Cincinnati Business Courier A newly formed national education-focused nonprofit will celebrate its new downtown corporate office on Aug. 16. StriveTogether, which works to improve education success for all ages, will hold an open house 4-7 p.m. at 125 E. Ninth St. to mark its new headquarters. The move comes months after StriveTogether transitioned to an…
Education-focused nonprofit positioned to better serve national network from new space CINCINNATI, OHIO — StriveTogether, a national nonprofit working to improve education for every child, announced its move to new corporate offices on the second floor at 125 East Ninth Street in downtown Cincinnati. The relocation comes just a few months after StriveTogether transitioned to…
Founder and leader to depart June 30; the Ballmer Group announces major investment in StriveTogether CINCINNATI, OHIO — Jeff Edmondson, founder and executive director of StriveTogether, announced today that he will be leaving the organization to become managing director of The Ballmer Group, the organization created by Steve and Connie Ballmer to direct their philanthropic…
Post-Bulletin A group of more than 30 Rochester organizations is stepping up to make sure students do well in school, and they say success isn’t possible without a supportive community. The Cradle to Career summit brought those groups together Friday morning in hopes of coordinating a variety of efforts already underway in the community. Often,…
National Cradle to Career Network of 70 communities poised for next stage of growth Cincinnati, Ohio — National, nonprofit network StriveTogether today announced its transition to independent status, becoming a 501(c)(3) organization with $1 million from KnowledgeWorks and support from key investors including the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Living Cities. To better serve communities…
National, education-focused network will use funds to support general operations, capacity building Cincinnati, Ohio — Over the next five years, national, education-focused network StriveTogether will receive $2.5 million as part of a global initiative by the Ford Foundation to strengthen organizations that work to reduce inequality. The multi-year funding commitment will enable StriveTogether to strengthen…
Educative Dive Schools collect attendance every day. In Texas, the P16 Plus Council of Greater Bexar County is helping districts think about this data differently. P16 Plus unites organizations across the public, private and nonprofit sectors to work collectively toward improving student achievement in the Greater San Antonio region. Beyond San Antonio, Waterbury, CT, Albuquerque,…
Stanford Social Innovation Review It’s easy to see why collective impact—the commitment of a group of important cross-sector actors to a common agenda for solving a specific social problem—caught fire in 2010. During an economic downturn, when few new resources were available, a voice said there was a way to do more with what we…
Registration has now closed for the 2017 Cradle to Career Network Convening. The theme this year is Be the Change: Getting Results for Every Child. Join Cradle to Career Network communities from across the country that are working to improve educational outcomes to create systems change in their communities. Come learn, share and network with…
Kenosha News New StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network member Building Our Futures is receiving $50,000 in funding annually for the next five years to support all Kenosha County students. The partnership formed last year using the StriveTogether framework. Read more
Inside Philanthropy Since retiring as CEO of Microsoft a few years ago, Steve Ballmer and his wife, Connie, started engaging in large-scale philanthropy, including a youth-focused donor group called Blue Meridian, a grant to the Children’s Bureau of Southern California and an investment to the StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network. Read more
Tulsa World While educational achievement gaps between socioeconomic and racial groups continue to persist, Tulsa-area students are showing progress, particularly in reading proficiency and post-secondary opportunities, according to a report released Thursday. The ImpactTulsa 2016 Community Impact Report shows recent trends in kindergarten reading readiness, third-grade reading proficiency, middle school mathematics, high school graduation and…