As New York City absorbed the shock that the raging COVID-19 virus would necessitate the city’s shut-down and schools and businesses locked their doors, so, did the staff of community-based organizations head home.
Reports
CCF Donors Respond to MDRC Final Evaluation Report
CCF appreciates MDRC’s final evaluation report and the feedback we have received as part of a formative evaluation of our first cycle (2014-18). View the MDRIC Final Evaluation Report CCF’s goal is to build the capacity of community anchor organizations to increase economic mobility among low-income people living in high-poverty neighborhoods. Our approach is […]
Smart Organizations, Strong Neighborhoods
CCF is helping the community development field measure better and scale what works. This report explains what our donor collaborative and grantees did and offers examples of innovative programs that demonstrate public benefits far in excess of cost.
Investing Together: Promising Strategies from a Donor Collaborative
MDRC, the nation’s preeminent social policy research organization dedicated to learning what works to improve programs and policies that affect the poor, is evaluating the CCF initiative. This brief is the fifth in a five part series by MDRC. It highlights the benefits of donor collaboration and explores two key issues these entities must address […]
Using Data as a Performance Management Tool
MDRC, the nation’s preeminent social policy research organization dedicated to learning what works to improve programs and policies that affect the poor, is evaluating the CCF initiative. This brief is the fourth in a five part series by MDRC. This brief focuses on how the CCF initiative has altered staff perceptions and uses of data, moving from data collection to […]
Delivering Coordinated, Community-Based Services by Putting Networks into Action
MDRC, the nation’s preeminent social policy research organization dedicated to learning what works to improve programs and policies that affect the poor, is evaluating the CCF initiative. This brief is the third in a series by MDRC. This brief describes how CCF grantees’ service coordination efforts have helped to place individuals without extensive work histories in higher-wage jobs, to […]
Addressing Challenges in Community-Based Service Coordination
MDRC, the nation’s preeminent social policy research organization dedicated to learning what works to improve programs and policies that affect the poor, is evaluating the CCF initiative. This brief is the second in a series documenting the implementation of an economic mobility initiative by New York City’s Change Capital Fund (CCF). This series highlights issues […]
The Promise of a Community-Based Approach to Economic Opportunity
MDRC, the nation’s preeminent social policy research organization dedicated to learning what works to improve programs and policies that affect the poor, is evaluating the CCF initiative. MDRC recently issued the first of five briefs they will create over the next four years. This brief describes the grantees’ neighborhoods and their strategies to fight poverty […]