About Us

Our journey is guided by Ten Principles for Collective Action:

A Shared Agenda
Embedding principles of economic and social justice, collective work and responsibility, workplace democracy, asset development and community peace initiatives to lift up underserved families and communities.
Research and Evidence-based Practice
Applying research and evidence-based practices to inform our work and strategy.
Partnerships with High-Performing Organizations and Businesses
Aligning with strategic partners with a shared commitment to, and capacity for high performance.
Leadership Engagement
Ensuring EDs/CEOs of our partner institutions share this agenda and prioritize implementation and to view leadership as a moral vocation.
Rigorous Outcomes, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement
Using a framework and methodology for both process and outcome evaluation and embracing the ethic of continuous improvement.

Collaborative Management Information Systems
Tracking not only Revolution Institute outcomes, but tracking cross-agency and inter-agency inputs, outputs, outcomes, impact and value chain performance.
Communal “Table” for Cross-Sector Work
Working bi-laterally and structurally with individual practitioners and institutions, while simultaneously creating a common and communal table for public/private and cross sector stakeholders.
Communication Rooted in Dignity and Humanity
Telling our story. We must define ourselves, speak for ourselves and control our own narrative.
Policy, Advocacy and Organizing
Championing the aspirations of our constituents, partners and community through policy, advocacy and organizing.
Sustainability and Replication
Delivering on a resource development strategy to support our work over a sustained period of time. We must promote the gospel for the indispensable need to share promising practices.

Initial investment from anchor donor:
$1,000,000 (committed)

Planned matching philanthropic requests:
$2,000,000