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    After serving Greater Washington for 23 years, Youth Invest Partners has made the decision to responsibly sunset and wind up its affairs, including, to the extent possible, the transition of its work to partners throughout the region.
    
    Washington, D.C. – After 23 years of improving the lives of thousands of young people in the Greater Washington community through investments of more than $133 million in 34 non-profit organizations and their leaders, Youth Invest Partners (formerly Venture Philanthropy Partners + Raise DC) has reached the difficult decision to cease its operations and dissolve during the first quarter of 2024. Youth Invest Partners’ Board of Directors and leadership came to this decision after thoughtful consideration that included an assessment of the current philanthropic landscape and the organization’s long-term financial sustainability, particularly given the increased cost of executing on our mission.
    
    Under the visionary leadership of Carol Thompson Cole for 20 years, Youth Invest Partners has laid the foundation for non-profits and leaders to grow and thrive to better serve the children, young people, and families of this region. Youth Invest Partners looks forward to watching this work continue and evolve in the coming years under the management of other, like-minded organizations. The organization will transition its programmatic work, to the greatest extent possible, to program partners and third-party organizations in an effort to continue the critical work related to early childhood education, career and college readiness, and boys and young men of color.
    
    “I am proud of everything Youth Invest Partners has done in Greater Washington and the ways we have evolved and innovated to better serve our community,” said Carol Thompson Cole, President & CEO. “From the early days of capacity-building investments to embracing cross-sector collaboration and systems change, we have helped develop leaders, organizations, and systems serving every jurisdiction in the region that will go on serving young people for many years to come,” Ms. Cole continued.
    
    Youth Invest Partners has had the privilege of serving Greater Washington for over two decades thanks to a long roster of dedicated and passionate partners and investors.
    
    “We are thankful to every investor, foundation, and corporation that has supported us over the years. Our investors saw the needs of this community and showed up to support our young people. We are thankful for how much we have been able to do and the legacy we will leave on the community thanks to the support we received,” said Tony Marquez, Board Chair.
    
    Venture Philanthropy Partners was co-founded by Mario Morino, Senator Mark Warner, and Raul Fernandez, and joined later by Jack Davies. With extensive backgrounds in technology, government, business innovation, and venture capital, the group sought to leverage the principles of private investing to transform the non-profit sector. They were joined by 32 founding investor families and since then an additional 128 individuals, families, foundations, corporations, and local governments have joined as investors and funders. Together, they sought to empower other non-profit organizations in this region to achieve greater results and reach more young people. These organizations include Mary’s Center, KIPP DC, Friendship Public Charter School, Year Up, and more, which combined serve over 57,000 young people annually. The result: stronger organizations serving young people, better life outcomes for those young people, non-profit leaders with greater voice and influence, and systems change for future generations. The unwavering support of Mr. Morino, Senator Warner, Mr. Fernandez and Mr. Davies has been vital in sustaining the organization for all these years.
    
    In 2020, Raise DC joined with Venture Philanthropy Partners to combine capacity building, strategic assistance, and collective impact to create long-lasting systemic change for the young people and families that call this region home. Since then, the combined organization, Venture Philanthropy Partners + Raise DC, rebranded as Youth Invest Partners and launched and supported Collaborative Action Networks focused on early childhood education, boys and young men of color, and career and college readiness in Washington, D.C. and Fairfax County, Virginia.
    
    Co-Founder Mario Morino said, “I am proud to know that Youth Invest Partners accomplished what we set out to do: help put young people on the path to becoming successful, healthy adults, and contribute to the social sector. Under Carol’s leadership, we were able to develop countless leaders across Greater Washington and help scale the capacity of organizations working to support the children who are most affected by systemic racism and inequity. This work was critical to the region and the lessons we learned along the way will be critical for the next generations of innovators in philanthropy.”
    

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    Youth Invest Partners led social change by making sustained investments in community organizations and spearheading partnerships between businesses, community members, funders, government, non-profits and philanthropists. Through direct financial investments, and strategic assistance to strengthen organizational capacity, we have deployed more than $133 million to organizations serving more than 57,000 children and young adults in our region, leading to improved academic achievement, higher graduation rates and brighter futures for Greater Washington youth ages 0-24. Learn more at youthinvestpartners.org. 

