“The success of young people in school and beyond

is inextricably linked to

healthy social and emotional development.”

National Commission on Social, Emotional and Academic Development

Council of Distinguished Scientists

The Evidence Base for How We Learn, September 2017

GTY is a funders’ forum

advancing a comprehensive

approach to learning and

development that will enable

all young people to acquire the

skills and capacities needed for

success in learning, work,

citizenship and life.

GTY STEERING COMMITTEE

Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationEinhorn Family Charitable Trust

The Grable FoundationJohn Templeton Foundation

Joyce FoundationNational Public Education Support Fund

NoVo FoundationRaikes Foundation

Robert Wood Johnson FoundationStuart Foundation

Susan Crown ExchangeS.D. Bechtel, Jr. FoundationTauck Family FoundationThe Wallace Foundation

Walton Family FoundationThe William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Identifying

leverage points

across the

ecosystem where

philanthropy can

advance

practice, policy

and research

toward

supporting all

youth to thrive.

GTY is building a robust and welcoming community of grantmakers working in coordination across key disciplines to help youth thrive. Our key strategies are:

• Inform and Engage the broader philanthropic community

• Connect and Build Capacity among grantmakers investing in thriving youth

• Catalyze and Influence grantmaking through priority issue workgroups

Join us at www.thrivingyouth.org!

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Overview of the Funders Collaborative for Innovative Measurement (FCIM)

Prepared for Grantmakers for Education

October 17, 2017

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We catalyze efforts and seek a solution for

coordinating application of measures for high-

priority, hard to measure interpersonal

and intrapersonal competencies.

We co-invest in high priority projects

enabling our partners to achieve a larger return on their investments and make a deeper impact in the field.

We coordinate operations for

promoting collaboration,

facilitating dialogue and sharing

information among members.

Catalyze Co-invest Coordinate

To thrive in life, young people need to master competencies beyond academics. Funders launched FCIM in 2015 in response to this need.

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Specifically, FCIM invests in five core areas of action to support forward progress towards it’s goals

▪ Develop a national research and innovation hub envisioned for the ongoing development and application of valid and reliable measures for both researchers and practitioners

Research and Innovation

1

To create valid and reliable measurements tools that meet the needs of and are used well by, educators, policymakers and researchers for accountability, improvement and knowledge-building to

support learning and development for all youth to thrive and succeed.

• Create a coherent and scientifically-grounded taxonomy of the competencies designed to link terms across frameworks

Taxonomy 2

▪ Support key stakeholders in the appropriate use of practical measures for continuous improvement and accountability

Use3

▪ Enable appropriate use of competency measures and support Federal, state and local policymakers to recognize the benefits and drawbacks of valid and reliable measures

Policy 4

▪ Create capacity to support outreach and opportunity to engage and participate in the dialogue about the development of measures and to communicate the value of interpersonal and intrapersonal development as a priority in our youth-serving systems.

Measure5

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FCIM currently supports four anchor projects, with the goal of adding several more in the next 1-2 years

Creation of a Measures Repository

International Study

Taxonomy Project

Assessment Work Group (AWG)

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▪ The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

▪ Overdeck Family Foundation

▪ Einhorn Family Charitable Trust

▪ The Wallace Foundation

▪ Raikes Foundation

▪ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

▪ Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

▪ Spencer Foundation

▪ S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation

▪ The Walton Foundation

Current FCIM Members

FCIM members meets frequently to learn, share and collaborate

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FCIM is expanding its membership; we hope you will consider joining us to advance the field!

FCIM seeks partners committed to our shared vision and agenda.

▪ FCIM members come together regularly (virtually and in-person) to learn, share knowledge, and bring forward important projects that can move the field and influence policy.

▪ FCIM members work collaboratively to explore and implement strategies for federal, state, local and private funding to advance innovative measurement and their appropriate use.

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Questions?

To learn more, contact:

Marc Chun

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundationmchun@hewlett.org

OR

Hilary Rhodes, The Wallace Foundationhrhodes@wallacefoundation.org