Updates + Inspiration

Category: Insights

• March 31, 2021

  Twin Cities|Insights

  Investing in Families – This is a Significant Moment

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• August 28, 2020

  Boston|Insights

  Reflections From My GreenLight Internship

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• June 11, 2020
  Insights|National
  Black Lives Matter
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• March 31, 2020

  Detroit|Insights

  During Coronavirus Crisis, Don’t Forget Social Impact Organizations

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• March 17, 2020

  San Francisco Bay Area|Insights

  A Call to Action: What nonprofits want you to know right now

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• February 10, 2020
  Detroit|Insights
  Encouraged by Impact, Lessons Learned in Detroit
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• October 30, 2019
  Stories of Impact|Insights|National
  Measuring Results: 2018-2019 Portfolio Report
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• August 11, 2019
  Insights|National
  A Milestone in Our Learning Journey
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• June 16, 2019
  Philadelphia|Insights
  Single Stop’s Impact in Philadelphia
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• April 26, 2019

  San Francisco Bay Area|Insights

  Social Innovation Fund: Bay Area Results & Impact

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• April 23, 2019

  Cincinnati|Insights

  How Do We Decide? An Inside Look at GreenLight’s Selection

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• November 5, 2018
  San Francisco Bay Area|Insights
  The GreenLight Method: The Bay’s Fifth Selection Process
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• November 1, 2018
  Cincinnati|Insights
  Local Collaboration to Make a Big Impact
  
  
  
• June 21, 2018
  Cincinnati|Insights
  Inside GreenLight’s Process: Building a Pipeline
  
  
  
• February 13, 2018
  Cincinnati|Insights
  A “Behind the Scenes” Look at Cincinnati’s Community Needs Assessment
  
  
  
• July 27, 2017
  Philadelphia|Insights
  GreenLight Philadelphia – Year Up Strategy Session: Inspiring Growth
  
  
  
• July 11, 2017
  Sites|Stories of Impact|Insights|National
  What If Social Innovations Were as Accessible as iPhones?
  
  
  
• July 5, 2017

  Insights|National

  Secrets to Sustainability: Best Practices from the GreenLight Portfolio Convening

  
  
  
• April 24, 2017
  Sites|San Francisco Bay Area|Insights
  GreenLight Strategy Sessions: Engaging our portfolio and advisors through targeted problem-solving
  
  
  
• April 18, 2017
  Boston|Stories of Impact|Insights
  Becoming a Net Exporter of Social Innovation
  
  
  
• February 22, 2017
  Sites|Stories of Impact|Insights|National
  17 Ways 2017 Will Put More Light in GreenLight
  
  
  
• August 9, 2016
  Boston|Insights
  GreenLight @ the Collaborative
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• May 27, 2016

  San Francisco Bay Area|Insights

  Tech for Good: How technology can be utilized in the social sector

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• May 18, 2016
  San Francisco Bay Area|Insights
  #MyGreenLight Series: Casey Johnson
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• May 9, 2016
  Cincinnati|Insights
  #MyGreenLight Series: Tara Noland
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• November 2, 2015
  San Francisco Bay Area|Insights
  How Texting Can Make the Difference in Attending College or Not
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• September 29, 2015
  San Francisco Bay Area|Insights
  One Year Later: Genesys Works Alumna Peony Yu Reflects on Her First Year of College
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• July 15, 2015
  Philadelphia|Insights
  Catching Up with Year Up Graduate Andre Brown
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• June 26, 2015

  San Francisco Bay Area|Insights

  Maximizing Oakland’s Potential: GLF Bay Area zeroes in on two priority areas for 2016 investment

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• June 15, 2015

  Philadelphia|Insights

  Surfacing Priority Issue Areas in Philadelphia

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• May 27, 2015
  Video|San Francisco Bay Area|Insights
  GreenLight Bay Area Executive Director Casey Johnson spoke about replication and scale at the 2014 Forum on Place-Based Initiatives
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• October 19, 2014
  Boston|Insights
  A Catalyst for Change: A Conversation with Matt Spengler, Executive Director of Blueprint Schools Network
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• August 27, 2014
  Boston|Insights
  The Perfect Match – A Lesson from The College Advising Corps
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• August 6, 2014
  Boston|Insights
  Seeking Opportunity at Every Turn
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• July 31, 2014

  Boston|Insights

  Why I Volunteer: A Peer Health Exchange Educator Shares His Inspiration

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• July 21, 2014
  Philadelphia|Insights
  Philanthropy and Social Impact Bonds: The Role of Foundations in Social Innovation Financing
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• May 22, 2014
  Philadelphia|Insights
  Addressing Disparities: GreenLight Philadelphia Identifies Three High-need Issue Areas
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• March 29, 2014

  Video|Insights|National

  Innovation to Impact: The Grantee Perspective on the Social Innovation Fund, featuring GreenLight’s National Executive Director and Co-Founder Margaret Hall

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• March 19, 2014

  Insights|National

  5 Reasons to Consider Applying to the Social Innovation Fund

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• December 12, 2013
  Philadelphia|Insights
  Single Stop Philadelphia: A Springboard for Student Success
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• October 2, 2013
  Philadelphia|Insights
  Year Up Philadelphia: Bright Beginnings
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• April 23, 2013
  Philadelphia|Insights
  Why We Believe Single Stop Will Make a Huge Impact
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