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    New Name, New Logo, New Mission. But our heart is the same. 

      Since 2000, Venture Philanthropy Partners+Raise DC has worked to build a better Greater Washington for children and young people systemically marginalized from opportunity. We have supported nonprofits in building their organizational capacity and built regional, cross-sector networks to design solutions for our regions’ most pressing issues. As we continue this critical work, we know there is still so much we hope to accomplish with all of you to ensure all children and youth in our region have the opportunities and support they need to thrive. And we could not think of a better way to usher in this new iteration of work than with a new brand and visual identity.

    We are pleased to reintroduce ourselves to you all today as Youth Invest Partners.

      Youth Invest Partners is our call to dream big and do big. In electricity, the definition of an arc is the band of sparks formed when an electric discharge is conducted from one electrode to another. Intentionally, our new logo is three arcs that each represent one of the words in our new tagline: Collaborate. Innovate. Transform. Our new logo represents the "spark" that happens when we come together with community, business, government, and nonprofit partners to create systems change for children and youth. The "spark" that is ignited in the talent and potential of young people throughout our region, and when we disrupt the systems that create barriers that limit that potential. As we usher in a new mission and vision, the heart of our work remains the same: to leverage the power of investments and collective impact to catalyze the systems change young people in Greater Washington need to thrive into adulthood. We are building a more equitable Greater Washington, and we are excited to do that in collaboration with each of you. Watch this video to learn more about Youth Invest Partners. [embed]https://youtu.be/xq8rk0yN7rM[/embed] [post_title] => Venture Philanthropy Partners+Raise DC is Now Youth Invest Partners [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => venture-philanthropy-partnersraise-dc-is-now-youth-invest-partners [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2023-06-26 13:54:50 [post_modified_gmt] => 2023-06-26 13:54:50 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://vppartners.org/?post_type=post&p=2930 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [2] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 2925 [post_author] => 10 [post_date] => 2023-04-25 19:56:44 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-04-25 19:56:44 [post_content] =>

    New data provides a snapshot of DC student well-being a year after returning to in-person learning

    April 25, 2023 Washington, DC – New data released today provides insights into how students in the District of Columbia are faring since they returned to the classroom after nearly two-and-a-half years of remote learning during the global COVID-19 pandemic — as reported by the students themselves. Students Speak: A Snapshot of Student Well-Being in Washington, D.C., was produced by  Bellwether, a national nonprofit, with support from Education Forward DC and Venture Philanthropy Partners+Raise DC (VPP+Raise DC).  The report analyzes survey results from 5,419 students in grades 3-12 across the District. These students completed portions of the Panorama Social-Emotional Learning survey focused on student well-being across four areas: how students feel about their school environment, their motivation and support to do well in school, the quality of their social relationships, and their self-perception and skills to succeed. All DC public schools were invited to participate in the survey; data in the report reflects results from 12 charter school networks that agreed to participate. Key findings include:
    • Most students reported valuing school, but less than 40% reported feeling engaged in school — with less than 20% feeling engaged by the end of high school.
    • More than 80% of students reported having supportive relationships in their lives. But those support networks don’t necessarily include teachers: only 38% reported having close relationships with their teachers.
    • More than 70% of students felt their teachers held them to high expectations, yet only about 50% believe they can succeed academically, and slightly more than half indicated that they persevere through setbacks. 
    • Most students felt a sense of belonging at school, but only 24% confidently reported feeling safe at school, and only 45% described their school environment as diverse and inclusive.
    “The first step in supporting student well-being is understanding it — and that starts with asking students what they’re experiencing in school,” said Melissa Steel King, Partner and Evaluation Leader at Bellwether and co-author of the report. “Participating schools now have actionable data — rooted in student voice — that can help them build on bright spots, address challenges, and better support all the young people they serve.” Student well-being encompasses students’ social and emotional wellness, relationships, engagement, and experiences at school. As a result of international efforts to strengthen health promotion in schools, researchers and educators have increasingly focused on conceptualizing, defining, and improving the well-being of youth and young people in the past three decades The schools participating in the survey sought to better understand how students are doing after the COVID pandemic and, more importantly, how they can better support them into the future. “The schools who participated deserve a great deal of credit,” said Carol Thompson Cole, President & CEO of VPP+Raise DC. “Whenever we shine a light on a tough question, there’s the temptation to blame or hold someone accountable. But gathering and analyzing data is how we move the needle on issues affecting our students. With this data, leaders can take action to provide students what they need to fulfill their academic and social-emotional growth.” The data is not without its limitations, however. “These results are useful at the individual school level, but without greater participation from other District schools, data from multiple years, and national trends to compare it to, it’s hard to say more broadly that ‘Students are okay’ or ‘Students are struggling,’” said King. “I applaud the school leaders who opted into this survey to better understand and support their students after an unprecedented time,” said Bisi Oyedele, CEO of Education Forward DC. “I encourage more school leaders to join these efforts in the future so that we have a fuller picture of how  DC students are doing and how the District can set them up for future success.” The report offers several recommendations for using the data to improve student well-being, including:
    • Prioritizing hearing directly from students about their experiences in school, through surveys and other tools
    • Investing time and resources in understanding factors that may be adversely affecting the experiences of older students and creating more positive experiences for younger ones
    • Adopting strategies to improve engagement in school that center students’ voice and choice, and help them make connections between school and their daily lives 
    • Increasing ethnic and cultural awareness and inclusivity in schools, and helping teachers help students draw connections between their learning and their own experiences with race, ethnicity, and culture.
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    Council Announces Expansion of Special Partnership Grant with Venture Philanthropy Partners

