The Finance Project

Search for Promising Practices

This search function allows you to search The Finance Project’s collection of promising practices in a variety of ways, including by keyword, by state or locality, and through a number of other criteria. You may search using one or more of the following fields. All fields are optional. Selecting fields will limit your search to records that match only the criteria that you have specified.

If choosing a specific state: once you see your search results, you will be able to sort initiatives by locality (e.g. city, county, etc.)

Federal Government
State Government
Local Government
National Organization
Statewide Organization
Community-Based Organization
School District

School
Foundation
Business
Higher Education
Other
Charter School Authorizer

Federal Funds
State Funds

Local Funds
Private Funds

Tax Credit

Children and Family Services

Early Care and Education
Comprehensive Services
Health Care and Preventive Health Services

Out-of-School Time
Youth Development

Children and Youth At Risk

Child Welfare Services
Juvenile Justice and Violence Prevention
Mental Health

Substance Abuse
Youth in Transition

Economic Success for Families and Communities

Asset Development
Community Development
Hard-to-Serve Welfare Recipients
Income Supplements and Other Work Supports

Job Placement, Retention and Training
Family Strengthening Programs
TANF/Cash Assistance

Education Reform

Comprehensive School Reform
Professional Development for Teachers

Professional Development for Principals
Charter School Finance and Governance

Financing Strategies

Making better use of existing resources
Maximizing federal and state revenue
Creating more flexibility in existing categories

Building public-private partnerships
Creating new dedicated revenue streams

Intermediary Services
Service Delivery, Governance and Management Strategies
Sustainability Strategies (e.g. strategies to marshal the range of resources essential to long-term success)