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"Our partnership with Catalyst:Ed has been a great way for us to make sure our ventures get the thoughtful and timely support they need to build strong organizations. The breadth and depth of expertise in the Catalyst:Ed network ensures that leaders across our portfolio can access coaching and consulting help in any area."
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"Working with Catalyst:Ed has made our work better, and I know our portfolio of grantees appreciate the partnership. The team is smart and so responsive. They have direct experience working in our field, so they can relate to the needs of our grantees. They listen really well and, more importantly, are proactive and creative in coming up with ideas for problem-solving and meeting the support needs of our grantees."
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"Our grantees are much more aware of their areas of strength and growth - and how those change over time - due to our partnership with Catalyst:Ed. As a trusted partner and intermediary, I believe they have built trust with our grantees to have open and honest conversations about the places where they struggle which is not normative in the funder-grantee relationship. "
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"We have been able to track increases in grantee capacity in areas that are central to achieving the outcomes of these multi-year, multi-million dollar grants because of the data provided through Catalyst:Ed's periodic capacity assessments. We have been able to make smarter decisions about where to invest our money in capacity building supports based on these data, and our grantees have been able to pinpoint and access support in places where they specifically need to improve. It's been a game changer."
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Networks for School Improvement (NSI) Exchange
Our NSI Exchange connects the Networks of School Improvement grantees of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation K12 team with their peers, vetted providers, and knowledge resources. Catalyst:Ed takes each grantee through a capacity assessment framework, based on which grantees are connected to customized supports and resources. The NSI Exchange has since spurred us to launch the Learning Lab for School Improvement Teams, a public-facing resource for teams interested in incorporating networked improvement practices into their work.
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NewSchools Exchange
Catalyst:Ed has partnered with NewSchools Venture Fund since 2017 to provide capacity building to successive cohorts of grantees. Grantees have appreciated the depth of expertise and diversity of providers in the Catalyst:Ed network and the thoughtful and timely support they received from their Capacity Advisors in order to build strong organizations.
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Oak Foundation Exchange
Catalyst:Ed is partnering with Oak Foundation to support several of its grantee partners in strengthening their organizational capacity so they can better support students with learning differences. Grantee organizations receive comprehensive, equity-centered support, including diagnostics for self-reflection, advisory services from Catalyst:Ed’s team, and tailored capacity building.
