Social-Emotional Learning Alliance for Massachusetts (SEL4MA)

Name

Social-Emotional Learning Alliance for Massachusetts (SEL4MA)

Legal name

Social-Emotional Learning Alliance for Massachusetts

Website

https://sel4ma.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social-Emotional Learning Advocacy & Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

School-Based SEL Curriculum & Instructional Programs (EDAKAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) & Emotional Regulation Programs (EDAMAIAC)

Keywords

• Social-emotional learning
• SEL advocacy
• Education policy
• Teacher professional development
• Community coalitions

Headquarters

HQ city

Somerville, Massachusetts

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: SEL4MA accepts donations from individuals and organizations to support its mission of advancing social-emotional learning awareness and advocacy in Massachusetts.
2. Sponsorship Revenue: The organization generates revenue through event sponsorships at multiple tiers: Platinum ($20,000), Gold ($10,000), Silver ($5,000), Bronze ($2,500), and Supporter ($1,000). Sponsors receive recognition, exhibit booths, participant lists, and breakout session priority scheduling.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SEL4MA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization that builds statewide awareness for social-emotional learning (SEL), advocates for state and local policies and funding to support SEL, and connects Massachusetts SEL stakeholders (educators, administrators, youth development professionals, college professors, and mental health providers) to share best practices through events, committees, and resources.

Product overview

The Social-Emotional Learning Alliance for Massachusetts (SEL4MA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization that serves as a coalition and advocacy organization rather than a technology product company. The organization operates as a network of interconnected services including advocacy for SEL policies at state and local levels, professional development events and conferences, a curated resource library of SEL research and materials, downloadable toolkits for schools and communities, virtual showcases, community highlight interviews, and volunteer committee programs. The SEL4US initiative extends their model nationally to 17 other states. There is no unified software platform or product suite; instead, SEL4MA functions as a convening organization that connects stakeholders, advocates for policy changes, and provides educational resources to support SEL implementation in Massachusetts schools and communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Events and Conferences Statewide conferences, regional workshops (Metrowest, N.Shore/Merrimack Valley, Greater Boston, Western MA), and virtual events offering professional development and networking for educators, administrators, and youth development professionals on SEL implementation.
• SEL Resource Showcase Annual virtual event series showcasing SEL resources, programs, and best practices from leading SEL provider organizations across the country, accessible online to participants around the state and across the country.
• SEL Advocacy Services Advocacy services to promote state and local policies and funding to support social-emotional learning across Massachusetts schools and communities, including sponsored legislation for educator licensure requirements and policy committee engagement.
• SEL4US Initiative National initiative to spread SEL4MA's success to other states, enabling state-level SEL alliances to form and collaborate across the country.

Quantifiable outcome

• For every $1 invested in SEL programming, there is a return of $11
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• SEL4USflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011National initiative launched by SEL4MA to spread SEL4MA's success to other states. Now spanning 17 states across the country with more states joining. SEL4US (www.SEL4US.org) enables state-level SEL alliances to form and collaborate.
• Massachusetts Consortium for Social-Emotional Learning in Teacher Education (SEL-TEd)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Collaborative of teacher colleges and university professors advocating for SEL education in pre-service teacher training. Chaired by Deborah Donahue-Keegan. Working with SEL4MA on past and current SEL legislation.
• Massachusetts Association of School CommitteescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey partner organization supporting social-emotional learning initiatives in Massachusetts schools
• United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack ValleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor nonprofit partner supporting SEL initiatives and funding programs including culturally responsive SEL research projects
• Freedman Center for Child and Family Development at William James CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner providing expertise in child development and family services supporting SEL implementation
• Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner collaborating on civic engagement and SEL research initiatives including the Initiative on Social-Emotional Learning & Civic Engagement
• Massachusetts Afterschool AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting SEL integration in out-of-school time programs and expanding SEL to community settings
• Mass Mentoring PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner supporting SEL integration in mentoring programs and youth development initiatives
• Promote-Prevent CommissionflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMA legislatively-created commission where SEL4MA serves as a permanent member. Advises Executive Branch on addressing opioid crisis and other social issues with SEL as the long-term plan.
• Boston Public Schools Office of Social Emotional Learning & WellnesscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaunched Transition H.O.P.E. pilot program to assist system-involved youth. Strategic transdisciplinary partnerships including Lesley University, William James College, and others.
• Lesley UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngages youth in college-level academic discourse through the BPS Transition H.O.P.E. program. Tutors worked with youth to build higher order thinking skills.
• CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational SEL organization providing framework and resources. SEL4MA uses CASEL's 5 core competencies as the foundation for its transformative SEL approach.
• Aspen InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (SEAD) initiatives including policy guidance and school leadership resources
• Committee for ChildrenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational nonprofit working to advance safety and well-being of children through SEL. SEL4MA shares their research and resources.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Committee for Children: National nonprofit and Second Step SEL curriculum publisher, named as a SEL4MA partner. Comparable as a mission-aligned organization advancing child safety and wellbeing through SEL, but with proprietary curriculum products rather than a pure advocacy model.
• CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning): The national SEL organization whose 5 core competencies framework underpins SEL4MA's Transformative SEL work. SEL4MA is a Massachusetts convening body that operationalizes CASEL's national framework; CASEL is a direct peer as a similarly mission-driven (nonprofit) SEL advocacy and resource organization.
• Character.org: National nonprofit focused on character development in schools, including SEL-adjacent frameworks and a Schools of Character designation. Comparable as a school-focused, mission-driven nonprofit advocating for whole-child education across states.
• National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development: Cross-sector initiative convening educators, researchers, and policymakers on SEL policy, in which the Aspen Institute and SEL4MA overlap as partners. Peer as a national SEL advocacy and policy-influence body.
• Aspen Institute Education & Society Program: National policy think tank that co-leads the National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (SEAD), a documented SEL4MA partner. Comparable as a SEL policy/research organization operating at the federal and state level rather than directly implementing programs.

Emerging players

• Inner Explorer: Mindfulness-based SEL program used in K-12 schools. Comparable as a Massachusetts-adjacent SEL provider serving schools and districts, but commercial/curriculum-based rather than advocacy-focused.
• Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence: University-based center that develops the RULER approach to emotional intelligence in schools. Peer in the SEL evidence and framework ecosystem; overlapping audience of educators and districts but with a more research-and-curriculum orientation.
• Open Circle: Evidence-based SEL program for elementary schools, identified in SEL4MA's leadership team as a former employer of Board Chair Kamilah Drummond-Forrester. Peer in the K-6 SEL curriculum and professional development space.
• Transformative SEL (TransformativeSEL.org): Collaborative project advancing equity-centered, transformative SEL aligned to CASEL's framework. Direct peer in SEL advocacy with the same equity framing SEL4MA foregrounds; differs in being a national collaborative rather than a state alliance.

Direct peers

• SEL4US: The national initiative launched by SEL4MA to coordinate state-level SEL alliances across 17 states. It is the most direct operational peer: it shares SEL4MA's grassroots advocacy playbook, volunteer committee model, and state-policy focus, but at a multi-state scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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