    Strategic Initiative Enhances Capacity of Youth-Serving Nonprofits in the County

    November 16, 2022 The Prince George’s County Council and Venture Philanthropy Partners (VPP) have announced the continued expansion of the Ready for Work Nonprofit Capacity Building Initiative, an intensive three-year program and investment to strengthen nonprofits to better serve youth across Prince George’s County developed to help students become college and career-ready adults. Nearly $10M has been raised for the Ready for Work initiative in partnership with Prince George’s County. Following a competitive process, three additional nonprofits in the County have been identified as organizations specifically focused on serving children and youth through early childhood development, middle school, and high school with kindergarten readiness, academic achievement, middle and high school completion, post-secondary preparation, career readiness and healthy behaviors. FY 2023 nonprofit recipients BCAUSEICAN, Art Works Now, and The L.E.E.P. to College Foundation will join previous recipients Liberty’s Promise, Side by Side, Ivy Community Charities, WeTATi, The Training Source, College and Career Pathways, Inc., Community Youth Advance, First Generation College Bound, the Foundation for the Advancement of Music and Education, Inc. (FAME), Joe’s Movement Emporium and End Time Harvest Ministries as a part of the Ready for Work Nonprofit Capacity Building Initiative. Council Chair Calvin S. Hawkins, II, says continued expansion of the Ready for Work Nonprofit Capacity Building Program reaffirms the Council’s commitment to support the County’s nonprofit community. “The Council is excited for the opportunity to again partner with VPP in support of nonprofits serving Prince George’s County’s young people, in a continuing commitment to improve their lives.    Especially as our communities continue to address post-pandemic challenges, this critical and timely investment will assist nonprofits and encourage important collaboration in their work to provide the County’s youth with the best services and resources. We congratulate the selected participants and look forward to their progress.” Carol Thompson Cole, VPP’s President and CEO remarked, "VPP is excited to continue partnering with the Prince George’s County Council on this important program, especially as so many children and youth are still experiencing the negative impact of the pandemic on their academic and social-emotional development. These nonprofits are a critical component of the social safety net."  Through the Ready for Work program, nonprofits will be provided the opportunity to strengthen grant writing, management and report writing skills and capacities to become high-performing organizations.  Each of the participating nonprofits will compete for mini grants to further enhance select organizational and programmatic capacities. The program will also focus on strengthening the boards of the participating organizations.
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    VPP+Raise DC and Education Forward DC Launch the  District Student Wellbeing Data Project

