Scaling purposeful pathways that lead to lasting economic mobility
About the Pathways Impact Fund
The Pathways Impact Fund, backed by several of the nation’s largest philanthropies, is a national initiative by StriveTogether to ensure more young people are on pathways with purpose, gaining the experiences beginning in high school that build momentum to fulfilling, well-paying careers and economic mobility.
The Fund’s initial investments awarded $7.5 million across five regional organizations working to maximize high school students’ options after graduation. Learn more here.
The Problem
Too many young people are making high-stakes decisions about their futures without the information they need because the systems meant to support them operate in fragmented silos.
Our Goal
25,000 more students engaged in high-quality pathways, accumulating credentials of value and on a path toward economic mobility.
Our Role in Developing Purposeful Pathways for All Students
The Pathways Impact Fund equips regional organizations with resources, funding and evidence-based supports to expand high-quality pathways lead to good jobs and economic mobility.
Streamline and Expand Funding: The Fund will award more than $25 million in grants to regional intermediary organizations — nonprofits, colleges, chambers of commerce and other cross-sector conveners — that are ready to scale their work.
Lead Collaborative Learning: Bring together national partners and regions to align on shared principles, strategies and shared learnings across the field.
Strengthen Intermediary Capacity: Equip regions with tools, partnerships and peer learning to accelerate what works.
Build Field Cohesion: Create and share high-quality resources that strengthen the national pathways field and support high-quality pathways implementation.
Questions?
Review the answers to our most frequently asked questions here.
Sign up for our email updates using the form on this page for the latest on the Pathways Impact Fund. Later this year, we’ll launch the Pathways Resource Hub, a curated platform featuring tools, frameworks and virtual courses to help intermediaries design and scale high-quality pathways.