the In-Studio - [Hephzibah Okorie](https://rootcause.org/team_member/hephzibah-okorie/) - Hephzibah Okorie is an Associate - Market Research Analyst at Root Cause. She graduated from Earlham College in May, 2022, majoring in Psychology and minoring in Business Management. Beyond her major, she supported public health research efforts and led the Black Student Union as well as the Center for Social Justice Prior to Root Cause, - [Ryan Cunningham](https://rootcause.org/team_member/ryan-cunningham/) - Ryan is Root Cause's Director of Finance and Operations. They also work as a yoga instructor and bodyworker. - [Benjamin Perkins](https://rootcause.org/team_member/benjamin-perkins/) - A native Los Angelino, avid social-justice practitioner, intellectual, and creative thinker, Benjamin Perkins has worked in public health for over two decades, first specializing in disease prevention and research education to communities vulnerable to HIV infection, where he held numerous positions, from community advisory board chair, to founding director of a CDC-funded HIV-prevention and wellness - [Michele Levy](https://rootcause.org/team_member/michele-levy/) - Michele Levy helps mission-driven organizations build clear, compelling brands. She believes that each client has a vital asset—a core group of stakeholders intensely passionate about their mission. Her work focuses and amplifies that passion to engage a broader group of supporters and advance strategic goals. Her clients span a range of mission areas, including healthcare, ## Publications - [Building a Performance Measurement System: A How-To Guide](https://rootcause.org/publication/building-a-performance-measurement-system-a-how-to-guide/) - [Business Planning for Enduring Social Impact: A How-To Guide](https://rootcause.org/publication/business-planning-for-enduring-social-impact-a-how-to-guide/) - [Evidence Informed Design Research Brief](https://rootcause.org/publication/evidence-informed-design-research-brief/) - [Trauma-Informed Approach Research Brief](https://rootcause.org/publication/trauma-informed-approach-research-brief/) - [Referrals and Partnerships Research Brief](https://rootcause.org/publication/referrals-and-partnerships-research-brief/) - [Program Accessibility Research Brief](https://rootcause.org/publication/program-accessibility-research-brief/) - [Family and Community Engagement Research Brief](https://rootcause.org/publication/family-and-community-engagement-research-brief/) - [Data and Measurement Capacity Research Brief](https://rootcause.org/publication/data-and-measurement-capacity-a-core-component-of-the-program-quality-roadmap/) - [Staff Support and Performance Research Brief](https://rootcause.org/publication/staff-support-and-performance-research-brief/) - [How Root Cause Can Help Companies Cultivate Social Impact](https://rootcause.org/publication/how-root-cause-can-help-companies-cultivate-social-impact/) - [Root Cause 2023 Impact Report](https://rootcause.org/publication/root-cause-2023-impact-report/) - [Root Cause 2022 Impact Report](https://rootcause.org/publication/root-cause-2022-impact-report/) - [The Biogen Foundation STAR Initiative & Cambridge Public Schools Impact Report](https://rootcause.org/publication/the-biogen-foundation-star-initiative-cps-impact/) - [Massachusetts Alliance for Supportive Housing (MASH) Pay for Success Program Report](https://rootcause.org/publication/pay-for-success-program-report/) - [Responses to COVID-19: Challenges, Adaptations & Lessons Learned Among Nonprofits](https://rootcause.org/publication/responses-to-covid-19-challenges-adaptations-lessons-learned-among-nonprofits/) - [AAACF Washtenaw County Healthy & Fulfilling Aging Systems Research Report](https://rootcause.org/publication/aaacf-washtenaw-county-healthy-fulfilling-aging-systems-research-report/) - [2022 Root Cause Strategic Plan](https://rootcause.org/publication/root-cause-2022-strategic-plan/) - [2021 Root Cause Impact Report](https://rootcause.org/publication/2021-impact-report/) - [Advancing Social Entrepreneurship: Recommendations For Policy Makers And Government Agencies](https://rootcause.org/publication/advancing-social-entrepreneurship-recommendations-for-policy-makers-and-government-agencies/) - [Empowering Victims of Domestic Violence](https://rootcause.org/publication/empowering-victims-of-domestic-violence/) - [Ending Chronic Homelessness](https://rootcause.org/publication/ending-chronic-homelessness/) - [Improving Outcomes for Homeless Youth](https://rootcause.org/publication/improving-outcomes-for-homeless-youth/) - [Youth Career Development](https://rootcause.org/publication/youth-career-development/) - [A New Collaborative Model For Increased Social Impact: Public And Private Funder Alignment](https://rootcause.org/publication/a-new-collaborative-model-for-increased-social-impact-public-and-private-funder-alignment/) - [Collaborative Learning: A Case Study on More Than Wheels & Ways to Work](https://rootcause.org/publication/collaborative-learning-a-case-study-on-more-than-wheels-ways-to-work/) - [Moving from Free to Fee: A Case Study of WriteBoston](https://rootcause.org/publication/moving-from-free-to-fee-a-case-study-of-writeboston/) - [Doing More With Less: Case Studies on the Impact of National Service](https://rootcause.org/publication/doing-more-with-less-case-studies-on-the-impact-of-national-service/) - [Workforce Development](https://rootcause.org/publication/workforce-development/) - [School Readiness](https://rootcause.org/publication/school-readiness/) - [Healthy Aging](https://rootcause.org/publication/healthy-aging/) - [College Access and Success](https://rootcause.org/publication/college-access-and-success/) - [Civil Legal Assistance](https://rootcause.org/publication/civil-legal-assistance/) - [Social Entrepreneurship and Government: A New Breed of Entrepreneurs Developing Solutions to Social](https://rootcause.org/publication/social-entrepreneurship-and-government-a-new-breed-of-entrepreneurs-developing-solutions-to-social/) - [Childhood Obesity Prevention](https://rootcause.org/publication/childhood-obesity-prevention/) - [Government And Social Innovation: Current State And Local Models - New Orleans Five Years After Katrina](https://rootcause.org/publication/government-and-social-innovation-current-state-and-local-models-new-orleans-five-years-after-katrina/) - [How Better Data Will Shape the Future of Social Problem Solving](https://rootcause.org/publication/how-better-data-will-shape-the-future-of-social-problem-solving/) - [Improving Nonprofit Performance: A Primer on Performance Management to Drive Better Outcomes for Participants](https://rootcause.org/publication/improving-nonprofit-performance-a-primer-on-performance-management-to-drive-better-outcomes-for-participants/) - [Pathways to Success for Youth at High Risk](https://rootcause.org/publication/pathways-to-success-for-youth-at-high-risk/) - [Social Impact Markets](https://rootcause.org/publication/social-impact-markets/) - [Informed Giving: Information Donors Want and How Nonprofits Can Provide It](https://rootcause.org/publication/informed-giving-information-donors-want-and-how-nonprofits-can-provide-it/) - [Mapping Momentum for Boston’s Youth: Programs & Opportunities for Black and Latino Young Men](https://rootcause.org/publication/mapping-momentum-for-bostons-youth-programs-opportunities-for-black-and-latino-young-men/) - [The Meaningful Youth Employment Initiative: A Philanthropic Campaign to Increase Community Based Jobs - 2016 Investment Guide](https://rootcause.org/publication/the-meaningful-youth-employment-initiative-a-philanthropic-campaign-to-increase-community-based-jobs-2016-investment-guide/) - [Promise of Place: Building Beloved Communities For Black Men And Boys](https://rootcause.org/publication/promise-of-place-building-beloved-communities-for-black-men-and-boys/) - [Careers Pathway Framework: An Approach to Addressing Youth Violence](https://rootcause.org/publication/careers-pathway-framework-an-approach-to-addressing-youth-violence/) ## Methods - [Collective Action Framework](https://rootcause.org/method/collective-action-framework/) - Collective action is the action taken together by a group of people who share knowledge, resources, and effort to achieve a common purpose. This framework summarizes key elements of Root Cause's approach to helping partners design, implement, and measure collective action initiatives. - [Continuous Quality Improvement Cycle](https://rootcause.org/method/continuous-quality-improvement-cycle/) - The Continuous Quality Improvement Cycle is a series of steps that guide social service programs in their CQI practice. - [CQI Process for Social Service Providers](https://rootcause.org/method/cqi-process-for-social-service-providers/) - This Method summarizes the process through which Root Cause strengthens the capacity of social service programs to practice continuous quality improvement (CQI). - [Continuous Quality Improvement Framework](https://rootcause.org/method/continuous-quality-improvement-framework/) - Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) is a process of collecting, analyzing, and using data to improve the quality of services or products on an ongoing basis. This framework summarizes three pillars of Root Cause's approach to helping social service providers practice CQI. ## Field Notes - [June 2023 Newsletter](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/june-2023-newsletter/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”27px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||2px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] Root Cause helps partners, program participants, and community members undertake strategic planning processes to develop roadmaps for the future, design and launch new initiatives, strengthen existing programs and processes, and implement strategies for greater impact. - [An Important Update from Root Cause](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/important-update-from-root-cause/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0|0px|40px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Dear Root Cause Friend, For 20 years, Root Cause has helped drive transformative social change in communities nationwide. Looking back, we’re grateful to have achieved so much, in partnership with so many extraordinary individuals and organizations. - [Webinar: Boston WINs: A Case Study in Collective Action](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/webinar-boston-wins-a-case-study-in-collective-action/) - Colette Stanzler moderates a case study and discussion with the State Street Foundation, College Advising Corps, and the Boston Private Industry Council about the Boston WINs (Workforce Investment Network). - [Empowering Youth through Sports: Insights from TeamFAME](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/empowering-youth-through-sports-insights-from-teamfame/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0|0px|40px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]In Newport, Rhode Island, there’s an afterschool program doing more than teaching kids to play tennis – it’s transforming lives. Through more than 250 nonprofit youth development chapters, the National Junior Tennis - [Community Schools: Building Local Resilience, Strengthening Community Relationships, and Helping Students Thrive](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/community-schools-a-strategy-for-built-on-hope/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0|0px|40px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]At this moment, public education is under more threat than it has faced in recent decades. In response, many are mobilizing to protect students and the education systems that serve them. Lawsuits - [Root Cause's Purpose: Fostering Effective