    Venture Philanthropy Partners+Raise DC and Education Forward DC are partnering to launch the District Student Wellbeing Data Project to improve student social-emotional outcomes by expanding access to the Panorama Social Emotional Learning Survey in order to provide educators throughout the District with actionable, school-level data to support student needs. Venture Philanthropy Partners+Raise DC and Education Forward DC are excited to be able to provide philanthropic funding to cover the costs of the student survey, with costs being covered fully in year 1, 50% in year 2, and 25% in year 3.  The District Student Wellbeing Data Project supports LEAs in the District of Columbia serving grades 3-12 that want to use data as a flashlight to better understand student social-emotional needs, how their students are faring in comparison to a citywide baseline, and how their peer LEAs are leveraging systems, supports, and interventions to improve student social-emotional wellbeing.  After successfully piloting the use of this survey across seven local education agencies (LEAs) in SY20-21, we are expanding this survey to every LEA—starting with a confidential student survey this fall.   By utilizing the Panorama Social Emotional Learning Survey, LEAs participating in the District Student Wellbeing Data Project will have immediate post-survey access to student responses at school- and student-levels, the ability to compare school-level findings to national averages, get a sense of data trends over time, and identify gaps between groups of students disaggregated by race, gender, or special population indicators. As a Project Team, we commit to center student and school assets and equity in data analysis and reporting.   In addition to these immediate benefits to LEAs, the District Student Wellbeing Data Project will produce a comprehensive, citywide dataset on social-emotional wellbeing. We will engage a trusted research partner to elevate survey themes to inform education policies, funding recommendations and innovation in social-emotional interventions through a citywide, aggregated baseline report on student social-emotional wellbeing.  Supporting student wellbeing has long been an educational imperative. Across various measures, student wellbeing has deteriorated during the pandemic, exacerbating previous gaps based on student groups. Recently, teachers and external researchers have identified student wellbeing as one of the most important factors in our ability to address unfinished learning of the pandemic. However, there is currently no universal tool used citywide to provide student- and school-level wellbeing data. The Panorama Social Emotional Learning Survey provides actionable and comparable student- and school-level data to help schools support their students’ social-emotional wellbeing.  If you would like to utilize the Panorama Social Emotional Learning Survey—or already have a contract with them—and are interested in receiving subsidized support for your license costs over the next three years, please contact Amy Dudas at Venture Philanthropy Partners + Raise DC (adudas@vppartners.org) by August 29th. ********************************************************************************************************** JOIN THE CONVERSATION Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vppartners/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vppartners LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vppartners/mycompany/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBGRzyh_U5npm1HMlNgBzGw ABOUT VPP+RAISE DC Venture Philanthropy Partners (VPP)+Raise DC is a 501c3 non-profit organization that acts as a regional backbone for cross-sector collaboration and direct investments, supporting children and youth (ages 0-24) and their families in Greater Washington. With a racial equity lens, VPP+Raise DC tackles barriers to success by engaging businesses, community members, funders, government leaders, non-profits, and philanthropists. Through financial investments, coupled with our strategic assistance in strengthening organizational capacity, VPP+Raise DC has deployed more than $110M to programs and organizations serving over 57,000 children and young adults in our region annually to yield healthier families, improved academic achievement, and higher graduation rates. Learn more at www.vppartners.org. ### Contact: Sarah Slobodien Dovere, Vice President, External Affairs, sdovere@vppartners.org [post_title] => VPP+Raise DC and Education Forward DC Launch the District Student Wellbeing Data Project [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => vppraise-dc-and-education-forward-dc-launch-the-dc-wellbeing-data-project [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2023-06-26 16:55:06 [post_modified_gmt] => 2023-06-26 16:55:06 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://vppartners.org/?post_type=post&p=2814 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [5] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 2732 [post_author] => 7 [post_date] => 2022-03-28 18:12:57 [post_date_gmt] => 2022-03-28 18:12:57 [post_content] =>

    VPP+Raise DC Welcomes New Directors and Elects Officers During Annual Board Meeting 

