How can the #CollectiveAction of local residents, organizations, businesses, and funders build community wealth in Springfield, Mass?
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May is Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Visit the Celebration Guide to find events, expand your bookshelf, and find inspiration: apasf.org
#AAPIHeritageMonth #AAPI #DiversityMatters
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How does a coalition determine a shared purpose with its partners that emphasizes #equity and reduces #infantmortality disparities?
Read more about our project with Guildford here: rootcause.org/project/addres
Watch, read, learn❗Earlier this year, Root Cause hosted a free virtual learning series focused on strengthening backbone support for #CollectiveAction work. We had over 200 participants with 100% positive feedback.
Learn more: rootcause.org/field_notes/dr
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Today Root Causers Colette Stanzler and Yifan Kong presented at the RI Afterschool Network Conference on how #commonpurpose is at the center of #collectiveaction.
Learn more about collective action: rootcause.org/collective-act
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Its #NationalLibraryWeek 📚This week we asked our team what they are currently reading!
Access to books is important for all people at every stage of life. Make sure you support your local library this week and every week!
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Our April newsletter is out❗
Take the Skillworks survey, read our project about building community wealth, insights from our learning series, and a look at the upcoming conference we will be attending.
Read it here:
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Our #CollectiveAction partner @EveryBabyGuilford recently held a public event engaging the Guilford County community around collaborative solutions for reducing infant mortality disparities by 50% by 2026.
Watch the recording:
📖What are we reading at Root Cause?
The Kellogg Foundation has published a report highlighting the positive impact eliminating racial disparities in health, education, incarceration, and employment would have on the United States economy.
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#NPEA2023 Conference starts tomorrow❗
Root Cause staff will be presenting on equity and access projects including strategic planning with Public Schools and #collectiveaction with the #BiogenSTAR Initiative
Register now: bit.ly/NPEA2023
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Root Cause +
+ other advocates are re-imagining an equitable Greater Boston tech workforce, centered on the experiences of BIPOC early-career professionals. Help us gain shared understanding by filling out this survey by 4/15 bit.ly/3MfhGGu
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How does a coalition determine a shared purpose with its partners that emphasizes #equity and reduces #InfantMortality disparities? Read about our #CollectiveAction project with
Read more here: rootcause.org/project/addres
In 2022, 52% of our projects were based in Massachusetts, 24% of our projects were national in scope, and 24% of our projects came from other states.
Download our 2022 Impact Report to read more: bit.ly/3J5LzYa
Listen or watch our podcast on using radical inclusion to address infant mortality in Guilford County, NC.
Listen or watch the podcast here: youtu.be/01_SvY8Zqmk
Read the field note on this podcast here: rootcause.org/field_notes/po
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Check out our #CollectiveAction framework, a network-based approach to improving lives.
Read our Collective Action Framework here: rootcause.org/wp-content/upl
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How does a 10-year-old foundation develop its first comprehensive data collection and impact measurement system? Read about our project on Thinking about a Foundation's Performance Measurement from a Systems-Change Lens.
Read more here: rootcause.org/project/farash
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In 2022, 18% of our projects focused on improving health & well-being, 29% focused on education & youth development, 18% focused on economic mobility, and 35% focused on multiple social issues.
Download our 2022 Impact Report to read more: bit.ly/3J5LzYa
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Managing Director Colette Stanzler joined Root Cause in 2006 and has been at the forefront of our service areas of #PerformanceMeasurement and #CollectiveAction.
Learn more here: https:bit.ly/3MgkuBo
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Today is the last day for early bird registration for the #NPEA2023 Conference! At
Root Cause staff will be presenting on our#CollectiveAction work with the STAR Initativeand strategic planning work with Boston Public Schools Register now:
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How does a community foundation engage older adults and map local systems to inform its investment in healthy & fulfilling aging? Read about our project with Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation here: rootcause.org/project/commun
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Interested in building sustainability and resilience for collaborative work? Read Tamarack ‘s guide defining the key terms, exploration of factors, practices, and lessons learned:
In 2022, we worked on 5 #collectiveaction projects, 6 continuous learning & improvement projects, and 6 strategy, design & implementation projects, bringing us to a total of 17 projects with 34 partners!
