Nearly 100 Years of Promise

November 24, 2014December 31, 2014 / Promise / 3 Comments

Yale University President Peter Salovey delivered the keynote address at PromiseNet 2014 and told the tale of the 100-year view of the Promise movement. Here were his prepared remarks on Lake County, Oregon, and its Bernard Daly Education Fund.

When the Yale Corporation decided to approve funding for New Haven Promise back in 2010, it was with the expectation that the University was committed to playing a role in not just the growth and stability of the City, but to the long-term transformation of long-neglected neighborhoods of New Haven. Continue reading →

Photos From PromiseNet 2014

November 23, 2014December 31, 2014 / Promise / Leave a comment

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Chris Randall — who is committed to documenting the City of New Haven at I Love New Haven — took aim at PromiseNet 2014 on Wednesday and Thursday. Here are his images from Wednesday’s reception at the Yale Art Gallery as well as the Cities of Promise Town Hall at the Yale School of Management on Thursday evening.

Cities Of Promise Town Hall Live

November 20, 2014November 22, 2014 / Promise / 2 Comments

The Cities of Promise Town Hall took place in the Zhang Auditorium at the Yale School of Management on Thursday, November 20. The event — which is available above (start at 31:00) — was moderated by Jack Ford and if you’d like more information about the discussants and the case study, please click here.

Yale SOM Case Study Released

November 17, 2014December 31, 2014 / Promise / Leave a comment

Download Yale SOM PromiseNet Case Study

cop-yale-som At the center of Thursday’s Cities of Promise Town Hall — to be held in the Yale School of Management’s new campus, Edward P. Evans Hall — is the case study focused on the national Promise movement, the country’s premier place-based scholarship and economic development program. Representatives of Promise organizations from across the United States will discuss the challenges and opportunities in knitting together the various Promise organizations into a more formal network for collective impact. Continue reading →