EMCF President and CEO Nancy Roob says the most effective leaders “are really serious about performance, looking at data, and challenging themselves to do better and better every year.
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At this year's TEDxPennAve in Washington DC, Nancy Roob shared how a life-changing experience encouraged her and EMCF to re-imagine the way philanthropists collaborate to help meet our nation’s most pressing challenges.
The youth-focused grant maker said the decision was made to address the pressing challenges children face today and because larger, pooled grants tend to have greater impact than smaller, piecemeal ones.
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“Big Bet” philanthropy has gotten a lot of press lately, and, indeed, the dollar amounts here are somewhat staggering in the nonprofit world, but the Blue Meridian initiative has some special design aspects that deserve a thoughtful response from readers.
The billion-dollar Edna McConnell Clark Foundation has declared it will spend down its assets within the coming decade, with the intention of making a pivotal and sustainable difference for young people in the United States.
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