One of the chief components of the white paper “Growth of Youth-Serving Organizations” was an in-depth look at 20 youth-serving organizations that had experienced significant growth in recent years. This research produced a wealth of information about the experience and effects of growth in youth-serving organizations—far more than could be encompassed in a single document. As a result, we have presented the material in two forms: a series of 20 case studies, (noted below in PDF format), which capture the particulars of each organization’s growth story; and the white paper referenced above, which calls out the observations that emerged most consistently across the interviews and data-gathering process.

More from "Growth of Youth-Serving Organizations"

• After School Matters: Managing rapid local expansion as a young organization
• The Big Sisters Association of Greater Boston: Growing rapidly while maintaining quality
• The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington: Slowing down to speed up growth
• Citizen Schools: Creating a strong program locally as a basis for national expansion
• College Summit: Balancing aggressive national expansion with centralized control
• Community In Schools of Atlanta: Managing rapid local expansion
• Earth Force: Building a national network while developing a new program offering and diversifying funding
• The East Bay Conservation Corps: Evolving the service model while maintaining a clear and consistent mission
• Fulfillment Fund: Managing programmatic growth
• Girls Incorporated of Alameda County: Expanding a local service area and serving more beneficiaries with a high-quality array of programs
• Harlem Children's Zone: Transforming the organization while scaling up in a tightly defined local service area
• Jumpstart: Driving national growth with an evolving network structure
• Larkin Street Youth Services: Creating a continuum of services to meet the evolving needs of homeless youth
• National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship: Building a scalable network to share its curriculum broadly
• The Posse Foundation: Ensuring site consistency while expanding nationally
• Public Allies: Building the infrastructure for growth
• The Steppingstone Foundation: Expanding to new geographies while maintaining high-quality results
• Summer Search: Increasing central oversight while expanding nationally
• Youth In Need: Managing rapid growth through program diversification and regional expansion
• YouthBuild USA: Achieving significant scale while guiding a national movement