This 2015 case study richly describes United We Dream Network's remarkable journey in coalescing and accelerating the progress of the immigrant youth movement. We tell UWDN’s story using a visually engaging SlideDoc format – a combination of written narrative, graphics, and images – which consists of four main modules: 1) UWDN’s journey at a glance, 2) UWDN’s impact, 3) reflections on UWDN’s path forward, and 4) reflections for funders. As the learning and evaluation partner for Unbound Philanthropy, LFA developed this case study for multiple audiences: UWDN as it takes stock of what has been achieved and charts its path ahead, Unbound Philanthropy as it supports UWDN and lives out its “theory of philanthropy,” and other funders who wish to advance movement-building and immigrant rights. To develop this case study, LFA engaged in an array of methods, integrating data from interviews with over 30 individuals, insights from more than 20 documents, and statistics collected by UWDN. Download the Executive Summary or the Full Case Study.
Please note that the Full Case Study PDF contains bookmarks so that you can jump to different modules and sub-sections. Once you have downloaded the PDF, click on the bookmark icon on the top right to see a list of the five main case study modules.
The Working to Institutionalize Sex Education (WISE) Initiative is a privately funded effort to support public school districts to advance and sustain comprehensive sexuality education programs. LFA has served as the national evaluator for the WISE Initiative since 2009, providing ongoing guidance to the multi-funder collaborative in designing and implementing an evaluation to explore how, and to what degree, sex education is becoming institutionalized in WISE school districts. This new article, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, shares WISE’s successes in increasing access to sex education, removing barriers, and highlighting best practices. Download the Article.