Apply for Atlanta-based Leadership Program to Improve Third-Grade Reading The Casey Foundation is seeking candidates in child- and family-serving fields in the Atlanta area for an intensive program to prepare leaders to boost third-grade reading proficiency. To apply for the program, candidates must complete a full application online by 5 p.m. EST, Friday, July 14, 2017. The 13-month leadership program will begin in December 2017. Read More
Results-Based Leadership Program Reports Improvements in Children’s Health Services The first cohort of the Children’s Health Leadership Network program has concluded with improvements for children’s health across the 14 states of its participants, from greater access to child health insurance coverage and health and wellness services to expanded health-related treatment and programs. Read More
Inspiring New Ways of Thinking and Acting to End Hunger Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks, has launched a major multiyear initiative to address the root causes of hunger. This groundbreaking work calls for new leadership skills and strategies, which is why Feeding America has turned to the Annie E. Casey Foundation to provide training in results-based leadership. Read More
Lutheran Services in America Advances Measurable Results for Kids Lutheran Services in America recently tapped the Casey Foundation’s expertise in results-based leadership (RBL) to enhance the impact of its work on behalf of vulnerable children and families. Read More
Foundation Launches Partnership To Move Results for Maryland "Opportunity Youth" The Casey Foundation and the Maryland Governor’s Office for Children are launching a results-based leadership program aimed at improving academic and employment outcomes for youth ages 16 to 24 who are neither in school nor working. Read More
The Setting Matters: How to Create the Container for Achieving Results A new Casey video, Leading for Results: Creating the Container, shows how the Foundation’s results-based leadership faculty create an environment so meeting participants can effectively focus on achieving measurable results for kids and families. Read More
Leadership Program Supports New York City’s Community Schools Initiative New York City’s Department of Education and the Casey Foundation have joined forces to improve outcomes for students and families by offering an intensive leadership development program to the staff of the DOE’s Office of Community Schools. Read More
Results-Based Leadership Development Helps Promise Neighborhoods Deliver Results in Mississippi For four years, the Annie E. Casey Foundation has played a key role in nine Promise Neighborhoods efforts by providing its signature results-based leadership to assist these communities in achieving results for children from cradle to career. Read More
Strategic Financing Toolkit for Tested, Effective Programs Evidence2Success This toolkit outlines a five-step strategic finance planning process geared toward supporting programs that serve children and families. It aims to help public and community leaders work together to examine what they want to finance, how their current investments align with their financing goals, and which strategies can help them achieve these goals. This process and toolkit were developed to support Evidence2Success, an Annie E. Casey Foundation initiative meant to help leaders identify the resources that they need to start up, scale and sustain evidence-based programs that produce positive results for children and families. Read More
Video: Practice 10 Conversations That Will Move You Toward Results Having the right conversations is key for leaders to achieve results, and to the Casey Foundation’s leadership development approach. A new video describes ten conversations that results-based leaders can use to get or stay on track. Read More