The Annie E. Casey Foundation recently concluded the inaugural cohort of its Rising Leaders for Results Fellowship. The 21-month program supported 13 emerging leaders ages 24 to 31 in sharpening their leadership skills based on the Foundation’s Results Count® approach. Equipped with new tools and strategies, these young professionals now have greater capacity to drive measurable and lasting improvements for kids and families, broaden their perspectives and strengthen their networks — skills they will carry throughout their careers.
“We selected young leaders working in nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies that follow the data on how kids are faring and work to remove barriers that keep young people from opportunity,” said Barbara Squires, director of Leadership Development at the Casey Foundation.
Focusing on Real-World Results
Fellow Adanech Makey is the policy and community engagement specialist at the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy. Like all Rising Leaders, Makey set a population-level result as her focus for the fellowship — that all New Yorkers have access to food and nutrition. Achieving this result involves overcoming barriers, such as accessing public assistance.
“I learned the importance of centering the result in every conversation I have,” said Makey. “Because my work intersects with many different policy areas, using the Results Count framework and Results-Based Facilitation™ helps me weave them all together.”
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Fellow Aravind Boddupalli, a senior research associate at the Urban Institute, set his result to ensure that all Urban Institute staff have the information and tools they need to advance research on racial equity and fiscal systems.