We support the social sector in the following ways:
health equity social enterprise youth development child welfare adult education equity in post secondary education community and economic development affordable housing basic needs the environment arts and culture library and literacy initiatives workforce development 
Our In-House Research
Below are research briefs we created for the sector. To sign up for our quarterly research briefs click here.
Relevant News and Research Shared Value and Collective Impact Mark Kramer and John Kania's framework for "Collective Impact" has sparked a lot of discussion over the past decade on how to best achieve meaningful social change and that conversation has grown over time to include more focus on community voice, and equity with "The Water of Systems Change". At the same time Michael Porter and Mark Kramer have joined together to share the concept of shared value - a new approach to business engagement with community needs. There were inspired some elements of our Collective Power Analysis. Click here to read about Shared Value Click here to read about The Water of Systems Change Equity and Anti-Racism We have learned from, and continue to be inspired by, many in the field that are pushing organizations and individuals to do more to address entrenched inequity and systemic racism. Click here to learn about Edgar Villanueva's work on Decolonizing Wealth. Click here to hear from Color of Change Click here to learn from Ibram X. Kendi on the difference between racism and anti-racism in the context of public education. Click here for the Equitable Evaluation Institute |
The Rhode Island Foundation
Central Providence Opportunities Initiative College Unbound Working Cities Newport ( Boston Federal Reserve) Providence Community Library United Way of Rhode Island United Way of Greater Waterbury One Neighborhood Builders Newport Public Schools Rhode Island Department of Education Women's Resource Center Newport Partnership for Families Rhode Island Community Action Association Social Enterprise Greenhouse Youth In Action Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families Parent Support Network Youth At Risk Coalition Opera House/Newport Performing Arts Center Community Works Rhode Island Domestic Violence Resource Center of South County Recycle A Bike The Met School RiverzEdge Arts United Way of Greater Waterbury Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence Bike Newport East Bay Community Action Association Aquidneck Land Trust FabNewport Sector Resources We Recommend
Annie E. Casey Foundation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation FSG Schott Foundation Stanford Social Innovation Review Harvard Business Review Weekly Update Council on Foundations Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship Harvard Family Research Project Annie Casey Foundation KIDS COUNT Pew Charitable Trust The Aspen Institute Feedback Lab Helpful Tools Loomio The Capacity Group has been using Loomio, a new online conversation tool helps to drive more collaborative decision making in organizations. Click here to find out more. Evaluating Complexity Some community needs take a broad range of partners and significant time, research and trial and error to address. FSG released a useful framework for embedding evaluation into collaborative approaches to meeting complex community needs. At The Capacity Group were are using this framework and are blending it with our own Collective Power Analysis, and incorporating an adaptive leadership and empowerment lens. Click here to read FSG's report on evaluating complexity.
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