The Rensselaerville Institute


We:
		Are "the think tank with muddy boots" as described in The Wall Street Journal. An independent and educational center; our business is results.
		Help two groups: those who invest to improve human lives (foundations, governments, individual donors), and nonprofits and other groups who implement programs for people in need.
		Develop, test and apply Outcome Tools, which help investors and implementors shift from a focus on activities to a focus on results.
Our Mission:
		Supports foundations, governments and individual donors to invest in social programs with the same rigor as investors seeking financial returns with investor programs.
		Shows nonprofit and community organizations how to set and track targets to achieve significant gains for those served with implementor programs.
		Broadly educates grant-makers and grant-seekers on outcome tools at our residential learning campus, The Rensselaerville Meeting Center where 10,000 people a year attend meetings that matter.
Our:
		Signature program, School Turnaround, puts in one place everything we know about creating human gain in a challenging area.
		Community Sparkplugs program applies outcome tools to improve lives through volunteer leaders and civic engagement.
What's happening...
The Rensselaerville Institute is proud to announce a new program, Get To Great created by Senior Fellow, Hal Williams and Les Loomis, the former Superintendent of the Bethlehem School District, which is near Albany, NY. Get to Great is a power program to help superintendents and principals master and use results based leadership tools to markedly improve student achievement and overall district performance. Hal Williams, Senior Fellow of the Institute and former President has been selected to be a regular contributor to Project Streamline, a Washington, DC based program recently set up to improve grant applications and reporting. Read article by Hal Williams For more information see their web page at www.projectstreamline.org The Rensselaerville Meeting Center and the Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve will host the First Annual Snowshoe "Pace" on Saturday, February 28. Join us for a fun-filled day, prizes, and much more! read more...