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America Forward is a nonpartisan policy initiative of New Profit, a national venture philanthropy fund that seeks to break down the barriers between all people and opportunity in America. America Forward unites social entrepreneurs with policymakers to advance a public policy agenda that champions innovative and effective solutions to our country’s most pressing social problems. We lead the America Forward Coalition, a network of more than 100 social innovation organizations that advance equity, foster innovation, identify more efficient and effective solutions, reward results, and catalyze cross-sector partnerships in education, early childhood, workforce development, youth development, and poverty alleviation.
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From America Forward: A Policy Playbook from 100+ Social Innovators to Advance Equity and Opportunity in America
UNITED TO MOVE AMERICA FORWARD…
is a policy briefing book intended for candidates and policymakers at all levels of government who are committed to harnessing the power of government to increase opportunity, advance equity, and achieve sustainable change in America. The transformational policy ideas presented in this playbook stem from the groundbreaking work of over 100 social innovators leading results-driven organizations that are solving America’s biggest problems in communities across the country every day.
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Yesterday was #WorldTeachersDay!!🍎 Teachers play a critical role in students’ ability to succeed. Educators need strong, ongoing support in order to effectively implement #wholelearner approaches and to do their incredible work, that we celebrate today, every day!
Building #DevelopmentalRelationships with young people requires intentionality on the part of educators and youth leaders. @SearchInstitute developed the Intentional Relationships Workshop for that reason. Learn more: https://www.search-institute.org/intentional-relationships-workshop-2/
New podcast episode to check out! ✨
👂 Tune in to #E4ENY member Leona Fowler's talk on social-emotional learning post-pandemic in this @NationalPTA podcast⤵️ https://twitter.com/CHISD_PTA/status/1570195691032322048
Great data from @project_evident study! We 👏 evidence-based learning!
Project_Evident’s latest #ActionableEvidence case study highlights how Camden Promise Neighborhood in New Jersey (led by @centerffs) built a shared culture around data use by bringing partners together to examine existing data with a new perspective. https://projectevident.org/case-study/maximizing-insights-from-existing-data-for-the-camden-promise-neighborhood-initiative/