Read more: bit.ly/3J5LzYa
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Happy Pi Day! 𝛑
We recognize the importance of #STEMeducational pipelines and have worked with the Biogen Foundation to catalyze the development of a local STEM ecosystems.
Read Biogen’s latest annual report: investors.biogen.com/static-files/3
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Watch our Program Quality Learning Series on YouTube! This series features out Program Quality Roadmap, a proven system for building #equity, #communityengagement, and excellence in social service organizations.
Watch the learning series here: youtube.com/playlist?list=
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Meet our wonderful team❗
Learn more about who we are and our roles at Root Cause at our team page: rootcause.org/team_member/
Download our 2022 Impact Report: bit.ly/3J5LzYa
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How do we help stakeholders across the infant and early childhood mental health landscape collectively develop recommendations for diversifying the clinical workforce?
Read about our work with to Three: rootcause.org/project/zero-t
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Happy #InternationalWomensDay from Root Cause!
Today we celebrate and uplift women innovators, leaders, and advocates. There's more work to be done so let's #EmbraceEquity & build a better world for women everywhere.
bit.ly/IWD2023
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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?
Learn about our data and measurement capacity research here: rootcause.org/publication/da
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Read our field note about Root Cause’s most popular content from 2022. Learn about our top projects, field notes, publications, and youtube videos!
Read more about the field note: rootcause.org/field_notes/ro
For #EmployeeAppreciationDay, we want to recognize our Root Causers and all the transformative work they do.
We appreciate their commitment to social change and continued efforts to support Root Cause’s mission!
Meet the team:
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Read our 2022 Impact Report🎉 This report highlights projects, events, and partnerships in 2022.
We had the privilege of working with 34 partners on 17 projects!
Read more: bit.ly/3J5LzYa
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Wherever a community movement exists, women and gender-expansive people are at the helm.
This Women’s History Month, we’ll be shining a light on some of Boston’s “grassroots giants.”
Happy Women’s History Month!
#WomensHistoryMonth #GrassrootGiants #BWFWomensHistoryMonth
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Our February newsletter is out❗
Read about our 2022 Impact Report, increasing equity & access through STEM education, our 2022 content highlights, and a new staff spotlight.
Read it here:
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📑Take a look at some of the findings from our recently co-authored white paper with @CambridgePublicSchools focused on how the new data specialist position funded by the Foundation helps increase access and equity in #STEMeducation.🔬
Videos from all 3 sessions of our #CollectiveAction Learning Series are out❗Thank you to our sponsor for this learning series - Vanguard Charitable Foundation.
Watch here:
Session 1: youtu.be/ZRumho-tkIY
Session 2: youtu.be/WokzX0qC018
Session 3: youtu.be/xKQ9d7ziN1A
Organizations working on #equity transformation processes are met with many challenging questions that can slow progress.. @Geo’s recent publication supports systems to unstick and deepen their ability to advance and embody #DeepEquity.
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We recently welcomed Simona Ruderman to our team as a Marketing and Communications Co-op! 🎉
Learn more about her in our Staff Spotlight: rootcause.org/field_notes/st
How can data help increase equity and access in #STEMeducation?
Read our white paper co-authored with Cambridge Public Schools on how a #STARInitiative data specialist position helps increase capacity for the district to capture and assess impact. bit.ly/3I03lu5🔬
During this transition, New Profit will celebrate its 25th anniversary, highlighting the organization’s accomplishments while sharing its vision for the next quarter century.
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What is next for Philanthropy? asked philanthropy leaders this burning question of what is next, their responses were very insightful on the big shifts and emerging edges in the field.
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