The Spring 2014 issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review includes an article by Communities In Schools President Dan Cardinali in a special supplement, Smarter Philanthropy for Greater Impact: Rethinking How Grantmaker
s Support Scale.
This supplement includes eleven professional perspectives on “scaling what works”—what it means, what it takes to do it right, and what needs to happen to increase the impact of successful solutions to social challenges.
Cardinali’s article, “Partners in Impact,” discusses how Communities In Schools’ journey to scale since its inception in 1977 holds lessons for funders interested in supporting growth. Read the full story here.