Intermediary-led grantee cohort model with four support components¶

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Description¶

The article describes an implementable model in which an intermediary supports a cohort of grantees 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." Funders can adopt these four components to run similar capacity-building initiatives.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• An intermediary able to scope projects, match providers, run cohort activities, and provide thought partnership; a funding partner; and participating grantees.

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• K–12 education grantee organizations

Target Learning Goals¶

• Building strategic learning capacity through scoped projects, provider matching, cohort learning, and thought partnership

Affordances¶

• Equity Centered Strategic Learning Definition

Related Strategies¶

• Four-part capacity-building support model: scoping, provider matching, cohort learning, and thought partnership
• Strengthen grantee strategic learning capacity through scoping support, provider matching, cohort learning activities, and thought partnership
• Funder recommendations: evidence on importance plus tips for starting and sustaining initiatives
• Engage a learning partner to support funders and grantees in designing and carrying out a learning plan and building M&E capacity

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Emily Gardner, Emma Pottinger, Ramya Tallapragada, Alexandra Resch, Virginia Knechtel. (2021). Capacity Building for Strategic Learning Using an Intermediary-Led Grantee Cohort Model: Recommendations for Funders. Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/capacity-building-for-strategic-learning-using-an-intermediary-led-grantee-cohort-model