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In this contribution to SSIR, the President of Communities In Schools writes about the role funders played in helping his organization scale up. “Of all the things that happened between 1977 and today to enable and support the growth and success of Communities In Schools, perhaps the most important was the relationship we developed with our funders,” he writes. “Our organization’s journey holds lessons for foundations and other social investors interested in supporting large-scale, evidence-based change.”