Enroot
Enroot partners with immigrant youth at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (CRLS) and
Somerville High School to help them thrive—academically, personally, and professionally.
Through its Success Labs model, Enroot provides after-school support that blends academic
coaching, mentoring, leadership development, and applied learning. Each year, more than 200
students take part, and over 80% of graduating seniors move forward with clear, actionable
postsecondary plans.

Enroot is launching The Digital Storytelling & Design (DS&D) Pilot, its first Applied Track—a student-powered, bilingual social enterprise that brings creative technology and storytelling to life. The Pilot trains students—many fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, and Haitian Creole—to design professional, multilingual digital content for local nonprofits and small businesses across Greater Boston. Students gain paid, portfolio-building experience while providing the community with culturally fluent, affordable design and communications services.

With 80–85% of current revenue reliant on philanthropy, Enroot developed this pilot to test how
a mission-driven earned revenue stream can both strengthen finances and expand real-world
opportunities for students. Enroot seeks CAP’s insight to surface any blind spots, validate
assumptions, and sharpen this dual-impact model as it moves toward launch in 2026.

The Details: Monday, January 12, 2026, 6-8 pm via ZOOM

Episcopal City Mission
Episcopal City Mission (ECM) is an 181-year old, faith-rooted non-profit whose mission is to shrink the racial wealth gap in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. They use three different levers: 1) grantmaking to BIPOC-led organizations working for structural change; 2) organizing Episcopalians and others to support grantees with their financial resources and policy efforts; and 3) investing in solidarity economy initiatives to build community wealth.

ECM’s annual budget has hovered around $3 million for the past several years. Revenue comes
primarily from two sources: draw down from ECM’s endowment, and the annual payment from
an 175-unit, low-income senior apartment building in the Fenway. This recurring annual
payment has grown substantially in the last year due to both an increase in the rental rates and
reduction in debt service (based on paying off the mortgage on the property).

ECM has asked CAP to help with thinking about measuring the impact of each of the three
levers to inform the allocation of this additional income. How do they assess the impact of the investment of time and money in these three areas? And how should this guide the allocation decisions?

The Details: Tuesday. January 13, 2026, 6-8 pm via ZOOM

TransitMatters
TransitMatters advances people-focused and data-driven solutions to advocate for better public
transportation and mobility in the Commonwealth. As Greater Boston's most trusted policy
voice, TransitMatters has successfully shaped conversations around Regional Rail, service
quality, fare equity, and capital planning. TransitMatters underwent a recent leadership
transition in early 2024, resulting in a strategic shift to a more public-facing organization. They
seek to be seen and heard by the public -- not just policy insiders. By using analysis to help
people organize and win campaigns, they plan to expand the grassroots definition to shape
public pressure.

TransitMatters is seeking CAP’s assistance to identify the critical components of its value
proposition – one that captures the shift from policy influence to one that empowers commuters
to be part of the conversation and influence policy outcomes. This value proposition will serve
as the core tool for reintroducing the organization, securing new funding, and diversifying
revenue sources.

The Details: Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 6-8 pm via ZOOM