A new paper from the Coalition for Community Schools demonstrates the importance of community schools and explores the relationship between community schools, Promise Neighborhoods, and other cradle-to-career, place-based strategies. The Role of Community...
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21st Century Fundraising: Using Integrated Campaigns
Last month, Transform Consulting Group blogged about the reasons snail mail is still a relevant fundraising channel. However, fundraisers can no longer afford to have separate approaches to their direct-mail and online appeals and are turning instead to integrated...
Wellpoint Foundation Grant Window Open
Transform Consulting Group wants local nonprofits to know that the Wellpoint Foundation's grant window is open for projects in Indiana and other Wellpoint operating states for projects that improve the lives of people and health. The Foundation currently has...
41 Key Indicators of American Children’s Well-Being
At Transform Consulting Group, we love data! The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics has released America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2013. The report features statistics on children and families in the United States...
Social Impact Bonds: A New Form of Public-Private Funding
The Rockefeller Foundation and the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government recently announced six winners of a national competition to provide state and local governments with technical assistance to develop pay-for-success contracts using social impact...
College Enrollment Research Shows Minority Underrepresentation at Elite Schools
A new study, Separate and Unequal, was recently published by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW). As the rate of minority students pursuing education beyond high school is increasing, this new study highlights some concerns...
New Grant Opportunity from the Criminal Justice Institute
Transform Consulting Group wants interested nonprofits to know that the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) is accepting applications for Sexual Offense Services (SOS) grant funding. The (SOS) funding could be used in the following ways: (1) improve sexual...
IYI Capacity Building Grant Opportunity
Transform Consulting Group wants community and faith-based nonprofit organizations serving children and youth to know about a capacity-building grant opportunity from the Indiana Youth Institute (IYI). IYI is awarding twelve grants, and each recipient will receive the...
Five New Grant Opportunities from the Department of Education
Transform Consulting Group wants local nonprofits to know that the Department of Education has five new grant opportunities available. These grants are meant to expand fundamental knowledge and understanding of developmental and school readiness outcomes for...
Intervention is Key to Third Grade Literacy
Transform Consulting Group is sharing updated research from the Annie E. Casey Foundation that underscores the urgency of ensuring that children develop proficient reading skills by the end of third grade, especially for those living in poverty. The Early...