Building a successful, mission-oriented organization from the ground up takes more than a founder’s compelling vision and relentless drive—it requires sound business planning and a laser focus on outcomes.
In addition to unrestricted funding, Arbor Rising grants include hundreds of hours of our capacity-building consulting support around key initiatives such as outcomes measurement, financial forecasting, and stakeholder management.
Learn about our approachWe are privileged to roll up our sleeves and pitch in with phenomenal social entrepreneurs who do the hard work of expanding opportunity in our community.
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Since 2009, Arbor Rising has supported 38 nonprofits in the tri-state area, contributing millions of dollars in unrestricted funding and tens of thousands of hours of capacity-building support to organizations building paths out of poverty.
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Grantee News
When Black Women Walk, Things Change
10.31.2023This interview with former AR grantee GirlTrek Co Founder Morgan Dixon is featured in America’s Path Forward, a book focused on prioritizing the joy and health and proximate leadership of Black women.
—via GirlTrek (2013-2016, 2020-2022 (Follow-on))
Press
Dear Fellow Funders: No More Statements on Racial Equity Please (Until You Publish “The Receipts”)
09.24.2021What We're Reading
Strategy: Go Big or Go…Oh, Just Go Big
Kevin Starr | The Stanford Social Innovation Review 10.31.2023Arbor Rising News
Fall 2023 AR Newsletter
11.09.2023Herein we feature thumbnail sketches of our newest grantees, a preview of our potential three-year engagement with them, and some juicy news from our network!
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