In this report, Tom Novick and Erin Anderson of M+R Strategic Services verified the effectiveness of the Ms. Foundation's Sexuality Education Advocacy Initiative (SEAI) "funding-plus" support strategy and highlighted that the power of this work lies in grantees' ability to work as trusted messengers from within communities to engage youth and adults directly affected by local sexuality education policies. From a statewide health education graduation requirement in New Mexico to parent and youth-led curriculum development in Texas and California, grantee organizations have realized significant gains with Ms. Foundation support.

SEAI, begun in 2005, was designed to support state-level efforts to secure mandated, fully-funded, comprehensive and medically accurate sexuality education for all students, as well as strong curricula and teacher training programs for meaningful implementation. SEAI has also been a strategic investment by the Ms. Foundation to test the unique grantmaking, technical assistance and networking strategy of support for community-based advocacy organizations in the field of sexuality education.