18 Foundations that have given Operating Support grants in International

Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), is a global nonprofit organization that advances lasting solutions to improve education, promote health, and expand economic opportunity. Since 1958, we have been a leader in designing, implementing, and evaluating powerful and innovative programs in more than 80 countries around the world. Our work is organized by the following bodies of work: Behavioral, Physical, and Mental Health; Capacity Building for Individuals, Organizations, and Systems; Early Childhood Development and Learning; Elementary and Secondary Education; HIV and Sexual and Reproductive Health; Opioid and Other Substance Abuse Prevention; Out-of-School Learning;STEM; Suicide, Violence, and Injury Prevention; Youth and Workforce Development. Our services include: Design and development; Evaluation; Implementation; Policy and Research. The regions where we work is as follows: Africa; Asia; Latin America and the Caribbean; Middle East and the United States

TO SERVE AS AN INNOVATION AND LEADING FORCE IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY OF WORCESTER AND THE REGION, RESULTING IN JOB CREATION AND TAX BASED EXPANSION.

TO ENGAGE IN EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND CAPACITY BUILDING ON LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.

ADVANCES GENDER EQUITY BY PROVIDING COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS INFORMED BY RESEARCH AND BEST PRACTICES BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY. COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS INCLUDE:RESPONSIVE INITIATIVES: CREATING OR SUPPORTING OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAVE ALREADY PROVEN THEY CAN CATALYZE GIRLS AND WOMEN IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.CAPACITY BUILDING FOR NONPROFITS SERVING WOMEN AND GIRLS: STRENGTHENING AND SUSTAINING NONPROFITS THAT SERVE WOMEN AND GIRLS THROUGH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIPS, AND THE PROVISION OF DATA AND RESEARCH.IMPACT TRAINING: PROVIDING WOMEN AND GIRL LEADERS THE ADVOCACY AND POLICY TOOLS THEY NEED TO DISMANTLE SYSTEMS.

TO PURSUE BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES WHICH CONSERVE NATURAL RESOURCES AND DEMONSTRATE TO CLIENTS HOW TO BECOME A FORCE TO PROTECT NATURE, NOT DIMISH IT, WHILE CONDUCTING THIER BUSINESS.