News
Exciting Update from the Public Library Association's 2024 Conference!
Apr 2024
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!
Check out the full report here (PDF)
New Report - Centering Community Voice
Jan 2024
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.
Mt. Auburn renewed as a Woman Business Enterprise (WBE)
Nov 2023
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.
Building Trust & Equity
Nov 2023
How can an impact investing strategy truly center community voice and power? Check out the new report (PDF) from The California Endowment 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
Guide to the Principles of Emergent Learning
Sep 2023
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!
Public Libraries' Role in Workforce and Small Business Development
Sep 2022
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 (PDF).
Sharing Mt. Auburn's findings from the economic mobility field
Oct 2021
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 (PDF).
Mt. Auburn publishes report for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
June 2021
In our recent report for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Community Resilience: Cross-Sector Collaboratives and Their Role in Responding to Crisis (PDF), 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.
Mt. Auburn works with the Merrimack Valley on post-disaster recovery efforts
May 2019
On September 13, 2018, the communities of Andover, Lawrence, and North Andover were rocked by as many as 80 explosions and fires caused by over-pressurized gas lines owned by Columbia Gas. Learn how Mt. Auburn worked with the Merrimack Valley on post-disaster recovery efforts.