Emerging into a pivotal new era of human services, the opportunities and challenges in advancing social and economic mobility have become more evident and dynamic. The impact of persistent health inequities, deep economic disparities, and rising environmental justice issues have shown that human...
Founded in 1995, Catalyst Miami had a multi-pronged strategy to build capacity and resilience and...
A major pivot in any organization takes time and unwavering commitment. And it takes adaptive...
The noted poet James Baldwin once said: “Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing...
In July of 2019, the Kresge Foundation identified 10 human services organizations – both private nonprofit and public human services organizations - in cities across the country that were setting the pace of improving social and economic mobility (SEM) for children and families living with low incomes.
Over the next two years, with the support of the Kresge Foundation, Leadership for a Networked World, and a hand-picked Advisory Board, designed a learning experience to accelerate the cohort’s leadership and operational capacity to deliver person-centered outcomes and impact. The two-year journey included learning about strategy and leadership, sharing best practices and innovations, and accelerating efforts to advance two-generation approaches, make data-informed decisions, take steps to advance racial equity in order to accelerate social and economic mobility, and drive large-scale person-centered systems change.
VISIT PROJECT
Amid a complex and volatile world, forward-thinking leaders in Human Services are embracing reinvention, turning challenges into opportunities, and building the capacity for change. These visionary leaders are not only shifting their perspective – they are redefining the future of social and economic mobility for generations to come.
Founded in 1995, Catalyst Miami had a multi-pronged strategy to build capacity and resilience and advance social and economic mobility in low-wealth communities in Miami-Dade County. In 2017, in the midst of their strategic planning process, the organization faced a changing landscape and an...
Late one evening in January 2015, LIFT Founder and CEO Kirsten Lodal had just delivered a speech arguing that the organization was falling short of its mission of lifting people out of poverty permanently. From Lodal’s perspective, LIFT was largely serving as a safety net for people in crisis,...
