Driving with Data in Oakland
On Friday, we’ll be meeting with many of the 100+ funders active in the GLR Campaign and our Communities Network in Washington, DC. Until then we’ll be featuring some of the foundations and donors who are making a difference. Today’s blog post is by Sanam Jorjani of the Rogers Family Foundation, program manager for Oakland Reads. Oakland Reads 2020 (OR2020) is a citywide initiative  aimed at doubling the number of third graders reading at grade level by the year 2020.... ... More »

Happily Ever After = Reading
On Friday, we’ll be meeting with many of the 100+ funders active in the GLR Campaign and our Communities Network in Washington, DC. Until then we’ll be featuring some of the foundations and donors who are making a difference. Today’s blog post is by John Bartosek, chief communications officer of the Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County in Florida. Everyone loves a fairy tale with a happy ending. So when the Children's Services Council of Palm Beach... ... More »

A Community Vision for Youth
On Friday, we’ll be meeting with many of the 100+ funders active in the GLR Campaign and our Communities Network in Washington, DC. Until then we’ll be featuring some of the foundations and donors who are making a difference. Today’s blog post is by Nancy Van Milligen, CEO of the Community Foundation of Dubuque. When the Community Foundation of Dubuque opened its doors 11 years ago, the Board was committed to a community development/leadership strategy.  Beyond the fundraising... ... More »

Collaborating for Early Reading
A week from today we'll be welcoming many of the 100+ funders active in the GLR Campaign and our Communities Network at a meeting in Washington, DC. Until then we'll be featuring some of the foundations and donors who are making a difference. Today's blog is by Sally Fuller of the Irene E. and George A. Davis Foundation. The Davis Foundation is a small family foundation in Springfield, Massachusetts, that has launched one of the most comprehensive... ... More »

Network Support Center Joins National Collaborative
The GLR Campaign's Network Communities Support Center has joined national and local organizations in launching the National Results and Equity Collaborative, designed to enable national and local philanthropy, technical assistance providers, public and private civic and service organizations, government and others to work together to help more vulnerable young people succeed from birth throughout adulthood. The work dovetails with the Results Scorecard that the GLR Campaign is developing to ensure all communities are tracking the same metrics... ... More »