Our Current Partners
Several organizations have joined in partnership to create and sustain the ECLC.
Full Frame Communications, LLC
Full Frame Communications is a consulting practice based in the Boston area that supports mission-driven organizations in developing their communications, engagement, and leadership capacities--as a foundation for driving meaningful and sustained social change.
Over the last 35-plus years, Full Frame Communications has consulted to numerous local, state, and national nonprofit and governmental organizations, many of them in the arenas of education and out-of-school time. For the last decade, Full Frame Communications has focused primarily on helping school districts and communities across New England build understanding for human-centered approaches to learning. We believe that people support what they help to create and, therefore, promote multi-stakeholder approaches to change. We also believe that leadership extends far beyond positional authority; we measure our success, in part, by how empowered people become at all levels of an organization.
Our areas of work include:
In our view, communication and dialogue are the fuel that move people toward solutions that are energizing, and that drive organizations and communities toward their greatest aspirations. Guiding all of our work is a spirit of deep inquiry and an abiding commitment to inclusivity.
Over the last 35-plus years, Full Frame Communications has consulted to numerous local, state, and national nonprofit and governmental organizations, many of them in the arenas of education and out-of-school time. For the last decade, Full Frame Communications has focused primarily on helping school districts and communities across New England build understanding for human-centered approaches to learning. We believe that people support what they help to create and, therefore, promote multi-stakeholder approaches to change. We also believe that leadership extends far beyond positional authority; we measure our success, in part, by how empowered people become at all levels of an organization.
Our areas of work include:
- Community-engaged strategic planning
- Documentation and codification of programs and interventions
- Change leadership
- Vision, mission, and values clarification
- Communications planning
- Organizational storytelling
- Production of written and digital materials
- Messaging to elevate the public and systemic dimensions of social issues
In our view, communication and dialogue are the fuel that move people toward solutions that are energizing, and that drive organizations and communities toward their greatest aspirations. Guiding all of our work is a spirit of deep inquiry and an abiding commitment to inclusivity.
Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation
The Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation is a family foundation that supports and collaborates with nonprofit organizations and community partners that share its mission of helping children, adolescents, and young people affected by intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health issues, and substance use disorders. Their work is focused in Western New York and Eastern Massachusetts, areas that are important to the Tower family.
In keeping with the Tower Family’s original vision, the foundation believes that every young person deserves a chance to reach their highest potential and a chance to overcome barriers to their version of success. We know that many of the individuals who are impacted by these issues are often overlooked and stigmatized, creating additional challenges.
We see our role as more than just a funder. In addition to financial support, we help organizations build their capacity to help people, we create connections between collaborators and resources, and we leverage our assets with other funders. Our goal is to make the greatest possible impact on young people striving to achieve their own definition of success.
The Tower Foundation envisions equitable communities where all young people are included, accepted, and valued; and are confident in themselves. The Tower Foundation highly values:
In keeping with the Tower Family’s original vision, the foundation believes that every young person deserves a chance to reach their highest potential and a chance to overcome barriers to their version of success. We know that many of the individuals who are impacted by these issues are often overlooked and stigmatized, creating additional challenges.
We see our role as more than just a funder. In addition to financial support, we help organizations build their capacity to help people, we create connections between collaborators and resources, and we leverage our assets with other funders. Our goal is to make the greatest possible impact on young people striving to achieve their own definition of success.
The Tower Foundation envisions equitable communities where all young people are included, accepted, and valued; and are confident in themselves. The Tower Foundation highly values:
- Diverse Voices – The foundation listens to and learns from those with different points of view and perspectives. They seek to be proximate with the communities they serve – continually engaging in respectful conversation and incorporating what they hear into our work.
- Collaboration – The foundation understands that in order to make progress, they must build relationships with their partners and share knowledge, resources, expertise, and strategies.
- Innovation – The foundation embraces change and is willing to take risks, recognizing the potential for transformative effect. They look for opportunities to try new and creative strategies and encourage others to do the same.
- Perseverance – The foundation recognizes that change work can be slow and challenging. They are committed to the long-term improvement of organizations and communities.
Essex County Community Foundation
The Essex County Community Foundation inspires philanthropy that strengthens the communities of Essex County by managing charitable assets, strengthening and supporting nonprofits, and engaging in strategic community leadership initiatives. Our ultimate goal is to improve the quality of life in the 34 towns and cities of Essex County.
The Teacher Collaborative
The Teacher Collaborative (TTC) is a Massachusetts-based, non-profit community for PK-12 educators across the Commonwealth that offers free programming to help them connect, learn, innovate, and lead. TTC collaborates with ECLC in a multi-pronged partnership to provide various critical back-end administrative functions, including conferring professional development points (PDPs) for members of the learning community. In addition, TTC leads and facilitates the ECLC Teacher Action Research Fellowship program.
Our Past Partners
Center for Collaborative Education
From 2018 through 2021, the Center for Collaborative Education (CCE) joined with us as ECLC's implementation partner. CCE's mission is to transform schools to ensure that all students succeed. Founded in 1994, CCE envisions a just and equitable world where every student is college- and career-ready and prepared to become a compassionate, thoughtful, and contributing global citizen.
