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Editor's Note: This article by Molly de Aguiar was originally published by the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation on Medium.com. The Patterson Foundation contributed to the Inform and Engage Fund, which helped improve access to reliable information following Hurricane Sandy. There is nothing quite ...
Campaign for Grade Level Reading
Whenever members of the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Network gather in person, there’s incredible energy from peer exchange. The Campaign engages local leaders in 150+ communities across the country in identifying and sharing solutions to the challenge of helping more low-income children read ...
Last September, I took my mother back to the small town in western North Carolina where I was born for her to visit friends and relatives. On Sunday, we attended church and the sermon was on serving the community. A phrase from the sermon rang true to me: “Community begins when two people sit down ...
Recently published with support from the Lodestar Foundation, this study has inspired my past two blog posts focused on this premise: if collaborations work, why aren’t there more? Today, I'm highlighting my own insights and learnings from being involved with collaborative processes in ...
If collaborations work, why aren't there more of them? Let’s look at the barriers to collaboration shared by this study, which was recently published through support from the Lodestar Foundation. Many of the barriers identified by foundations and nonprofits are aligned in their priority, except ...
Campaign for Grade Level Reading
More than 300 people participated in "Breakfast with a Visionary" in Sarasota featuring Ralph Smith, the managing director of the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading and senior vice president of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Smith shared about the harsh reality and dismal outlook for our nation if we ...