    Washington, DC, March 16, 2022VPP+Raise DC is pleased to welcome nine new Directors ahead of our new fiscal year starting on April 1, 2022. The Directors are: Antoinette (Toni) Bush, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Government Affairs, News Corp; Manal Corwin, Principal in Charge at Washington National Tax, KPMG; Clint Grimes, Senior Vice President/Chief Procurement Officer, Capital One;  Josh Edelman, Senior Advisor, Gates Foundation; María S. Gómez, Founder, and Former President and CEO, Mary's Center; Jermaine Johnson, Regional President Greater Washington and Virginia, PNC Bank;  Bill Keating, Owner and CEO, Waste Acquisition Group LLC; Marcela Urrutia Zamora, Vice President Federal Government Relations, Verizon; and Ivan Zapien, Partner, Hogan Lovells. The Board also elected a new Chairman, Antonio (Tony) Marquez, Senior EVP, President of Commercial Banking, EagleBank. Tony succeeds longtime Chairman Frank LaPrade, Chief Enterprise Services Officer & Chief of Staff to the CEO, Capital One. About his new role, Tony shared, “I am so excited to be taking on an expanded leadership role with this very passionate and talented Board and to follow in the footsteps of Frank LaPrade, who brought so much energy and thoughtfulness to his role as Board Chair.  We work from real and measured outcomes for young people in our region and I am looking forward to providing ongoing stewardship for the mission of VPP+Raise DC.” “We are fortunate that VPP+Raise DC’s Board collectively represents the breadth of expertise, talent, and perspective needed to advance our mission. Each member of our Board shares a strong passion for creating a future where all young people have the opportunity to succeed and contribute to the productivity, health, and well-being of Greater Washington,” said VPP+Raise DC President and CEO Carol Thompson Cole. Other Board Officers elected on March 16, 2022: Vice-Chairman: Cliff White, Founding Partner, NEW Customer Service Companies; Treasurer: Jack Davies, Founder, AOL International; Secretary: David Sylvester, Partner, 3rd Gen Law Group LLP; VPP+Raise DC President and CEO: Carol Thompson Cole (Ex Officio). Directors continuing on the Board are: Catherine Buell, Director, Housing Equity Fund, Amazon; Curtis L. Buser, Chief Financial Officer, The Carlyle Group; Wendy Goldberg, Philanthropist; Joe Del Guercio, President and CEO, A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation; Charlene M. Dukes, President Emeritus, Prince George’s Community College; Leana Katz, Philanthropist; Leland Kruvant, President & CEO, Creative Associates International; Doyle Mitchell Jr., President and CEO, Industrial Bank; Mario Morino, Chairman, Morino Institute; Co-Founder, Venture Philanthropy Partners; Stu Solomon, President & CEO, Connected DMV; Rachel Weller, Science & Technology Writer and Investor JOIN THE CONVERSATION Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vppartners/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vppartners LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vppartners/mycompany/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBGRzyh_U5npm1HMlNgBzGw ABOUT VPP+RAISE DC Venture Philanthropy Partners (VPP)+Raise DC is a 501c3 non-profit organization that acts as a regional backbone for cross-sector collaboration and direct investments, supporting children and youth (ages 0-24) and their families in Greater Washington. With a racial equity lens, VPP+Raise DC tackles barriers to success by engaging businesses, community members, funders, government leaders, non-profits, and philanthropists. Through financial investments, coupled with our strategic assistance in strengthening organizational capacity, VPP+Raise DC has deployed more than $110M to programs and organizations serving over 57,000 children and young adults in our region annually to yield healthier families, improved academic achievement, and higher graduation rates. Learn more at www.vppartners.org. ### Contact: Sarah Slobodien Dovere, Vice President, External Affairs, sdovere@vppartners.org [post_title] => VPP+Raise DC Welcomes New Directors and Elects Officers During Annual Board Meeting (March 2022) [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => vppraise-dc-welcomes-new-directors-and-elects-officers-during-annual-board-meeting-march-2022 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2023-06-26 16:54:42 [post_modified_gmt] => 2023-06-26 16:54:42 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://vppartners.org/?post_type=post&p=2732 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) ) [post_count] => 6 [current_post] => -1 [before_loop] => 1 [in_the_loop] => [post] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4135 [post_author] => 14 [post_date] => 2024-01-19 15:57:40 [post_date_gmt] => 2024-01-19 15:57:40 [post_content] => Contact: Sarah Dovere, sdovere@youthinvestpartners.org After serving Greater Washington for 23 years, Youth Invest Partners has made the decision to responsibly sunset and wind up its affairs, including, to the extent possible, the transition of its work to partners throughout the region. Washington, D.C. – After 23 years of improving the lives of thousands of young people in the Greater Washington community through investments of