Our vision for this two-year initiative

What is a Community of Practice?

The term “community of practice” is a relatively new term, but the concept is age-old. Communities of Practice are groups of people who share a concern or passion about an issue and want to learn how to create effective solutions by interacting regularly with one another.

Learning Agenda

You will be a key part of shaping the agenda of the group. Conversations will be specific and actionable. Potential topics to explore include:

• The roles of national and local funders
• How to lay the foundation for a systems approach to youth work
• How to educate/engage foundation boards about a systems approach and working for long-term success
• How to vet grantees
• The role of data collection and management
• How to focus on quality implementation and fidelity to an approach that leads to population-level impact
• Investments by geography
• How to evaluate youth programs

Click here to see our tentative 2015 calendar of events

How You'll Benefit

Through this group, you will:

• Better understand how philanthropy can support long-term solutions to youth homelessness
• Gain access to other funders, leading experts, and senior government leaders;
• Participate in site visits;
• Share grantmaking strategies in real time;
• Foster innovative programs;
• Engage in public-private partnerships;
• Create and expand networks of funders focused on youth; and
• Be part of a national initiative.

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