Collaboration](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/root-causes-purpose-fostering-effective-collaboration/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0|0px|40px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]The writer adrienne maree brown says in her book Emergent Strategy, “Change is constant, be like water.” Here, at the end of the first quarter of the 21st century, it would be hard to dispute this - [Promoting Healthy Relationships: Insights from our Technical Assistance Work with Massachusetts Department of Public Health](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/promoting-healthy-relationships-in-massachusetts-insights-from-our-technical-assistance-work-with-ma-department-of-health/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0|0px|40px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] The statistics from the National Domestic Violence Hotline website on intimate partner and dating violence in the United States are alarming. On average, 24 people per minute in the United States are victims of rape, - [Staff Spotlight: Welcome Hephzibah and Chinazo](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/staff-spotlight-welcome-hephzibah-and-chinazo/) - Root Cause recently welcomed two new staff members, Hephzibah and Chinazo! We are excited to welcome them to the Root Cause team. - [Reflections on Leading a Strategic Planning Process with the HOPE Initiative at Bunker Hill Community College ](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/reflections-on-leading-a-strategic-planning-process-with-the-hope-initiative-at-bunker-hill-community-college/) - This field note reflects on the strategic planning work completed with the Halting Oppressive Pathways to Education Initiative at Bunker Hill Community College. - [Thank you Root Cause Summer Interns](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/thank-you-root-cause-summer-interns/) - Root Cause was lucky to have three fantastic interns over summer 2024. - [Using a Health Equity Impact Assessment to Promote Black Maternal and Infant Health in Guilford County, North Carolina](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/using-a-health-equity-impact-assessment-to-increase-black-maternal-and-infant-health-in-guilford-county-north-carolina/) - In this field note, Toyosi Saint-Cyr, Advisory Services Manager, shares her reflections on our work with Every Baby Guilford, a Collective Action Movement in North Carolina. In this field note, Toyosi Saint-Cyr, Advisory Services Manager, shares her reflections on our work with Every Baby Guilford, a Collective Action Movement in North Carolina. - [Root Cause's Work in Corporate Philanthropy](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/root-causes-work-in-corporate-philanthropy/) - As Root Cause moves through 2024, we want to highlight two recently completed multi-year projects with our corporate philanthropic partners. - [March 2024 Newsletter](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/march-2024-newsletter/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#ffffff” positioning=”fixed” position_origin_f=”top_center” custom_padding=”5px||5px||true|” custom_css_main_element=”-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 7px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) !important;||-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 7px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) !important;||box-shadow: 0 0 7px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) !important;” border_width_top=”14px” border_color_top=”#ebebeb” border_width_bottom=”14px” border_color_bottom=”#ebebeb” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ width=”94%” max_width=”94%” custom_padding=”9px||9px||true|” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_menu active_link_color=”#F18A00″ dropdown_menu_bg_color=”#ebebeb” dropdown_menu_line_color=”#ffffff” dropdown_menu_text_color=”#4d4d4d” dropdown_menu_active_link_color=”#F18A00″ mobile_menu_bg_color=”#ffffff” mobile_menu_text_color=”#4d4d4d” logo=”https://rootcause.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/rootcause_logo_rgb-01.png” logo_url=”/” _builder_version=”4.16″ - [Wall of Wonder: Community Engagement in Springfield, MA](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/wall-of-wonder-community-engagement-in-springfield-ma/) - Our collective action partner, North End Community Connects, hosted a community engagement kickoff event on October 28. - [How Bre Anna Clinkscales aligns her values and sets purpose-driven goals](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/aligning-values-with-purpose-driven-goals-in-all-areas-of-life/) - Bre Anna Clinkscales, a recent graduate of Duke University, joined Root Cause in 2022 as a Strategic Projects Associate. - [October 2023 Newsletter](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/october-2023-newsletter/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”27px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||2px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] When Root Cause recently conducted our own strategic planning, this is how we articulated one of our four core values: People: We value the people who work for and with Root Cause; - [February 2023 Newsletter](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/february-2023-newsletter/) - 2023 brings a new year upon us, but the ongoing theme seems to be adaptability and flexibility. - [April 2023 Newsletter](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/april-2023-newsletter/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”27px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] Root Cause was in community with hundreds of other practitioners who work to advance educational access and equity at the recent NPEA Conference in Boston from April 12-14! Colette Stanzler and Lucas Orwig discussed their work with Boston Public Schools to strengthen - [Root Cause's Approach to Strategic Planning](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/root-causes-approach-to-strategic-planning/) - We see strategic planning as a way to help partners and community members develop roadmaps for the future, design and launch initiatives, strengthen existing programs and processes, and implement strategies for greater impact. - [August 2023 Newsletter](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/august-2023-newsletter/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”27px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||2px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”] My work in the nonprofit sector began in data collection and reporting for a large national intermediary. At one point I was even responsible for collaborating on a national random assignment evaluation that involved programs - [NPEA 2023 Conference: Working together to advance educational access and equity](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/npea-2023-conference-working-together-to-advance-educational-access-and-equity/) - Root Cause was in community with hundreds of other practitioners who work to advance educational access and equity at the recent NPEA Conference in Boston from April 12-14! - [Driving Population- and Systems-Level Change: 2023 Collective Action Backbone Learning Series](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/driving-population-and-systems-level-change-2023-collective-action-backbone-learning-series/) - In January and February 2023, Root Cause hosted a free, virtual collective action learning series! - [Staff Spotlights: Summer 2023 Interns at Root Cause!](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/staff-spotlights-summer-2023-interns-at-root-cause/) - We are so lucky to have had Reena and Ana join the Root Cause team this summer as our fantastic interns. - [Staff Spotlight: Welcome Ashley Lee!](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/11812/) - Welcome Ashley Lee to the Root Cause team! - [GEO Conference 2023: The Critical Role of Philanthropy in Building Emergent Spaces with Community to Address Systemic Inequality & Re-Imagine Solutions](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/geo-conference-2023-the-critical-role-of-philanthropy-in-building-emergent-spaces-with-community-to-address-systemic-inequality-re-imagine-solutions/) - Consuela Greene, a Managing Director at Root Cause, and Andre Green, Executive Director of SkillWorks, recently shared learnings and facilitated a discussion with philanthropists at the GEO (Grantmakers for Effective Organizations) Learning Conference on May 23, 2023 in Washington D.C. - [Leading Roundtable Discussions at the MA Nonprofit Network Conference](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/leading-roundtable-discussions-at-the-ma-nonprofit-conference/) - Root Cause presented at the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network Annual Conference last Thursday, 10/19, in Worcester, MA! - [Root Cause's Approach to Performance Measurement](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/root-causes-approach-to-performance-measurement/) - Root Cause believes deeply in the value of effective data collection and analysis for continuous learning and improvement. - [Root Cause's Most Popular (aka Most- Viewed) Content from 2022](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/root-causes-most-popular-aka-most-highly-viewed-content-from-2022/) - As we spring forward into a new year, we wanted to take the time to reflect upon 2022. Here are some of our project summaries, learnings, and resources from 2022, listed in order of popularity (i.e., your page views). Take a look! - [Where Can Equity Begin? Taking Steps to Build Collective Action in Rhode Island](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/where-can-equity-begin-taking-steps-to-build-collective-action-in-rhode-island/) - Over 60 members of the Newport, RI community gathered together on November 30 to begin a conversation about collective action. - [Staff Spotlight: Welcome Simona Ruderman!](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/staff-spotlight-welcome-simona-ruderman/) - Simona Ruderman (she/her) is a Marketing & Communications Co-op from Northeastern University, where she is a second year working towards her undergraduate degree in Political Science with a minor in Graphic and Informational Design - [Staff Spotlights: Welcome Kieran and Cosette](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/staff-spotlight-welcome-kieran-and-cosette/) - In January, we welcomed two new staff members to the Root Cause team! - [Podcast: A conversation on Radical Inclusion](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/podcast-a-conversation-on-radical-inclusion/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb content_max_width=”1100px” admin_label=”Webinar Data” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ custom_padding=”||1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”] Listen to a conversation on Radical Inclusion with Root Cause Executive Director, Erin Rodriguez; Managing Director, Consuela Greene; and Jean Workman, Executive Director of Every Baby Guilford. This discussion explores the practice - [December 2022 Newsletter](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/december-2022-newsletter/) - As we move through December and see 2023 around the corner, we value the moments to reflect on the work we've accomplished, the conversations we've facilitated, and the new partnerships we've built in 2022 that will continue into the new year. - [Get to Know Root Cause's New Board Members](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/get-to-know-our-new-board-members/) - Root Cause is excited to welcome four new Board Members. Learn more about them and why they've joined the Root Cause Board to