Matching the Greatest Need With the Greatest Opportunity We facilitate a five-step, community-centered process designed to match the unmet needs local individuals and families identify as barriers to prosperity with proven organizations. In each of our locations, we partner with a Selection Advisory Council (SAC) made up of local leaders, residents and experts. Every year, we prioritize a pressing need and select an organization with a track record of success addressing that need elsewhere in the country. We invite them into the community and provide collaborative support so they quickly take root and deliver change. Play Video 1 We Discover Through hundreds of community conversations, we elevate and prioritize unmet needs often resulting from racial and economic disparities where an innovative program could make a significant difference locally. 2 We Scout Our local team searches the country and deeply vets evidence-based programs best suited to effectively tackle the identified unmet needs locally. 3 We Select In partnership with the Selection Advisory Council, we select an innovative program with significant, measurable results and the best local fit. 4 We Invest We help the selected organization reach and sustain impact locally with multiyear unrestricted funding, on-the-ground support and strategic partnership development. 5 We Measure With each portfolio organization, we identify and set multiyear programmatic and financial targets and provide support to reach those targets. We report on those measures annually. 1 We Discover Through hundreds of community conversations, we elevate and prioritize unmet needs often resulting from racial and economic disparities where an innovative program could make a significant difference locally. 2 We Scout Our local team searches the country and deeply vets evidence-based programs best suited to effectively tackle the identified unmet needs locally. 3 We Select In partnership with the Selection Advisory Council, we select an innovative program with significant, measurable results and the best local fit. 4 We Invest We help the selected organization reach and sustain impact locally with multiyear unrestricted funding, on-the-ground support and strategic partnership development. 5 We Measure With each portfolio organization, we identify and set multiyear programmatic and financial targets and provide support to reach those targets. We report on those measures annually. What Our Community is Saying “GreenLight’s innovative approach toward scaling what works is one of the keys to unlocking opportunity for so many. My partners and I are proud to support this critical mission.” John Connaughton Co-Managing Partner, Bain Capital “GreenLight’s thoughtful, intentional and sustainable approach, in partnership with local stakeholders, is what so many communities need to shift outcomes toward equitable opportunity.” Randi Tepper The Tepper Foundation “GreenLight has shown us the difference it makes to be ‘pulled’ into a community rather than to ‘push’ our way in as we had done with previous expansions. I wish there was a GreenLight in every city in our expansion roadmap!” Rafael Alvarez Founder, Genesys Works Find GreenLight in Your City Join our work across our growing network of sites We rely on champions and supporters who believe in the power and potential of community-driven change. Get In Touch
