Four-part capacity-building support model: scoping, provider matching, cohort learning, and thought partnership¶

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Description¶

The initiative's goal was "to strengthen grantee capacity for equity-centered strategic learning by helping grantees scope projects in their area of need, matching grantees with providers that could help build organizational capacity, delivering cohort learning activities, and offering thought partnership." This is an implementable recipe for funders and intermediaries: diagnose grantee needs, match external providers, run cohort-based learning, and provide ongoing advisory support.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• An intermediary able to scope grantee needs, a pool of capacity-building providers, and a structure for cohort learning activities.

Constraints¶

• Implemented in a funder-supported pilot with nine K–12 grantees; the article text provided does not report outcome findings from these supports.

Target Learners¶

• K–12 education grantee organizations

Target Learning Goals¶

• Building organizational capacity for strategic learning

Related Strategies¶

• Strengthen grantee strategic learning capacity through scoping support, provider matching, cohort learning activities, and thought partnership
• Intermediary-led grantee cohort model with four support components
• Funder recommendations: evidence on importance plus tips for starting and sustaining initiatives
• Build teacher capacity through iterative, equity-centered professional development for pathway implementation

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Emma Pottinger, Emily Gardner, Ramya Tallapragada, Alexandra Resch, Virginia Knechtel. (2021). Capacity Building for Strategic Learning: Findings from the Pilot Cohort. Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/capacity-building-for-strategic-learning-findings-from-the-pilot-cohort