• Through a 3-month paid culinary apprenticeship, tailored mentorship, and job placement services, Emma's Torch prepares students for sustainable employment in an industry in which their culinary heritages can be celebrated.
     

  • Arbor Rising partnered with the Emma's Torch management team on a number of key deliverables, including:

    • Theory of Change — clarifying the population served, scope of intervention, progress milestones and target long-term outcomes
    • Financial Model — to monitor fundraising progress, create multiyear budget projections, and track key programmatic outcomes
    • Outcomes Dashboard — identifying, carefully defining, and setting targets for key outcomes and leading indicator
    • Performance Management System – establishing roles, goals, and accountability targets for staff
    $370k

    IN UNRESTRICTED FUNDING FROM ARBOR RISING

  • Visit the Emma’s Torch Website
    1,005

    HOURS OF CAPACITY-BUILDING CONSULTING FROM ARBOR RISING

“This year has proven how critical our partnership with the Arbor [Rising] is. When this crisis began, their guidance, feedback, and advice helped us chart a new path forward. The tools that we have built together have helped us make clearer decisions, and develop new ways of thinking. ”
“”

Kerry Brodie, Founder and Executive Director

See for yourself the difference that patient capital and thoughtful partnership can make.

Meet Our Grantees