help us advance our mission! - [November 2022 Newsletter](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/november-2022-newsletter/) - Read Part II of our series on some of the ways we’re supporting staff members during remote work! - [Staff Spotlight: Welcome Bre Anna Clinkscales!](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/staff-spotlight-welcome-bre-anna-clinkscales/) - Root Cause is excited to welcome former intern Bre Anna Clinkscales back as its Special Projects Associate! - [Field Note: Root Cause's Best Practices for Onboarding in a Remote-first or Hybrid Workplace](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/field-note-root-causes-best-practices-for-onboarding-in-a-remote-first-or-hybrid-workplace/) - Read Part II of our series on some of the ways we’re trying to practice trust and flexibility and build the foundation for a successful team! - [October 2022 Newsletter](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/october-2022-newsletter/) - Read Part I of our series on some of the ways we’re trying to practice trust and flexibility and build the foundation for a successful team! - [April 2022 Newsletter](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/april-2022-newsletter/) - After a cold winter, it’s finally spring in Boston. In this season of blooming flowers and renewed growth, we are excited to debut our very first Root Cause Impact Report! - [August 2022 Newsletter](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/august-2022-newsletter/) - Who is the community? Why are you engaging with them? Who does community engagement serve? How will you ensure you are reaching folks who are typically excluded? Are you prepared to act on recommendations that come from the community? - [June 2022 Newsletter](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/march-2022-newsletter-2/) - This month’s newsletter includes a summary of Root Cause’s new Strategic Plan. For more insights behind the scenes of our planning, and to get to know more members of the Root Cause team, listen to our Podcast episode with Abby Alexanian and Abby Fung. - [Staff Spotlight: Welcome Shiko Rugene!](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/staff-spotlight-welcome-shiko-rugene/) - Shiko Rugene (she/her) joins us for a part-time internship through Dec 2022 while she works toward her MBA at The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. - [Staff Spotlight: Welcome Mina Ohashi!](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/staff-spotlight-welcome-mina-ohashi/) - Mina Ohashi (she/her) is a Marketing & Communications Co-op from Northeastern University, where she is a third year working towards her undergraduate degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing and Music Industry. - [Staff Spotlight: Welcome Omotoyosi Saint-Cyr](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/staff-spotlight-welcome-omotoyosi-saint-cyr/) - Omotoyosi Saint-Cyr (she/her) joins us as a Manager with a background in data collection & analysis, research, program management, and program evaluation. - [Field Note: Building a Strong and Supportive Work Culture](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/building-a-strong-and-supportive-work-culture/) - Read Part I of our series on some of the ways we’re trying to practice trust and flexibility and build the foundation for a successful team! - [Staff Spotlight Podcast: Get to know Colette Stanzler](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/staff-spotlight-podcast-get-to-know-colette-stanzler/) - Listen, watch, or read Root Cause’s Managing Director, Abby Fung​​​​​​​, interview fellow Managing Director, Colette Stanzler. Learn about what drives Colette in her work, her journey in Collective Action, and what she thinks makes Root Cause special in the nonprofit consulting field. - [Panel Discussion: Rural Philanthropy and Community Engagement from Washtenaw County, MI to Coös County, NH](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/rural-philanthropy-and-community-engagement-from-washtenaw-county-mi-to-coos-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. - [Podcast: Behind the Scenes of Root Cause's Strategic Planning with Abby Alexanian and Abby Fung](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/podcast-behind-the-scenes-of-root-causes-strategic-planning-with-abby-alexanian-and-abby-fung/) - Go behind the scenes to learn how Root Cause crafted its new Strategic Plan with Executive Director, Erin Rodriguez​​​​​​​, Managing Director, Abby Fung, and Project Director, Abby Alexanian. - [Staff Spotlights: Summer 2022 Interns at Root Cause!](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/staff-spotlights-summer-2022-interns-at-root-cause/) - At Root Cause, we were incredibly lucky to have these 2 fantastic interns join us for the Summer of 2022 to support various Root Cause projects and initiatives. - [Staff Spotlight: Welcome Lucas Orwig](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/staff-spotlight-welcome-lucas-orwig/) - We recently welcomed Lucas Orwig to the Root Cause team as a Project Director! - [Staff Spotlight Podcast: A conversation with Consuela Greene](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/staff-spotlight-podcast-a-conversation-with-consuela-greene/) - Listen, watch or read Root Cause’s Executive Director, Erin Rodriguez​​​​​​​, interview Principal Consultant, Consuela Greene. Learn about why she is driven to do her work, where her special ability to bring people together and facilitate groups comes from, and her excitement about the future of Root Cause and the social sector. - [2022 Collective Impact Action Summit: Diversifying Funding to Sustain Collective Impact](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/2022-collective-impact-action-summit-diversifying-funding-to-sustain-collective-impact/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0|0px|40px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.1″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]On April 28, Root Cause Principal Consultant, Sonja Okun, Alazar Ayele from the Biogen Foundation, and Angie UyHam from the Young People’s Project presented on how collective action initiatives can cultivate partnerships that will diversify funding - [2022 National Partnership for Educational Access’s (NPEA) Annual Conference](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/2022-national-partnership-for-educational-accesss-npea-annual-conference/) - Principal Consultant, Colette Stanzler, presented on about how equity is essential to performance measurement and discuss ways your data collection and reporting practices can support equity. - [March 2022 Newsletter](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/march-2022-newsletter/) - Bringing stakeholders together to develop effective solutions and strategies that ultimately lead to change - that is the goal of our services in facilitation and convening. - [January 2022 Newsletter](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/january-2022-newsletter/) - As 2022 swings into full gear, we at Root Cause are finishing a new strategic plan. - [November 2021 Newsletter](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/november-2021-newsletter/) - Last week, we kicked off Week 1 of our Program Quality Learning Series. - [December 2021 Newsletter](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/december-2021-newsletter/) - Despite another pandemic year and all of the challenges it brought to individuals, families, communities, and workplaces, our partners persevered in driving impact this year. - [September 2021 Newsletter](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/september-2021-newsletter/) - As the summer winds down, our vacations are coming to an end and those of us with school-age children are preparing for a return to school. This year, the pandemic brings the additional challenge of uncertainty as we help our nonprofit and social service partners imagine when and how to “return to normal.” - [NPEA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Symposium](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/npea-dei-symposium/) - Join Root Cause for a conversation on meaningful performance measurement in the social sector. Based on our experience partnering with numerous nonprofits, service agencies, and funders to build their performance measurement capacity. - [Webinar: Strengthening Performance Measurement and Data Capacity](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/webinar-strengthening-performance-measurement-and-data-capacity/) - Join Root Cause for a conversation on meaningful performance measurement in the social sector. Based on our experience partnering with numerous nonprofits, service agencies, and funders to build their performance measurement capacity. - [Staff Spotlight: Adaiah Hudgins-Lopez](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/staff-spotlights-adaiah-hudgins-lopez/) - We did not know what was ahead, but these 4 simple priorities helped us hold our center and know what was called for in each moment. - [July 2021 Newsletter](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/june-2021-newsletter-how-can-a-collective-approach-improve-services-and-change-systems-and-communities-for-the-better/) - At Root Cause, we work in communities to build collective action initiatives from the ground up, and we also offer our expertise to strengthen existing initiatives. - [April 2021 Newsletter](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/root-cause-in-2021-april-newsletter-2021/) - In March of 2020 when the world was thrust into operating in a pandemic, the leadership team of Root Cause set 4 priorities: The wellbeing of our team, keeping our projects on track and also adapting to meet the current needs of our clients and partners, careful management of our resources to help us survive as an organization, and finding a way to be of service in our community and beyond. - [Navigating back to school during challenging times as a nonprofit consultant and parent](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/august-newsletter-navigating-back-to-school-during-challenging-times-as-a-nonprofit-consultant-and-parent/) - How can nonprofits and social service providers plan for/deal with uncertainty for their organizations, staff, and clients as they prepare for back-to-school or work? How are you thinking about this as both a parent and a nonprofit consultant/executive? - [Staff Spotlights: Summer 2021 Interns at Root Cause!](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/staff-spotlights-summer-2021-interns-at-root-cause/) - At Root Cause we were incredibly lucky to have these 3 fantastic interns join us for the Summer of 2021 working on various Root Cause projects and initiatives. - [Why?](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/why/) - Root Cause CEO, Andrew Wolk, questions how we can spread resources and best practices faster to high performing organizations to build a system that solves social issues better and improves more people's lives. - [What The Social Innovator Needs](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/what-the-social-innovator-needs/) - Root Cause CEO, Andrew Wolk, reflects on how to best support leaders in nonprofits, philanthropy, government, and business to lead high performing organizations and spread social innovation. - [End-of-year Reflections On Social Innovation And Investing In What Works](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/end-of-year-reflections-on-social-innovation-and-investing-in-what-works/) - Root Cause CEO, Andrew Wolk, reflects on the field of social entrepreneurship over the past 7 years since forming Root Cause, and how the use of collaborative efforts, quality information, and social