April 2023 Newsletter
Root Cause
Root Cause is a nonprofit consulting team that helps drive effective and enduring social change.
Root Cause was in community with hundreds of other practitioners who work to advance educational access and equity at the recent?NPEA Conference?in Boston from April 12-14!?Colette Stanzler?and?Lucas Orwig?discussed their work with Boston Public Schools to strengthen college and career readiness pathways while?Sonja Okun?and?Jamie Hennick?shared how collaboration among Cambridge and Somerville Public Schools, the Biogen Foundation, and STEM out-of-school-time programs has advanced STEM educational equity.?
Over the course of the three-day conference, we met with friends old and new, learned from one another, and discussed how schools, nonprofits, foundations, corporations, and other partners can work together to improve educational services and supports for all students. For those who were unable to attend the conference, you can?check out our presentation materials here.
In solidarity,
Erin Rodriguez
How might we re-imagine a more equitable tech workforce in Greater Boston?
SkillWorks, a nationally recognized workforce funder collaborative at The Boston Foundation, and other advocates are partnering with Root Cause to engage BIPOC tech professionals, tech companies, and employers to re-imagine a more equitable tech workforce in Greater Boston. If you are from the Greater Boston Area, work in tech, and identify as BIPOC, please fill out this survey to help us co-create a more inclusive tech industry.
Building Community Wealth in Springfield, MA
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For more than a century, Spring?eld’s North End has served as a first home for the city’s immigrant and migrant communities. While many residents have thrived, others experience health, educational, and ?nancial challenges. In 2019, the Live Mutual Project pilot was launched to bring together community resources and partners in Springfield’s North End to build community wealth. Root Cause has worked closely with community partners, residents, and the MassMutual Foundation to assess and strengthen the pilot.
Insights from the Collective Action Backbone Learning Series
Earlier this year, Root Cause hosted a?free, virtual learning series?focused on strengthening backbone support for collective action work. Over 200 collective action practitioners, capacity builders, and funders—including nonprofits, foundations, schools, businesses, healthcare institutions, philanthropists, and government agencies—from across the U.S. and internationally participated in the Learning Series, with 100% positive feedback.
To access webinar recordings, tools, and resources,?visit our new?Collective Action Resource Library.
Upcoming Conferences
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) 2023 Learning Conference:?In?Washington, DC,?on May 23, Root Cause's?Consuela Greene?will present on our work with SkillWorks to?Re-imagine the Greater Boston Tech Workforce.?
Rhode Island Afterschool Network Spring Conference:?On April 28, Root Cause's?Colette Stanzler?and?Yifan Kong?will present at the conference alongside RI out-of-school-time and youth development professionals.??
If you are interested in learning more about?the work we're doing, please contact our Managing Director?Abby Fung?or visit?rootcause.org.?