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		P/PV President Moderates CEP Panel

P/PV President Nadya Shmavonian moderated a discussion on the "challenges of foundation strategy" at the Center for Effective Philanthropy's 2011 conference. She spoke with Jeff Raikes, chief executive officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, about the power of the Gates Foundation and the necessity of continuous learning and honest dialogue with grantees. To see the full video, click here .

		AfterZone: Outcomes for Youth Participating in Providence's Citywide After-School System

This report presents findings from a two-year quasi-experimental evaluation of the AfterZone—a citywide system in Providence, RI, that aims to make high-quality out-of-school-time services more accessible to middle school youth. The report examines patterns of youth participation; summarizes the benefits youth experience from participating after one and two school years; and presents implications for funders, policymakers and program leaders interested in implementing their own citywide out-of-school-time system. To read the full report, click here; an accompanying executive summary can be accessed here.

P/PV and Evaluation Roundtable Join Forces

P/PV will work closely with the Evaluation Roundtable in their ongoing efforts to improve how foundations think, learn and make decisions regarding program strategy. The Roundtable regularly convenes approximately 50 of the nation's most influential foundations to work together to address the real-life challenges of grantmaking. For more information, click here.

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P/PV partners with funders to advance social programs at each stage in their development. From helping to hone promising new concepts to providing technical support and applied research that strengthen existing initiatives, we work with funders to build programs that stand the best chance of affecting change in the lives of the individuals they serve. When models prove successful, we help funders bring them to scale by guiding program expansion and disseminating the lessons that shape smarter government policies and improve practices across the field. More >>

Publications for Funders

Growing What Works: Lessons Learned from Pennsylvania's Nurse-Family Partnership Initiative
Using the Pennsylvania Nurse-Family Partnership experience as a case study, this report provides key lessons for policymakers and funders interested in bringing proven models to a statewide scale.

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Investments in Building Citywide Out-of-School-Time Systems: A Six-City Study
This report examines the development of out-of-school-time systems in six cities across the country and summarizes the strategies and activities commonly pursued, their associated investments and options for financing such system-building efforts.

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Laying a Solid Foundation: Strategies for Effective Program Replication
Based on P/PV's three decades of experience designing, evaluating and replicating social programs, Laying a Solid Foundation is a comprehensive guide for policymakers, practitioners and philanthropists interested in understanding how to successfully replicate proven social programs.

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