Bringing Attention to Nonprofit Displacement Challenges March 22, 2016 | Richard Vezina The Bay Area is experiencing a rapid and dramatic increase in commercial real estate costs, with San Francisco recently surpassing Manhattan as the most expensive place to rent office space…
Evaluation that Supports Community Engagement in Place-based Work April 13, 2016 | Giannina Fehler-Cabral From the early days of the community development movement to the federal Promise Neighborhoods program, funders have long understood the importance of place in addressing the needs of vulnerable communities,…
Using Community Health Needs Assessments to Promote Health… June 2, 2016 | Lauren Stein For many years, the public health field focused on individual behaviors—like a nutritious diet, regular exercise, and a tobacco-free lifestyle—as the key determinants of good health. But more recently the…
The Art and Science of Place-Based Philanthropy August 9, 2016 | Giannina Fehler-Cabral The social sector has a long tradition of focusing funding and programs on neighborhoods and regions as a strategy for improving lives. In recent years there has been a resurgence…
Balancing Accountability and Learning Using Dashboards August 17, 2016 | Clare Nolan With ambitious goals and long-term agendas, some foundations struggle to describe their progress and impact to stakeholders. But in recent years, we have seen how dashboards can be useful tools…
Mapping a Path to Family-Centered Solutions September 15, 2016 | Sonia Taddy-Sandino There is growing interest in the social sector in ways to use design thinking techniques to improve programs and systems. As part of our ongoing early childhood work in the…