innovation has increased. - [A Social Issue-Based Approach to Finding and Funding Social Innovation](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/a-social-issue-based-approach-to-finding-and-funding-social-innovation/) - Root Cause CEO, Andrew Wolk, shares insights about how to make investments to foster social innovation and how Root Cause's Social Issue Reports can help. - [What Social Impact Bonds Mean for Nonprofits and Performance Measurement](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/what-social-impact-bonds-mean-for-nonprofits-and-performance-measurement/) - Root Cause CEO, Andrew Wolk, reflects on the implementation of social impact bonds and how they will affect the future of nonprofits, philanthropy, and government. - [The Complications of Solving Youth Homelessness: Using Data to Make a Dent](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/the-complications-of-solving-youth-homelessness-using-data-to-make-a-dent/) - In this post, Phoebe Sloane discusses the lack of data on youth homelessness and examines the factors behind this lack of information, including the challenges of finding and counting homeless youth, the diversity of homeless youth, and the need for longer-term services for youth who cannot return home. - [Social Issue Talk: Impact Investing](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/social-issue-talk-impact-investing/) - This post reflects on the Social Innovation Forum's social issue talk on impact investing - a discussion with leaders in impact investing on their thoughts on how to build the field to create more opportunities for social entrepreneurs. - [Overhead Myth Response](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/overhead-myth-response/) - This article focuses on the 'overhead myth' and donors' increasing awareness to use results-oriented data instead of overhead, as a sign of a worthy investment. - [Performance Insights: My Vision for the Next 10 Years](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/performance-insights-my-vision-for-the-next-10-years/) - Root Cause CEO, Andrew Wolk, reflects on his 10 years working with nonprofits, foundations, and government since starting Root Cause by providing 3 key insights to help organizations improve more people's lives. - [Performance Insights: The Power of Different Perspectives](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/performance-insights-the-power-of-different-perspectives/) - Susan Musinsky, the Director of the Social Innovation Forum, reflects on their process for selecting organizations seeking capacity building assistance, by using a diverse group of application reviewers to create an equitable process. - [Nonprofit Emaciation: Confessions Of A Do-gooder Who Starved An Organization](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/nonprofit-emaciation-confessions-of-a-do-gooder-who-starved-an-organization/) - This post reflects on the experiences of a founder of an international nonprofit running on an extremely low overhead, and how she realized that investing in infrastructure and resources to run on a higher overhead is better for the longterm. - [Youth Violence Prevention Collaborative: Ready For Action In 2014](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/youth-violence-prevention-collaborative-ready-for-action-in-2014/) - This post is a reflection on the work of the Youth Violence Prevention Funder Learning Collaborative - a group of more than 40 private and public funding organizations dedicated to supporting Boston youth in neighborhoods where 80% of violent crimes occur - and how successful collective action can be. - [Nonprofits: Get Ready for Charity Navigator 3.0](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/nonprofits-get-ready-for-charity-navigator-3-0/) - Charity Navigator expands to include two new dimensions to be included in ratings: Financial Health and Accountability and Transparency. - [NPEA Conference Reflections: The Growing Importance of Data and Measurement](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/npea-conference-reflections-the-growing-importance-of-data-and-measurement/) - In this post, a Root Cause team member reflects on her experience at the NPEA Annual Conference and the increased focus on data, assessment, and evaluation this year. - [From The Council On Foundations Conference: Using Data And Evaluation To Support, Not Punish Grantees](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/from-the-council-on-foundations-conference-using-data-and-evaluation-to-support-not-punish-grantees/) - This post reflects on discussions about shifting sentiments around the grantmaking process and foundations' evaluation frameworks that occurred at the 2014 Council on Foundations Annual Conference. - [The Philanthropy Connection](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/the-philanthropy-connection/) - The president of The Philanthropy Connection reviews how her organization was formed and how they support talented local leaders serving marginalized populations. - [How The Boys And Girls Clubs Of Boston Are Holding Themselves Accountable](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/how-the-boys-and-girls-clubs-of-boston-are-holding-themselves-accountable/) - This post highlights a video documenting Root Cause's visit to one of our Peer Performance Exchange members - The Boys and Girls Club of Boston - and interviews the director, Dan Buckland about how they more effectively serve students after participating in the Exchange. - [Is Your Organization Measuring What You Think You’re Measuring?](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/is-your-organization-measuring-what-you-think-youre-measuring/) - This post reflects on the interview and review process of the Peer Performance Exchange which analyzed the organizational health and program quality of organizations that provide youth career development, college access, and/or college persistence programs. - [Insights From Two Years Of Assessing Nonprofit Organizational Health And Program Quality](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/insights-from-two-years-of-assessing-nonprofit-organizational-health-and-program-quality/) - This post reflects on Root Cause's 2015 Funders report which provides information about selected organizational health and programmatic practices specific to youth career development, college access and college persistence programs. - [Social Innovation Forum Becomes Independent Organization](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/social-innovation-forum-becomes-independent-organization/) - SIF was launched and incubated by Root Cause from 2003 until 2015, and has now grown into its own entity to support Boston entrepreneurs in capacity and network building. - [How Root Cause Helps Nonprofit Leaders Get Smarter](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/how-root-cause-helps-nonprofit-leaders-get-smarter/) - This post reflects on the experiences working with participating nonprofits in the Peer Performance Exchange, which received completed organizational health and program quality assessments. - [You’re On the Performance Measurement Train. Now What?](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/youre-on-the-performance-measurement-train-now-what/) - This post reflects on the workshop Root Cause held at the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network conference on “Demystifying Performance Measurement” and discusses how important it is to build a performance measurement culture in your organization. - [Does Your Org Need a Racial Equity Lens? We Said Yes. Here’s What Happened.](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/does-your-org-need-a-racial-equity-lens-we-said-yes-heres-what-happened/) - This post is the first of a series that will follow our journey, and provide insights into what’s working and what we are learning as we strive to incorporate an equity lens into Root Cause’s work. - [The Power Of Collective Data: Reflections On The Job Training Alliance Impact Study](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/the-power-of-collective-data-reflections-on-the-job-training-alliance-impact-study/) - This post reflects on a study we completed focusing on programs working to prepare un- or under-employed individuals for jobs with careers pathways, and the importance of using data to do so. - [3 Questions to Get Wicked Smart About Strategy](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/3-questions-to-get-wicked-smart-about-strategy/) - In this post, we provide 3 questions and insights from our experiences working with nonprofits, foundations, and government to help your organization build a strategic plan. - [What Nonprofit Leaders Think About Measurement](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/what-nonprofit-leaders-think-about-measurement/) - Root Cause talked with nonprofit and foundation leaders about performance measurement—what’s working, what’s standing in the way, and how the obstacles could be overcome. This post highlights the conversation about these topics among 15 nonprofit leaders we convened with in Washington, DC, drawn from direct services, policy, and advocacy. - [What’s So Special about Nonprofit Strategy Anyway?](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/whats-so-special-about-nonprofit-strategy-anyway/) - This post explains the client-customer value matrix and provides tips and insights on building a successful strategic plan for nonprofits. - [Meet the Root Cause Team - Allison F. Bauer](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/meet-the-root-cause-team-allison-f-bauer/) - Allison F. Bauer is the Director of Partner Relations at Root Cause. In this interview, she elaborates on her professional and personal interests and charts the path that led her to Root Cause. - [Vote Up Andrew Wolk at SXSW!](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/vote-up-andrew-wolk-at-sxsw/) - How do we design an American Social Contract? Read and vote up a proposal by Andrew Wolk for a Meet-Up at SXSW 2020. - [Getting Started with Continuous Quality Improvement](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/getting-started-with-continuous-quality-improvement/) - Abby Alexanian, our Senior Manager of Strategic Initiatives, shares advice to help social service providers think about and start to practice Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI). - [How Do You Define What Matters? Field Notes from Guilford County, Part I](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/field-notes-from-guilford-county-part-1/) - Anand Dholakia, Principal at Root Cause, describes a process of framing capacity-building work as a means to achieve three ultimate ends: improve one person's life, improve lives at the population level, and reduce disparities caused by factors such as race, class, and geography. - [Join Root Cause at the New York Funders Alliance Conference](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/join-root-cause-at-the-new-york-state-nys-funders-conference/) - Join us at the 2019 New York Funders Alliance Conference in Albany, New York, where Anand Dholakia will present a workshop titled: To What End? Promoting Lifelong Success & Equity Across a Community. - [Meet the new Associates: Adaiah, Alekhya, and Yifan](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/meet-the-new-associates-adaiah-alekhya-and-yifan/) - This summer, the Root Cause team welcomed three new associates - Alekhya Chaparala, Adaiah Hudgins-Lopez, and Yifan Kong. Each shared some reflections on why they are here, and how their pathway has led them to their new roles. - [Reframing our Purpose to Be More Transformative for People and Families](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/reframing-our-purpose-to-be-more-transformative-for-people-and-families/) - In