Building Local Civic & Nonprofit Capacity

A Project of the Urban Institute Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy
and the National Center for Charitable Statistics

You are cordially invited to a special forum entitled

From Cradle to Career:
Creating High-Performing Partnerships
with D.C. Public Schools

Monday, July 19, 2010
3:00 – 4:30 pm

at The Urban Institute
2100 M Street NW, 5^th Floor
Katharine Graham Conference Facility
Washington DC 20037

Four years ago, educators, nonprofits, elected officials, corporations , and the philanthropic community banded together in Greater Cincinnati for a common purpose: help each child succeed from birth to meaningful careers. Today, this public-private partnership, known as Strive, unites a broad swath of committed individuals and organizations around shared issues, goals, measurements and results, and then actively supports and strengthens strategies that eliminates the cracks children might fall through.

Please join us for a spirited and informative exchange as Jeff Edmondson, Strive’s executive director, discusses how the coalition is helping students meet five key benchmarks toward success in and out of school; and how working groups address activities ranging from early childhood education to college retention.

Contact Pho Palmer with questions:  (202) 261-5397 or ppalmer@urban.org