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Market Value of Community College in Massachusetts  \nJune 2021  \nThe Boston Foundation, Greater Boston’s community foundation, seeks to bring the collective power of our region’s people and resources together to drive real change. Established in 1915, it is one of the largest community foundationsin the nation—with net assets of $1.3 billion. In 2020, the Foundation received $169 million in contributions and the Foundation and its donors paid $215 million in grants to nonprofit organizations. The Foundation has many partners, including its donors, who have established more than 1,000 separate charitable funds for the general benefit of the community or for special purposes. With support from the Annual Campaign for Civic Leadership, the Foundation also facilitates public discourse and action, commissions research into the most critical issues of our time and advocates for public policy that advances opportunity for everyone. The Philanthropic Initiative (TPI), a consulting unit of the Foundation, designs and implements customized philanthropic strategies for families, foundations and corporations around the globe. To learn more about the Foundation and its work, [visit TBF.org](visit TBF.org).  \nThe Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy, housedin the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University, is equally committed to producing state-of-the-art applied research and implementing effective policies and practices based on that research. The Center’s collaborative research and problem-solving model uses powerful data analysis, multidisciplinary research and evaluation techniques, and a policy-driven perspective to address critical challenges facing urban areas. Our goal is to integrate thought and action to achieve social justice through collaborative data-driven analysis and practice. We prepare emerging practitioners and academicians to transcend the mysteries and frustrations of successful urban policymaking.  \nFounded in 1996, MassINC’s mission is to provide the people of Massachusetts with the information they need to participate fully in our democracy. We are a nonpartisan 501c3 and achieve impact through independent research, nonprofit journalism and civic engagement.  \nUNDERSTANDING BOSTON is a series of forums, educational events and research sponsored by the Boston Foundation to provide information and insight into issues affecting Boston, its neighborhoods and the region. By working in collaboration with a wide range of partners, the Boston Foundation provides opportunities for people to come together to explore challenges facing our constantly changing community and to develop an informed civic agenda. Visit www.tbf.org to learn more about Understanding Boston and the Boston Foundation.  \nDesign: Canfield Design Cover Photo: Middlesex Community College; Courtesy MCC  \n© 2021 by the Boston Foundation. All rights reserved.  \nU N D E R S T A N D I N G B O S T O N  \nPathways to Economic Mobility:  \nIdentifying the Labor Market Value of Community College in Massachusetts  \nAUTHORS  \nAlicia Sasser Modestino, Ph.D., Northeastern University  \nBenjamin Forman, MassINC  \nWITH ASSISTANCE FROM  \nPhillip Rubin-Streit  \nIoana Hulbert  \nDylan Jacovo  \nEDITORS  \nAntoniya Marinova and Sandy Kendall,  \nThe Boston Foundation  \nForeword  \nThis is the last preface to an Understanding Boston report that I write in my capacity as President and CEO of the Boston Foundation. When asked what I am most proud of in my 21-year tenure, I often talk about how the community foundation was able to add to its historic role of philanthropy, going beyond grantmaking to harness research, convening and advocacy to engage in public policy discussions that improve our Commonwealth and the economic and social prospects ofits residents. 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