a guest post the Grantmakers for Effective Organization (GEO) Blog, Anand Dholakia reflects on how we are shaping our work to ensure that makes a difference in people's lives. - [How Do You Design for Population-Level Change? Field Notes from Guilford County, Part II](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/field-notes-from-guilford-county-part-2/) - Part II of a series on our work in Guilford County, written by Anand Dholakia, focuses on how our definition of success greatly shapes our work to matter more to people and families. - [Staff Reading List: Books to Broaden Your Perspective](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/staff-reading-list-books-to-broaden-your-perspective/) - The Root Cause team continues to seek out resources that expand our view of the systems we work within and the experiences of others. This list compiles titles that the Root Cause team recommends for expanding your view on equity, education, and economic mobility, among other topics. - [What is “Quality” ?](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/what-is-quality/) - When we talk about Continuous Quality Improvement in a social service setting, what exactly are we trying to improve? This post introduces six domains of program quality that are elemental to the practice of continuous quality improvement. - [How do you learn about families' daily lived experience in a place? Field Notes from Guilford County, Part III](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/field-notes-from-guilford-county-part-3-2/) - In Part III of a series on our Continuous Quality Improvement work in Guilford County, Anand Dholakia describes how learning about families' lived daily experience shapes how we approach program quality. - [Conference Workshop Report](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/conference-workshop-report-2019-2020/) - As a nonprofit organization, an important part of our work is sharing promising practices about what we are learning with our peers and partners. This Field Note reports on workshop highlights from 2019, and looks ahead to a few key dates in 2020. - [Lessons Learned: Cultivating a CQI Mindset and Practice with Social Service Providers](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/lessons-learned-cultivating-a-cqi-mindset-and-practice-with-social-service-providers/) - Consuela Greene reflects on efforts to strengthen the capacity of social service providers to practice continuous quality improvement and shares advice for programs, funders, and partners. - [Webinar: How can your logic model drive improvements to program design, implementation, and quality?](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/webinar-how-can-your-logic-model-drive-improvements-to-program-design-implementation-and-quality/) - In this webinar, presented with Ready for School, Ready for Life, we explore the purpose of a logic model in defining program goals and child/family outcomes, shaping program design, and visualizing the purpose of your program for key stakeholders, including program participants and funders. - [How do you define and map healthy aging across a community?](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/how-do-you-define-and-map-healthy-aging-across-a-community/) - The Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation aims to make wise investments that support healthy aging for residents of Washtinaw County, Michigan. This post describes how we are approaching a systems mapping project so that the Foundation focuses on what matters most to people in their community. - [To What End? The Root Cause Story](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/to-what-end-the-root-cause-story/) - Andrew Wolk shares the Root Cause origin story and discusses how his work led him to ask the question To What End? in a conversation hosted by Impact Hub Boston and Creative Mornings. - [A Message from Root Cause: Hope, encouragement, and solidarity in the face of crisis and uncertainty](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/a-message-from-root-cause-hope-encouragement-and-solidarity-in-the-face-of-crisis-and-uncertainty/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″ custom_padding=”0px|||||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_blurb content_max_width=”1100px” _builder_version=”4.0.2″]Dear friends, We write to share a message of hope, encouragement, and solidarity in the face of crisis and uncertainty. Your work has never been as important as it is now. We are here to offer our help. We will be hosting a series of free webinars - [Webinar: Financial Sustainability: Scenario Planning](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/webinar-financial-sustainability-scenario-planning/) - In this webinar, CEO & Founder Andrew Wolk shares guidance on financial sustainability to help nonprofit direct service providers navigate crisis and uncertainty. - [Philanthropy’s Moment: Advocating For and Funding What’s Essential](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/philanthropys-moment-advocating-for-and-funding-whats-essential/) - Andrew Wolk writes about the essential nature of nonprofit direct service providers on the Philanthropy News Digest blog. - [Webinar: Leading Teams in Difficult Times](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/webinar-leading-teams-in-difficult-times/) - In this webinar, our team shares guidance for nonprofit direct service providers on navigating teams through difficult times. - [Webinar: Program Design: Adapting Service Delivery in Response to Uncertainty](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/webinar-program-design-adapting-service-delivery-in-response-to-uncertainty/) - In this webinar, our team shares guidance for nonprofit direct service providers on adapting service delivery models during uncertain times. - [Webinar: Financial Sustainability: Consolidation in Times of Uncertainty](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/webinar-financial-sustainability-consolidation-in-times-of-uncertainty/) - In this webinar you will learn about the option of consolidation with other organizations as a strategy for navigating challenging times while also making you stronger in the long run. - [Webinar: Nonprofit Sustainability & Adaptability: Experiences on the Ground](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/webinar-nonprofit-sustainability-adaptability-experiences-on-the-ground/) - In this webinar, our team shares insights and guidance for grantmakers based on what we are hearing from nonprofit direct service providers about how they are navigating financial sustainability and adapting service delivery during uncertainty and change. - [Webinar: Going Virtual with Program Design and Service Delivery: On the Ground Experiences and Learnings](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/webinar-going-virtual-with-program-design-and-service-delivery-on-the-ground-experiences-and-learnings/) - Colette Stanzler, Principal, along with nonprofit partners, share approaches to adaptation, learning, and improvement in the midst of uncertainty and crisis. - [How do you promote healthy and fulfilling aging during a pandemic?](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/how-do-you-promote-healthy-and-fulfilling-aging-during-a-pandemic/) - This report from Anand Dholakia describes how we are adapting efforts to engage older adults and map aging-related systems in order to help the The Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation focus its resources on what matters most to people in its community. - [Collective Action in Action: The Relationships are the Roots](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/collective-action-in-action-the-relationships-are-the-roots/) - Jamie Hennick, Senior Manager, reports on how the Biogen STAR Initiative's focus on relationships is helping service providers reach and engage students in new ways. - [A Message from Root Cause: Black Lives Matter](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/a-message-from-root-cause-black-lives-matter/) - Root Cause stands in support of those who demand justice for George Floyd, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and the far too many people whose lives have been cut short by racist violence, police brutality, and the inequitable administration of justice. - [How Do You Shape Your Work To Improve Lives And Reduce Disparities? Field Notes from Guilford County, Part IV](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/how-do-you-shape-your-work-to-improve-lives-and-reduce-disparities-field-notes-from-guilford-county-part-iv/) - In Part IV of a series on our Continuous Quality Improvement work in Guilford County, Anand Dholakia describes how we defined "quality" around what really matters for families. - [Insights into Small Business as a Path to Economic Security for Parents Who are Returned Citizens](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/insights-into-small-business-as-a-path-to-economic-security-for-parents-who-are-returned-citizens/) - Anand Dholakia shares perspectives gained from a purpose- and equity-driven evaluation of the Aspire Entrepreneurship Initiative, conducted in partnership with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Justine Petersen. - [Andrew Wolk, Root Cause Founder, stepping down as CEO; Erin Rodriguez, current Managing Director, to take helm](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/andrew-wolk-root-cause-founder-stepping-down-as-ceo-erin-rodriguez-current-managing-director-to-take-helm/) - A Conversation between Andrew and Erin Rodriguez, incoming Executive Director about the transition process and what’s next for this nonprofit consulting group - [Launching the CQI Process in Tri-County, South Carolina](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/launching-the-cqi-continuous-quality-improvement-process-in-tri-county-south-carolina/) - “How can we build the capacity of direct service organizations in our community?” This is the question that our partners at the Tri-County Cradle to Career Collaborative (TCCC) found themselves asking in early 2018. - [Setting the stage for quality, learning, and improvement in Tri-County, SC](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/launching-the-cqi-process-in-tri-county-south-carolina/) - “How can we build the capacity of direct service organizations in our community?” This is the question that our partners at the Tri-County Cradle to Career Collaborative (TCCC) found themselves asking in early 2018. - [How Do You Help a Large Government Program Use Data to Better Serve Families? Part 1](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/how-do-you-help-a-government-agency-better-serve-families-part-1/) - This post introduces how the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program is practicing continuous quality improvement (CQI) in order to make its food benefits and nutrition services more accessible for more than 40,000 parents and children throughout Guilford County, NC. - [How Nonprofits & Social Service Providers Can Survive the Pandemic and Thrive Post-Recovery](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/setting-the-stage-for-quality-learning-and-improvement-in-tri-county-sc/) - Many of our cohort programs have found CQI to be a useful tool to navigate the challenges of delivering services in a pandemic. Rather than being just “one more thing to do,” CQI coaching has provided the tools necessary to approach new pandemic challenges. - [How Do You Help a Large Government Program Use Data to Better Serve Families? Part 2](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/field-notes-from-guilford-county-part-vi-how-do-you-help-a-government-agency-better-serve-families-part-2/) - This post introduces how the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program is practicing continuous quality improvement (CQI) in order to make its food benefits and nutrition services more accessible for more than 40,000 parents and children throughout Guilford County, NC. - [Key Insights from Social Service Providers about How They’ve Adapted during the Pandemic](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/key-insights-from-social-service-providers-about-how-theyve-adapted-during-the-pandemic/) - Root Cause wanted to better understand how social service providers have dealt with these challenges. Our goal was to learn about how organizations have adapted to support their staff and better serve their communities during the pandemic. - [Community Engagement and the Expertise of Lived Experience](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/community-engagement-and-the-expertise-of-lived-experience/) - My latest experience partnering with older adults spurred an aha moment around the work of ‘community engagement.’ - [Community Engagement and Aging Justice: Perfect Together](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/community-engagement-and-aging-justice-perfect-together/) - In our last episodes of the Washtenaw Chronicles, we described our partnership with the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation (AAACF) to capture older adults' aging experience and how well systems are working. The goal: guide its place-based strategy for driving systems change and achieving aging justice for the older adults living across Washtenaw County, MI. - [Root Cause in 2021: Living out our values by learning and evolving](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/root-cause-in-2021-living-out-our-values-by-learning-and-evolving/) - As we step into 2021, there is no doubt that Root Cause, like much of the world, must both stay grounded in our values and evolve to meet the needs of this moment. - [The Importance of Diversifying America’s Teacher Workforce: The Potential of Grow-Your-Own Programs](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/the-importance-of-diversifying-americas-teacher-workforce-the-potential-of-grow-your-own-programs/) - In January 2021, I led a discussion entitled “Grow-Your-Own” Programs: Diversifying the K-12 Educator Pipeline. This discussion was rooted in learnings from a strategic planning process with our partners at Latinos for Education (L4E) in the fall of 2019. - [The Role Of The Funder In Building Social Impact Markets](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/the-role-of-the-funder-in-building-social-impact-markets/) - Root Cause CEO, Andrew Wolk, reflects on his participation in Stanford Social Innovation Review's webinar focusing on social impact markets and improving funder relations. - [Root Cause’s Social Innovation Forum Applied To Black Male Achievement](https://rootcause.org/field_notes/root-causes-social-innovation-forum-applied-to-black-male-achievement/) - This post reflects on the work Root Cause has done with the The Black Male Achievement Social Innovation Accelerator to support capacity building, networking, and sharing of resources and best practices with leaders and organizations working to improve the lives of black men and boys. ## Services - [Strategy, Design & Implementation](https://rootcause.org/services/strategy-and-implementation/) - Is your organization in need of research and analysis to make tough decisions about (or improvements in) program services, resource allocation, budgeting, and more? - [Continuous Learning & Improvement](https://rootcause.org/services/continuous-learning-and-improvement/) - Would you like to develop performance measurement tools, processes, and systems to measure progress towards your organization’s intended outcomes? - [Collective Action](https://rootcause.org/services/collective-action/) - Are you interested in bringing stakeholders together to launch a collective action effort in a particular social issue area? ## Focus Areas - [Public Health](https://rootcause.org/focus-areas/health-and-well-being/) - We work with partners to improve access to quality health services, reduce the health inequities at every stage of life, and enable more people to achieve sound mental and physical health. - [Education & Youth Development](https://rootcause.org/focus-areas/education-and-youth-development/) - We are committed to supporting education and youth development outcomes at every stage of life, from early childhood through college and career readiness and lifelong learning. - [Economic Well-Being](https://rootcause.org/focus-areas/economic-security/) - We help partners advance strategies for increasing equitable access to economic opportunity and security for more people. 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[strategic partnership framework](https://rootcause.org/tag/strategic-partnership-framework/) - [partnership framework](https://rootcause.org/tag/partnership-framework/) - [more than wheels](https://rootcause.org/tag/more-than-wheels/) - [Ways to Work](https://rootcause.org/tag/ways-to-work/) - [center for urban families](https://rootcause.org/tag/center-for-urban-families/) - [cqi model](https://rootcause.org/tag/cqi-model/) - [Wise Guys](https://rootcause.org/tag/wise-guys/) - [cqi case study](https://rootcause.org/tag/cqi-case-study/) - [cqi goal](https://rootcause.org/tag/cqi-goal/) - [wic](https://rootcause.org/tag/wic/) - [guilford county wic office](https://rootcause.org/tag/guilford-county-wic-office/) - [Care Management for At-Risk Children](https://rootcause.org/tag/care-management-for-at-risk-children/) - [Care Management for High-Risk Pregnant Women](https://rootcause.org/tag/care-management-for-high-risk-pregnant-women/) - [Adoptamom](https://rootcause.org/tag/adoptamom/) - 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[impact planning](https://rootcause.org/tag/impact-planning/) - [youth employment initiative](https://rootcause.org/tag/youth-employment-initiative/) - [latino organizations in boston](https://rootcause.org/tag/latino-organizations-in-boston/) - [school readiness](https://rootcause.org/tag/school-readiness/) - [workforce development](https://rootcause.org/tag/workforce-development/) - [root cause case study](https://rootcause.org/tag/root-cause-case-study/) - [collaborative model](https://rootcause.org/tag/collaborative-model/) - [housing for homeless youth](https://rootcause.org/tag/housing-for-homeless-youth/) - [causes of chronic homelessness](https://rootcause.org/tag/causes-of-chronic-homelessness/) - [ending chronic homelessness](https://rootcause.org/tag/ending-chronic-homelessness/) - [empowering victims of domestic violence](https://rootcause.org/tag/empowering-victims-of-domestic-violence/) - [empowering domestic violence victims](https://rootcause.org/tag/empowering-domestic-violence-victims/) - [why is social entrepreneurship important](https://rootcause.org/tag/why-is-social-entrepreneurship-important/) - [Healthy Aging](https://rootcause.org/tag/healthy-aging/) - [Aging](https://rootcause.org/tag/aging/) - [Ageing](https://rootcause.org/tag/ageing/) - [Healthy and Fulfilling Aging](https://rootcause.org/tag/healthy-and-fulfilling-aging/) - [Ann Arbor](https://rootcause.org/tag/ann-arbor/) - [Systems Mapping](https://rootcause.org/tag/systems-mapping/) - [Secure Aging](https://rootcause.org/tag/secure-aging/) - [Washtenaw County](https://rootcause.org/tag/washtenaw-county/) - [Michigan](https://rootcause.org/tag/michigan/) - [W.K. Kellogg Foundation](https://rootcause.org/tag/w-k-kellogg-foundation/) - [small business pathway](https://rootcause.org/tag/small-business-pathway/) - [Justine Petersen](https://rootcause.org/tag/justine-petersen/) - [reduce disparities](https://rootcause.org/tag/reduce-disparities/) - [The Duke Endowment](https://rootcause.org/tag/the-duke-endowment/) - [principles of engagement](https://rootcause.org/tag/principles-of-engagement/) - [root cause team](https://rootcause.org/tag/root-cause-team/) - [racial inequity](https://rootcause.org/tag/racial-inequity/) - [systemic change](https://rootcause.org/tag/systemic-change/) - [non-profit leaders](https://rootcause.org/tag/non-profit-leaders/) - [racial justice](https://rootcause.org/tag/racial-justice/) - [root cause webinar](https://rootcause.org/tag/root-cause-webinar/) - [backbone organization](https://rootcause.org/tag/backbone-organization/) - [jamie hennick](https://rootcause.org/tag/jamie-hennick/) - [virtual adaptations](https://rootcause.org/tag/virtual-adaptations/) - [virtual program design](https://rootcause.org/tag/virtual-program-design/) - [Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation](https://rootcause.org/tag/ann-arbor-area-community-foundation/) - [community engagement](https://rootcause.org/tag/community-engagement/) - [program design](https://rootcause.org/tag/program-design/) - [financial sustainability](https://rootcause.org/tag/financial-sustainability/) - [nonprofit hr](https://rootcause.org/tag/nonprofit-hr/) - [erin rodriguez](https://rootcause.org/tag/erin-rodriguez/) - [abby fung](https://rootcause.org/tag/abby-fung/) - [barbara travers](https://rootcause.org/tag/barbara-travers/) - [Boston Cares](https://rootcause.org/tag/boston-cares/) - [Justice Resource Institute](https://rootcause.org/tag/justice-resource-institute/) - [Philanthropy News Digest](https://rootcause.org/tag/philanthropy-news-digest/) - [scenario planning](https://rootcause.org/tag/scenario-planning/) - [root cause organization](https://rootcause.org/tag/root-cause-organization/) - [cqi models](https://rootcause.org/tag/cqi-models/) - [logic model](https://rootcause.org/tag/logic-model/) - [sxsw](https://rootcause.org/tag/sxsw/) - [cqi mindset](https://rootcause.org/tag/cqi-mindset/) - [Direct service providers](https://rootcause.org/tag/direct-service-providers/) - [domains of program quality](https://rootcause.org/tag/domains-of-program-quality/) - [what is quality?](https://rootcause.org/tag/what-is-quality/) - [Staff reading list](https://rootcause.org/tag/staff-reading-list/) - [population-level change](https://rootcause.org/tag/population-level-change-2/) - [defining population level](https://rootcause.org/tag/defining-population-level/) - [Alekhya Chaparala](https://rootcause.org/tag/alekhya-chaparala/) - [Adaiah Hudgins-Lopez](https://rootcause.org/tag/adaiah-hudgins-lopez/) - [Yifan Kong](https://rootcause.org/tag/yifan-kong/) - [New York Funders Alliance Conference](https://rootcause.org/tag/new-york-funders-alliance-conference/) - [what does cqi stand for](https://rootcause.org/tag/what-does-cqi-stand-for/) - [what is the first step in the quality improvement process](https://rootcause.org/tag/what-is-the-first-step-in-the-quality-improvement-process/) - [continuous quality improvement cqi](https://rootcause.org/tag/continuous-quality-improvement-cqi/) - [Allison Bauer](https://rootcause.org/tag/allison-bauer/) - [grantmakers for effective organizations](https://rootcause.org/tag/grantmakers-for-effective-organizations/) - [reframing our purpose](https://rootcause.org/tag/reframing-our-purpose/) - [Finding Common Purpose](https://rootcause.org/tag/finding-common-purpose/) - [nonprofit stategy](https://rootcause.org/tag/nonprofit-stategy/) - [nonprofit leaders](https://rootcause.org/tag/nonprofit-leaders/) - [non-profit strategy](https://rootcause.org/tag/non-profit-strategy/) - [Job training alliance](https://rootcause.org/tag/job-training-alliance/) - [Collective data](https://rootcause.org/tag/collective-data-2/) - [Racial equity](https://rootcause.org/tag/racial-equity/) - [diversity](https://rootcause.org/tag/diversity/) - [non-profit measurement](https://rootcause.org/tag/non-profit-measurement/) - [boys and girls club of