News
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Aug 2026
Welcome Miriam Berro Krugman to the Mt. Auburn team!
We are excited to welcome Miriam to the Mt. Auburn team as a Research and Evaluation Associate. Miriam brings a thoughtful, curious approach to her work and a strong commitment to addressing social issues through research. Her experience and perspective make her a great addition to our team. Welcome, Miriam!
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Aug 2026
Connecting Capital and Community
Mt. Auburn Associates served as the evaluation partner for the Center for Community Investment's Connecting Capital and Community (3C) initiative, a five-year effort across five cities to strengthen housing systems and expand affordable housing. Our evaluation examined 3C's strategies, outcomes, and contributions to systems change, with a focus on what communities can learn about advancing affordable housing and homeownership.
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Aug 2025
Mt. Auburn Completes Five-Year Evaluation of BHEC
In July 2025, Mt. Auburn Associates completed a five-year evaluation of Building Healthier, More Equitable Communities (BHEC), a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation initiative focused in New Jersey and led by Reinvestment Fund. The Mt. Auburn team tracked progress in four cities – Asbury Park, Camden, Newark, and Paterson – as they worked to strengthen cross-sector collaboration, build project pipelines, and advance program and policy change to build healthier and more equitable communities. Mt. Auburn produced three key reports:
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Mar 2025
Ground-Level Insights from California
Devon Winey co-authors Building Cross-Sector Collaboration Between Health Care and Homeless Services: Ground-Level Insights from California. This brief offers insights for communities interested in building effective cross-sector partnerships to improve care for people experiencing homelessness and influence systems change.
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Jan 2025
New report: The final evaluation of Invest Health
We're excited to share the Final Report and three Deep-Dive Papers reflecting on Invest Health, a collaborative initiative between Reinvestment Fund and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. This evaluation looks at the outcomes of 50 small and midsize cities working at the intersection of health and community development. The deep dive reports take a closer look at the initiative's cross-city network, long-lasting impacts, and influence on the field.
Spanning eight years and four phases, Invest Health stands out as a rare and impactful model, offering valuable lessons for small and midsize cities nationwide. Explore the findings by accessing the full report and deep-dive papers here:
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Oct 2024
A Refreshing Retreat
Mt. Auburn's recent two-day staff retreat in Spencertown, graciously hosted by team member Patricia Voltolini, was a wonderful time to gather, recharge, and enjoy each other's company. Set against a peaceful backdrop, the retreat gave us the chance to step away from daily routines, engage in meaningful conversations, and reconnect as a team. It was an unforgettable experience that left us feeling recharged and ready for the work ahead!
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Jul 2024
Welcome Aaliyah James to the Mt. Auburn team!
We are thrilled to welcome Aaliyah James to the Mt. Auburn team as a Research Analyst. A recent graduate of Brown University with a B.S. in Social Analysis and Research, Aaliyah brings a strong passion for addressing social issues through research. Her expertise and enthusiasm make her a valuable addition to our team. Welcome, Aaliyah!
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May 2024
Mikael Morelión Heads to Yale Law School: An exciting new chapter!
With mixed emotions, we announce that one of our brightest stars, Mikael Morelión, is off to conquer Yale Law School! Mikael will be greatly missed as he brought infectious energy, incredible talent, and his own unique style to the Mt. Auburn team. Thanks, Mikael, for your dedication, hard work, and positive impact during your time with us. You will always be a valued member of the Mt. Auburn family, and we look forward to seeing your continued success!
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Apr 2024
Exciting Update from the Public Library Association's 2024 Conference!
We're thrilled to announce that Emily Doglio led an insightful discussion on the vital role of public libraries in workforce development at the PLA's 2024 conference. Drawing from research by Mt. Auburn Associates across ten library systems in 2022, Emily shared valuable lessons from case study sites. A big thank you to the amazing panelists and to COSLA and IMLS for their support in this research endeavor!
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Jan 2024
New Report - Centering Community Voice
New report focuses on “centering community voice.” As centering community voice continues to emerge as an essential element of collaborative efforts, Mt. Auburn Associates recently released a report highlighting key lessons from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's Working Places initiative to underscore promising practices. This report draws on Mt. Auburn's previous evaluation research and insights from interviews with stakeholders involved in the Working Places initiative across New England to better understand what it takes to effectively center residents as leaders of collaborative work. You can read the full report and more about the Working Places initiative on the Boston Fed's website.
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Nov 2023
Mt. Auburn renewed as a Woman Business Enterprise (WBE)
Exciting news to share! Mt. Auburn has been renewed as a Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) with the Supplier Diversity Office (SDO). This reaffirms our commitment to diversity and inclusion, and we're proud to continue contributing to a more equitable business landscape.
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Nov 2023
Building Trust & Equity
How can an impact investing strategy truly center community voice and power? Check out the California Endowment's new report to see what it has learned from more than a decade of impact investing and aligned grantmaking focused on building an equitable, inclusive, and just community investment ecosystem. Mt. Auburn Associates and CSB Philanthropic Solutions conducted a retrospective scan of The Endowment's work culminating in this report. This report highlights the four principles that guide The Endowment's approach to impact investing:
- Advance racial equity
- Practice trust-based investing
- Center community priorities
- Strengthen ecosystems
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Sep 2023
Guide to the Principles of Emergent Learning
Devon Winey, a principal at MAA and a graduate of the 2017 Emergent Learning (EL) training, recently collaborated with fellow EL colleagues to develop the recently released Guide to the Principles of Emergent Learning. Alison Gold interviewed Devon for the chapter titled “Asking Powerful Questions.” Devon, who recognizes the value of bringing an emergent learning lens to her work at the intersection of strategy and evaluation, enjoyed reflecting on the role of powerful questions in her work. The guide is accessible to all free of charge!
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Sep 2022
Public Libraries' Role in Workforce and Small Business Development
With our partner Program and Policy Insight, Mt. Auburn has just completed a two-year project that looks at the role of public libraries in the workforce and small business development systems. The full project report is available here: Public Libraries' Role in Workforce and Small Business Development.
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Oct 2021
Sharing Mt. Auburn's findings from the economic mobility field
On behalf of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Mt. Auburn Associates evaluated the impact of multisite cross-sector economic mobility initiatives across the US. This abbreviated summary of our research efforts highlights our methodology, key findings, and implications for the field: Assessing Collaborative Community Models for Economic Viability.
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Jun 2021
Mt. Auburn publishes report for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
In our recent report for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Community Resilience: Cross-Sector Collaboratives and Their Role in Responding to Crisis, Mt. Auburn interviewed leaders of cross-sector collaboratives and national organizations involved in multisite collaboratives to learn if and how cross-sector groups help position a community to be more adaptive and successful in navigating and responding to an acute community crisis.