more than $133 million in 34 non-profit organizations and their leaders, Youth Invest Partners (formerly Venture Philanthropy Partners + Raise DC) has reached the difficult decision to cease its operations and dissolve during the first quarter of 2024. Youth Invest Partners’ Board of Directors and leadership came to this decision after thoughtful consideration that included an assessment of the current philanthropic landscape and the organization’s long-term financial sustainability, particularly given the increased cost of executing on our mission. Under the visionary leadership of Carol Thompson Cole for 20 years, Youth Invest Partners has laid the foundation for non-profits and leaders to grow and thrive to better serve the children, young people, and families of this region. Youth Invest Partners looks forward to watching this work continue and evolve in the coming years under the management of other, like-minded organizations. The organization will transition its programmatic work, to the greatest extent possible, to program partners and third-party organizations in an effort to continue the critical work related to early childhood education, career and college readiness, and boys and young men of color. “I am proud of everything Youth Invest Partners has done in Greater Washington and the ways we have evolved and innovated to better serve our community,” said Carol Thompson Cole, President & CEO. “From the early days of capacity-building investments to embracing cross-sector collaboration and systems change, we have helped develop leaders, organizations, and systems serving every jurisdiction in the region that will go on serving young people for many years to come,” Ms. Cole continued. Youth Invest Partners has had the privilege of serving Greater Washington for over two decades thanks to a long roster of dedicated and passionate partners and investors. “We are thankful to every investor, foundation, and corporation that has supported us over the years. Our investors saw the needs of this community and showed up to support our young people. We are thankful for how much we have been able to do and the legacy we will leave on the community thanks to the support we received,” said Tony Marquez, Board Chair. Venture Philanthropy Partners was co-founded by Mario Morino, Senator Mark Warner, and Raul Fernandez, and joined later by Jack Davies. With extensive backgrounds in technology, government, business innovation, and venture capital, the group sought to leverage the principles of private investing to transform the non-profit sector. They were joined by 32 founding investor families and since then an additional 128 individuals, families, foundations, corporations, and local governments have joined as investors and funders. Together, they sought to empower other non-profit organizations in this region to achieve greater results and reach more young people. These organizations include Mary’s Center, KIPP DC, Friendship Public Charter School, Year Up, and more, which combined serve over 57,000 young people annually. The result: stronger organizations serving young people, better life outcomes for those young people, non-profit leaders with greater voice and influence, and systems change for future generations. The unwavering support of Mr. Morino, Senator Warner, Mr. Fernandez and Mr. Davies has been vital in sustaining the organization for all these years. In 2020, Raise DC joined with Venture Philanthropy Partners to combine capacity building, strategic assistance, and collective impact to create long-lasting systemic change for the young people and families that call this region home. Since then, the combined organization, Venture Philanthropy Partners + Raise DC, rebranded as Youth Invest Partners and launched and supported Collaborative Action Networks focused on early childhood education, boys and young men of color, and career and college readiness in Washington, D.C. and Fairfax County, Virginia. Co-Founder Mario Morino said, “I am proud to know that Youth Invest Partners accomplished what we set out to do: help put young people on the path to becoming successful, healthy adults, and contribute to the social sector. Under Carol’s leadership, we were able to develop countless leaders across Greater Washington and help scale the capacity of organizations working to support the children who are most affected by systemic racism and inequity. This work was critical to the region and the lessons we learned along the way will be critical for the next generations of innovators in philanthropy.”

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    Youth Invest Partners led social change by making sustained investments in community organizations and spearheading partnerships between businesses, community members, funders, government, non-profits and philanthropists. Through direct financial investments, and strategic assistance to strengthen organizational capacity, we have deployed more than $133 million to organizations serving more than 57,000 children and young adults in our region, leading to improved academic achievement, higher graduation rates and brighter futures for Greater Washington youth ages 0-24. Learn more at youthinvestpartners.org. 

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