boston](https://rootcause.org/tag/boys-and-girls-club-of-boston/) - [the philanthropy connection](https://rootcause.org/tag/the-philanthropy-connection/) - [adoption and foster care mentoring](https://rootcause.org/tag/adoption-and-foster-care-mentoring/) - [council on foundations annual conference](https://rootcause.org/tag/council-on-foundations-annual-conference/) - [council on foundations](https://rootcause.org/tag/council-on-foundations/) - [philanthropy exchange](https://rootcause.org/tag/philanthropy-exchange/) - [National Partnerships for Educational Access Conference](https://rootcause.org/tag/national-partnerships-for-educational-access-conference/) - [NPEA conference](https://rootcause.org/tag/npea-conference/) - [Charity Navigator](https://rootcause.org/tag/charity-navigator/) - [Kjerstin Erickson](https://rootcause.org/tag/kjerstin-erickson/) - [Overhead Myth](https://rootcause.org/tag/overhead-myth/) - [FORGE Program](https://rootcause.org/tag/forge-program/) - [Root Cause](https://rootcause.org/tag/root-cause/) - [performance insights](https://rootcause.org/tag/performance-insights/) - [social impact markets](https://rootcause.org/tag/social-impact-markets/) - [funders](https://rootcause.org/tag/funders/) - [impact investing](https://rootcause.org/tag/impact-investing/) - [youth homelessness](https://rootcause.org/tag/youth-homelessness/) - [improving outcomes for youth homelessness](https://rootcause.org/tag/improving-outcomes-for-youth-homelessness/) - [social impact bonds](https://rootcause.org/tag/social-impact-bonds/) - [pay-for-success](https://rootcause.org/tag/pay-for-success-2/) - [social innovation fund](https://rootcause.org/tag/social-innovation-fund/) - [social innovation](https://rootcause.org/tag/social-innovation/) - [Centering Healthcare Institute](https://rootcause.org/tag/centering-healthcare-institute/) - [Maternal Child Health](https://rootcause.org/tag/maternal-child-health/) - [Centering Pregnancy](https://rootcause.org/tag/centering-pregnancy/) - [Prenatal Health](https://rootcause.org/tag/prenatal-health/) - [Community based health](https://rootcause.org/tag/community-based-health/) - [aspire](https://rootcause.org/tag/aspire/) - [kellogg](https://rootcause.org/tag/kellogg/) - [older adults](https://rootcause.org/tag/older-adults/) - [Root Cause nonprofit](https://rootcause.org/tag/root-cause-nonprofit/) - [nonprofit consulting firm](https://rootcause.org/tag/nonprofit-consulting-firm/) - [nonprofit consulting](https://rootcause.org/tag/nonprofit-consulting/) - [Latinos for Education](https://rootcause.org/tag/latinos-for-education/) - [chi](https://rootcause.org/tag/chi/) - [girl start](https://rootcause.org/tag/girl-start/) - [Guilford County Coalition on Infant Mortality](https://rootcause.org/tag/guilford-county-coalition-on-infant-mortality/) - [infant mortality](https://rootcause.org/tag/infant-mortality/) - [health disparities](https://rootcause.org/tag/health-disparities/) - [Guilford County](https://rootcause.org/tag/guilford-county/) - [radical inclusion](https://rootcause.org/tag/radical-inclusion/) - [jean workman](https://rootcause.org/tag/jean-workman/) - [podcast](https://rootcause.org/tag/podcast/) - [racial disparities](https://rootcause.org/tag/racial-disparities/) - [social service provider](https://rootcause.org/tag/social-service-provider/) - [technical assistance](https://rootcause.org/tag/technical-assistance/) - [webinars](https://rootcause.org/tag/webinars/) - [workshops](https://rootcause.org/tag/workshops/) - [one-on-one coaching](https://rootcause.org/tag/one-on-one-coaching/) - [staff support](https://rootcause.org/tag/staff-support/) - [organization wellness](https://rootcause.org/tag/organization-wellness/) - [leading teams](https://rootcause.org/tag/leading-teams/) - [Staff Spotlight](https://rootcause.org/tag/staff-spotlight/) - [Every Baby Guilford](https://rootcause.org/tag/every-baby-guilford/) - [Education](https://rootcause.org/tag/education/) - [Grow Your Own Programs](https://rootcause.org/tag/grow-your-own-programs/) - [Latinx](https://rootcause.org/tag/latinx/) - [NH](https://rootcause.org/tag/nh/) - [New Hampshire](https://rootcause.org/tag/new-hampshire/) - [NH Charitable Foundation](https://rootcause.org/tag/nh-charitable-foundation/) - [Tillotson](https://rootcause.org/tag/tillotson/) - [Research](https://rootcause.org/tag/research/) - [advisory services](https://rootcause.org/tag/advisory-services/) - [college and career readiness](https://rootcause.org/tag/college-and-career-readiness/) - [back to school](https://rootcause.org/tag/back-to-school/) - [college](https://rootcause.org/tag/college/) - [career](https://rootcause.org/tag/career/) - [life readiness](https://rootcause.org/tag/life-readiness/) - [college career and life readiness](https://rootcause.org/tag/college-career-and-life-readiness/) - [CCLR](https://rootcause.org/tag/cclr/) - [program accessibility](https://rootcause.org/tag/program-accessibility/) - [accessibility](https://rootcause.org/tag/accessibility/) - [nonproft](https://rootcause.org/tag/nonproft/) - [webinar](https://rootcause.org/tag/webinar/) - [data measurement capacity](https://rootcause.org/tag/data-measurement-capacity/) - [data and measurement](https://rootcause.org/tag/data-and-measurement/) - [referrals and partnerships](https://rootcause.org/tag/referrals-and-partnerships/) - [referrals](https://rootcause.org/tag/referrals/) - [partnerships](https://rootcause.org/tag/partnerships/) - [referrals and partnership management](https://rootcause.org/tag/referrals-and-partnership-management/) - [program quality roadmap](https://rootcause.org/tag/program-quality-roadmap/) - [core component of quality](https://rootcause.org/tag/core-component-of-quality/) - [kim macphail](https://rootcause.org/tag/kim-macphail/) - [communications](https://rootcause.org/tag/communications/) - [marketing manager](https://rootcause.org/tag/marketing-manager/) - [managing director](https://rootcause.org/tag/managing-director/) - [executive director](https://rootcause.org/tag/executive-director/) - [communications manager](https://rootcause.org/tag/communications-manager/) - [marketing communications manager](https://rootcause.org/tag/marketing-communications-manager/) - [operations](https://rootcause.org/tag/operations/) - [project director](https://rootcause.org/tag/project-director/) - [strategic initiatives](https://rootcause.org/tag/strategic-initiatives/) - [associate](https://rootcause.org/tag/associate/) - [Daryl Wright](https://rootcause.org/tag/daryl-wright/) - [Bob Giannino](https://rootcause.org/tag/bob-giannino/) - [board of directors](https://rootcause.org/tag/board-of-directors/) - [English for New Bostonians](https://rootcause.org/tag/english-for-new-bostonians/) - [Cosette Fix](https://rootcause.org/tag/cosette-fix/) - [co-op](https://rootcause.org/tag/co-op/) - [marketing](https://rootcause.org/tag/marketing/) - [NPEA webinar](https://rootcause.org/tag/npea-webinar/) - [Root Cause Summer Interns](https://rootcause.org/tag/root-cause-summer-interns/) - [Summer Interns](https://rootcause.org/tag/summer-interns/) - [Interns](https://rootcause.org/tag/interns/) - [trust and adaptability](https://rootcause.org/tag/trust-and-adaptability/) - [collective approach](https://rootcause.org/tag/collective-approach/) - [principals](https://rootcause.org/tag/principals/) - [Biogen STAR](https://rootcause.org/tag/biogen-star/) - [pandemic adaptations](https://rootcause.org/tag/pandemic-adaptations/) - [service](https://rootcause.org/tag/service/) - [management](https://rootcause.org/tag/management/) - [november 2021 newsletter](https://rootcause.org/tag/november-2021-newsletter/) - [newsletter](https://rootcause.org/tag/newsletter/) - [september 2021 newsletter](https://rootcause.org/tag/september-2021-newsletter/) - [april 2021 newsletter](https://rootcause.org/tag/april-2021-newsletter/) - [july 2021 newsletter](https://rootcause.org/tag/july-2021-newsletter/) - [program quality learning series](https://rootcause.org/tag/program-quality-learning-series/) - [learning series](https://rootcause.org/tag/learning-series/) - [inclusion](https://rootcause.org/tag/inclusion/) - [NPEA DEI Symposium](https://rootcause.org/tag/npea-dei-symposium/) - [partners](https://rootcause.org/tag/partners/) - [projects](https://rootcause.org/tag/projects/) - [december 2021 newsletter](https://rootcause.org/tag/december-2021-newsletter/) - [publications](https://rootcause.org/tag/publications/) - [collective action conference](https://rootcause.org/tag/collective-action-conference/) - [conferences](https://rootcause.org/tag/conferences/) - [highlights](https://rootcause.org/tag/highlights/) - [2021 highlights](https://rootcause.org/tag/2021-highlights/) - [Farash Foundation](https://rootcause.org/tag/farash-foundation/) - [data collection](https://rootcause.org/tag/data-collection/) - [Family Foundation](https://rootcause.org/tag/family-foundation/) - [JPB Foundation](https://rootcause.org/tag/jpb-foundation/) - [Tufts Medical Center](https://rootcause.org/tag/tufts-medical-center/) - [HOPE National Resource Center](https://rootcause.org/tag/hope-national-resource-center/) - [Early Childhood Development](https://rootcause.org/tag/early-childhood-development/) - [measurement learning and improvement](https://rootcause.org/tag/measurement-learning-and-improvement/) - [National Partnership for Educational Access](https://rootcause.org/tag/national-partnership-for-educational-access/) - [Evidence informed design](https://rootcause.org/tag/evidence-informed-design/) - [evidence-informed](https://rootcause.org/tag/evidence-informed/) - [research brief](https://rootcause.org/tag/research-brief/) - [racial and economic equity](https://rootcause.org/tag/racial-and-economic-equity/) - [trauma-informed](https://rootcause.org/tag/trauma-informed/) - [trauma-informed approach](https://rootcause.org/tag/trauma-informed-approach/) - [core components](https://rootcause.org/tag/core-components/) - [capacity builiding](https://rootcause.org/tag/capacity-builiding/) - [family and community engagement](https://rootcause.org/tag/family-and-community-engagement/) - [family engagement](https://rootcause.org/tag/family-engagement/) - [HOPE](https://rootcause.org/tag/hope/) - [Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences](https://rootcause.org/tag/healthy-outcomes-from-positive-experiences/) - [DEI](https://rootcause.org/tag/dei/) - [Diversity Equity and Inclusion](https://rootcause.org/tag/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/) - [strengthening performance measurement and data capacity](https://rootcause.org/tag/strengthening-performance-measurement-and-data-capacity/) - [program quality resource library](https://rootcause.org/tag/program-quality-resource-library/) - [program quality and cqi resource library](https://rootcause.org/tag/program-quality-and-cqi-resource-library/) - [program quality & cqi resource library](https://rootcause.org/tag/program-quality-cqi-resource-library/) - [Zero to Three](https://rootcause.org/tag/zero-to-three/) - [Perigee Fund](https://rootcause.org/tag/perigee-fund/) - [Facilitation & Convening](https://rootcause.org/tag/facilitation-convening/) - [Facilitation and Convening](https://rootcause.org/tag/facilitation-and-convening/) - [Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health](https://rootcause.org/tag/infant-and-early-childhood-mental-health/) - [Irving Harris Foundation](https://rootcause.org/tag/irving-harris-foundation/) - [The Tenets Initiative](https://rootcause.org/tag/the-tenets-initiative/) - [design](https://rootcause.org/tag/design/) - [continuous learning](https://rootcause.org/tag/continuous-learning/) - [january 2022 newsletter](https://rootcause.org/tag/january-2022-newsletter/) - [march 2022 newsletter](https://rootcause.org/tag/march-2022-newsletter/) - [Staff