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Spring 2025 AR Newsletter
May 2025
Featuring the ROI tool, and grantee Jounce Partners, which equips school leaders with the expertise to skillfully invest in teacher practice.
Featuring the ROI tool, and grantee Jounce Partners, which equips school leaders with the expertise to skillfully invest in teacher practice.

Arbor Rising's Workforce Development ROI Estimator
February 2025
An open-access tool to help organizations evaluate the effectiveness of their programs.
An open-access tool to help organizations evaluate the effectiveness of their programs.

2023-24 AR Grantee Survey
February 2025
Our annual anonymous survey of grantee partners, which informs our evaluation of AR's performance each year.
Our annual anonymous survey of grantee partners, which informs our evaluation of AR's performance each year.

Dear Fellow Funders: No More Statements on Racial Equity Please (Until You Publish The Receipts)
September 2021

Building An Outcomes-Focused Culture
July 2018
Scott and Sammy kick it on the Glass Frog Podcast, discussing our approach to capacity-strengthening.
Scott and Sammy kick it on the Glass Frog Podcast, discussing our approach to capacity-strengthening.

Thoughtful Blueprints, Well-Built Houses
July 2015
Nonprofit mission statements evoke powerful visions of change. How do they translate into action?
Nonprofit mission statements evoke powerful visions of change. How do they translate into action?
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Spring 2025 AR Newsletter
May 2025
Featuring the ROI tool, and grantee Jounce Partners, which equips school leaders with the expertise to skillfully invest in teacher practice.
Featuring the ROI tool, and grantee Jounce Partners, which equips school leaders with the expertise to skillfully invest in teacher practice.

Arbor Rising's Workforce Development ROI Estimator
February 2025
An open-source tool to help organizations evaluate the effectiveness of their programs.
An open-source tool to help organizations evaluate the effectiveness of their programs.

Winter 2025 AR Newsletter
February 2025
Herein we recap our 2024 performance, and highlight Comp Sci High: a Bronx-based charter school.
Herein we recap our 2024 performance, and highlight Comp Sci High: a Bronx-based charter school.

2023-24 AR Grantee Survey
February 2025
Our annual anonymous survey of grantee partners, which informs our evaluation of AR's performance each year.
Our annual anonymous survey of grantee partners, which informs our evaluation of AR's performance each year.

Fall 2024 AR Newsletter
October 2024
Herein we welcome our new grantees, this time featuring orgs from across the country.
Herein we welcome our new grantees, this time featuring orgs from across the country.

Summer 2024 AR Newsletter
August 2024
Herein we feature our grantee At the Table, as well as offer musings on trust and graceful goodbyes.
Herein we feature our grantee At the Table, as well as offer musings on trust and graceful goodbyes.

Spring 2024 AR Newsletter
June 2024
Herein we feature our grantee AnnieCannons, as well as share our current understanding of AI's potential for nonprofits.
Herein we feature our grantee AnnieCannons, as well as share our current understanding of AI's potential for nonprofits.

12 Plus and New Heights NYC receive latest MacKenzie Scott series of grants!
March 2024
Big Surprises as MacKenzie Scott announces 'Open Call' Winners
Big Surprises as MacKenzie Scott announces 'Open Call' Winners

Winter 2024 AR Newsletter
February 2024
Read about AR's year ahead with a grantee spotlight on UPchieve!
Read about AR's year ahead with a grantee spotlight on UPchieve!

Fall 2023 AR Newsletter
November 2023
Herein 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!
Herein 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!

When Black Women Walk, Things Change
March 2023
This 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.
This 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.

OP-ED on How to Better Support Young People Impacted by the Foster Care System
February 2023
Michael Zink, founder of AR grantee At the Table co-authored this op-ed on how to better support young people involved in the foster care system achieve their educational goals.
Michael Zink, founder of AR grantee At the Table co-authored this op-ed on how to better support young people involved in the foster care system achieve their educational goals.
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