In “Straight A’s? Evaluating the Success of Community/University Partnerships” by Cornell Professor Kenneth M. Reardon, Hartford’s Learning Corridor is listed as one of ten development projects sponsored by a college or university that is making significant contributions to the economic recovery of its surrounding community.... Read More
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Why Community Investment Is Good for Nonprofit Anchor Institutions
Chapin Hall, a policy research institute at the University of Chicago, identified some of the benefits that anchor institutions receive from their investments in “Why Community Investment is Good for Nonprofit Anchor Institutions” (2009). In the case of Trinity College’s investment in the Learning Corridor and in SINA, the report cites research that finds, “As an important by-product, efforts on this scale tend to generate goodwill and political capital. Trinity has seen dramatic increase in its endowment from donors impressed by its neighborhood improvement work.” The Chapin Hall study can be downloaded at:... Read More
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