Spotlight Podcast: A conversation with Consuela Greene](https://rootcause.org/tag/staff-spotlight-podcast-a-conversation-with-consuela-greene/) - [A conversation with Consuela Greene](https://rootcause.org/tag/a-conversation-with-consuela-greene/) - [Staff Spotlight Podcast](https://rootcause.org/tag/staff-spotlight-podcast/) - [2022 NPEA conference](https://rootcause.org/tag/2022-npea-conference/) - [2022 Collective Impact Action Summit](https://rootcause.org/tag/2022-collective-impact-action-summit/) - [Collective Impact Action Summit](https://rootcause.org/tag/collective-impact-action-summit/) - [The Tenets](https://rootcause.org/tag/the-tenets/) - [Launching a national initiative to help early childhood professionals adopt DEI principles](https://rootcause.org/tag/launching-a-national-initiative-to-help-early-childhood-professionals-adopt-dei-principles/) - [ZTT](https://rootcause.org/tag/ztt/) - [Bringing infant & early childhood mental health providers together to discuss workforce diversity](https://rootcause.org/tag/bringing-infant-early-childhood-mental-health-providers-together-to-discuss-workforce-diversity/) - [Impact report](https://rootcause.org/tag/impact-report/) - [community mapping](https://rootcause.org/tag/community-mapping/) - [Collective Impact](https://rootcause.org/tag/collective-impact/) - [Diversifying Funding to Sustain Collective Impact](https://rootcause.org/tag/diversifying-funding-to-sustain-collective-impact/) - [Alazar Ayele](https://rootcause.org/tag/alazar-ayele/) - [Angie UyHam](https://rootcause.org/tag/angie-uyham/) - [Young People's Project](https://rootcause.org/tag/young-peoples-project/) - [The Young People's Project](https://rootcause.org/tag/the-young-peoples-project/) - [YPP](https://rootcause.org/tag/ypp/) - [long-term sustainability](https://rootcause.org/tag/long-term-sustainability/) - [Conference Slides](https://rootcause.org/tag/conference-slides/) - [reporting practices](https://rootcause.org/tag/reporting-practices/) - [National Partnership for Educational Access Annual Conference](https://rootcause.org/tag/national-partnership-for-educational-access-annual-conference/) - [Root Cause Impact](https://rootcause.org/tag/root-cause-impact/) - [Root Cause Impact Report](https://rootcause.org/tag/root-cause-impact-report/) - [social change](https://rootcause.org/tag/social-change/) - [events](https://rootcause.org/tag/events/) - [AAACF](https://rootcause.org/tag/aaacf/) - [research report](https://rootcause.org/tag/research-report/) - [Fulfilling Aging](https://rootcause.org/tag/fulfilling-aging/) - [MI](https://rootcause.org/tag/mi/) - [Lucas Orwig](https://rootcause.org/tag/lucas-orwig/) - [Orwig](https://rootcause.org/tag/orwig/) - [Strategic plan](https://rootcause.org/tag/strategic-plan/) - [intern](https://rootcause.org/tag/intern/) - [summer 2022 intern](https://rootcause.org/tag/summer-2022-intern/) - [summer 2022 interns](https://rootcause.org/tag/summer-2022-interns/) - [Staff Spotlights](https://rootcause.org/tag/staff-spotlights/) - [rural philanthropy](https://rootcause.org/tag/rural-philanthropy/) - [Shiko Rugene](https://rootcause.org/tag/shiko-rugene/) - [Omotoyosi](https://rootcause.org/tag/omotoyosi/) - [Omotoyosi Saint-Cyr](https://rootcause.org/tag/omotoyosi-saint-cyr/) - [quiet quitting](https://rootcause.org/tag/quiet-quitting/) - [work culture](https://rootcause.org/tag/work-culture/) - [Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund](https://rootcause.org/tag/neil-and-louise-tillotson-fund/) - [New Hampshire Charitable Foundation](https://rootcause.org/tag/new-hampshire-charitable-foundation/) - [Coos County](https://rootcause.org/tag/coos-county/) - [april 2022 newsletter](https://rootcause.org/tag/april-2022-newsletter/) - [mina Ohashi](https://rootcause.org/tag/mina-ohashi/) - [Biogen](https://rootcause.org/tag/biogen/) - [Year 4 Annual Report](https://rootcause.org/tag/year-4-annual-report/) - [Debbie Nguyen](https://rootcause.org/tag/debbie-nguyen/) - [Bre Anna Clinkscales](https://rootcause.org/tag/bre-anna-clinkscales/) - [Bre Anna](https://rootcause.org/tag/bre-anna/) - [Clinkscales](https://rootcause.org/tag/clinkscales/) - [Amanda Northrop](https://rootcause.org/tag/amanda-northrop/) - [ceres foundation](https://rootcause.org/tag/ceres-foundation/) - [onboarding](https://rootcause.org/tag/onboarding/) - [hybrid](https://rootcause.org/tag/hybrid/) - [workplace](https://rootcause.org/tag/workplace/) - [remote](https://rootcause.org/tag/remote/) - [best practices](https://rootcause.org/tag/best-practices/) - [marvin vilma](https://rootcause.org/tag/marvin-vilma/) - [massmutual foundation](https://rootcause.org/tag/massmutual-foundation/) - [livemutual project](https://rootcause.org/tag/livemutual-project/) - [economic mobility](https://rootcause.org/tag/economic-mobility/) - [springfield mass](https://rootcause.org/tag/springfield-mass/) - [north end](https://rootcause.org/tag/north-end/) - [backbone](https://rootcause.org/tag/backbone/) - [north end community connects](https://rootcause.org/tag/north-end-community-connects/) - [MassMutual](https://rootcause.org/tag/massmutual/) - [crystal collier](https://rootcause.org/tag/crystal-collier/) - [rhode island](https://rootcause.org/tag/rhode-island/) - [white paper](https://rootcause.org/tag/white-paper/) - [cps](https://rootcause.org/tag/cps/) - [cambridge public schools](https://rootcause.org/tag/cambridge-public-schools/) - [star](https://rootcause.org/tag/star/) - [senior manager](https://rootcause.org/tag/senior-manager/) - [Simona Ruderman](https://rootcause.org/tag/simona-ruderman/) - [Kieran Blizzard](https://rootcause.org/tag/kieran-blizzard/) - [third-party evaluation](https://rootcause.org/tag/third-party-evaluation/) - 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[Afterschool programs](https://rootcause.org/tag/afterschool-programs/) - [Program Assessment](https://rootcause.org/tag/program-assessment/) - [Impact Evaluation](https://rootcause.org/tag/impact-evaluation/) - [Positive Youth Development](https://rootcause.org/tag/positive-youth-development/) - [Newport Youth](https://rootcause.org/tag/newport-youth/) - [TeamFAME at the International Tennis Hall of Fame](https://rootcause.org/tag/teamfame-at-the-international-tennis-hall-of-fame/) - [United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley](https://rootcause.org/tag/united-way-of-massachusetts-bay-and-merrimack-valley/) - [United Way](https://rootcause.org/tag/united-way/) - [convening](https://rootcause.org/tag/convening/) - [Economic Inclusion and Wealth Building](https://rootcause.org/tag/economic-inclusion-and-wealth-building/) - [Early Education and Out-of-School Time](https://rootcause.org/tag/early-education-and-out-of-school-time/) - [Education and Career Pathways for Youth and Young Adults](https://rootcause.org/tag/education-and-career-pathways-for-youth-and-young-adults/) - [Safe and Stable Housing](https://rootcause.org/tag/safe-and-stable-housing/) - [Families](https://rootcause.org/tag/families/) - [Accompanied Children](https://rootcause.org/tag/accompanied-children/) - [Housing and Economic Assets](https://rootcause.org/tag/housing-and-economic-assets/) - [Early Childhood Education](https://rootcause.org/tag/early-childhood-education/) - [K-12 Education](https://rootcause.org/tag/k-12-education/) - [Health and Well-being](https://rootcause.org/tag/health-and-well-being/) - [Post-secondary and Employment Pathways](https://rootcause.org/tag/post-secondary-and-employment-pathways/) - [Social Capital](https://rootcause.org/tag/social-capital/) - [coalition building](https://rootcause.org/tag/coalition-building/) - [Boston](https://rootcause.org/tag/boston/) - [Massachusetts](https://rootcause.org/tag/massachusetts/) - [CHIME (Child Homelessness Intercept Mapping and Engagement)](https://rootcause.org/tag/chime-child-homelessness-intercept-mapping-and-engagement/) - [Social Determinants of Health](https://rootcause.org/tag/social-determinants-of-health/) - [Community Conditions](https://rootcause.org/tag/community-conditions/) - [Community Health Center](https://rootcause.org/tag/community-health-center/) - [Upstream Work](https://rootcause.org/tag/upstream-work/) - [Root Causes](https://rootcause.org/tag/root-causes/) - [Inequities](https://rootcause.org/tag/inequities/) - [Community of Practice](https://rootcause.org/tag/community-of-practice/) - [Early Childhood](https://rootcause.org/tag/early-childhood/) - [Head Start](https://rootcause.org/tag/head-start/) - [Director of Strategic Initiatives & Learning](https://rootcause.org/tag/director-of-strategic-initiatives-learning/) - [senior director](https://rootcause.org/tag/senior-director/) - [people](https://rootcause.org/tag/people/) - [culture](https://rootcause.org/tag/culture/) ## Project Tags - [collective](https://rootcause.org/project_tag/collective/) ## Topics - [Public Health](https://rootcause.org/topics/public-health/) - [Education & Youth Development](https://rootcause.org/topics/education-youth-development/) - [Economic Well-Being](https://rootcause.org/topics/economic-well-being/) - [Climate Justice](https://rootcause.org/topics/climate-justice/) ## Partner Categories - [Foundations](https://rootcause.org/partner_category/foundations/) - [Nonprofits](https://rootcause.org/partner_category/nonprofits/) - [Businesses](https://rootcause.org/partner_category/businesses/) - [Schools](https://rootcause.org/partner_category/schools/) - [Government Agencies](https://rootcause.org/partner_category/government-agencies/) ## Team Categories - [Advisory Services](https://rootcause.org/team_category/advisory-services/) - [Operations](https://rootcause.org/team_category/operations/) - [Board of Directors](https://rootcause.org/team_category/board-of-directors/) - [Leadership](https://rootcause.org/team_category/leadership/) ## Job Categories - [contract](https://rootcause.org/job_category/contract/) - [full-time](https://rootcause.org/job_category/full-time/) ## Services - [Collective Action](https://rootcause.org/project_service/collective-action/) - [Measurement, Learning, & Improvement](https://rootcause.org/project_service/measurement-learning-improvement/) - [Strategy & Implementation](https://rootcause.org/project_service/strategy/) - [Systems Mapping](https://rootcause.org/project_service/systems-mapping/) - [Systems Mapping](https://rootcause.org/project_service/systems-mapping-strategy/) - [technical assistance](https://rootcause.org/project_service/technical-assistance/) - [capacity building](https://rootcause.org/project_service/capacity-building/) - [Facilitation & Convening](https://rootcause.org/project_service/facilitation-convening/) ## Audiences - [Foundation](https://rootcause.org/audience/foundation/) - [Nonprofit](https://rootcause.org/audience/nonprofit/) - [Business](https://rootcause.org/audience/business/) - [Government](https://rootcause.org/audience/government/) - [Public School District](https://rootcause.org/audience/public-school-district/) ## Types - [Book](https://rootcause.org/publication_type/book/) - [Case Study](https://rootcause.org/publication_type/case-study/) - [Report](https://rootcause.org/publication_type/report/) - [Research](https://rootcause.org/publication_type/research/) ## Field Note Types - [News](https://rootcause.org/field_note_type/news/) - [Reflections](https://rootcause.org/field_note_type/reflections/) - [Learning](https://rootcause.org/field_note_type/learning/) - [Project Report](https://rootcause.org/field_note_type/project-report/) - [Advice](https://rootcause.org/field_note_type/advice/) - [Staff Spotlight](https://rootcause.org/field_note_type/staff-spotlight/) ## Project Statuses - [Active](https://rootcause.org/project_status/active/) - [Complete](https://rootcause.org/project_status/complete/)