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Did you miss our RFP webinar with UpSkill America? No problem! Check out the recording to learn more about this new funding opportunity: https://lnkd.in/gFfSxaCx #Nursing #HigherEd #Workforce #FundingOpportunity #Grantmaking

We're proud to support the expansion of the Workforce Partnership Initiative: Texas (WPI Texas) to new regions across the state! #Workforce #WorkDev #HigherEd #Philanthropy

Some scenes from the “Attainment 2025 and Beyond” event in DC this week. It was a both a celebration and recommitment to helping more striving students rise and thrive through higher education. Too many colleagues in common cause to count and too many stories to tell about the work, coupled with a renewed sense of purpose. Thank you Lumina Foundation, Gates Foundation, Trellis Foundation, The Kresge Foundation, ECMC Foundation, Strada Education Foundation, and more for your catalytic support of close to two decades of difference making!

💡 Attention Texas higher ed institutions and workforce boards! WEBINAR - TODAY - April 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM CT Trellis Foundation and UpSkill America have launched a new grant to support innovation in nursing education—and your organization may be eligible to apply. 🔗 Register for the webinar here: https://lnkd.in/ghZshS8G The initiative aims to: ✅ Help nursing students earn clinical credit through work in healthcare settings ✅ Identify and remove barriers that make it hard for students to balance jobs and academic/clinical requirements 📍Eligible applicants: ● Public and private nonprofit colleges and universities in Texas ● Texas workforce boards More info + supporting documents are available on the initiative website. Questions? Email TXHealthcare@aspeninstitute.org

What a privilege to pause to celebrate 15 years of work supporting postsecondary educational attainment across the country. While much progress has been made, we have much more work to do, to ensure that all students and adults have access and can succeed in their education and career aspirations. Caught up with so many dear friends and colleagues—too many to tag here! But managed to capture a few on camera. Special thanks to Institute for Higher Education Policy for all your work crafting this convening!

So much energy last week at the Young Invincibles advocacy day at the #TXLege! We really enjoyed speaking with students and lawmakers about why young people should get involved in #HigherEd policy and advocacy.

We know 2025 is hitting everyone differently and since the start of the year, we’ve (The New Philanthropists) been supporting our nonprofit partners in navigating these chaotic times. In a time of uncertainty and shifting cultures, we have to lean in and activate board leaders to provide the support nonprofits need in the journey towards justice. It is vital for us to come together in solidarity, justice and community. With that said, we’re honored to have new members join our Legacy Leadership Circle (TNP’s Advisory Council). With their support and insights, we hope to leverage their spheres of influence into activating board leaders across our communities. Help us welcome our newest members to the Legacy Leadership Circle! Jenny Achilles (Trellis Foundation) Rosemary H. Banda (Tito's Handmade Vodka) Jeremiah Bentley (Texas Mutual Insurance Company) Piper Nelson (I Live Here I Give Here) Hema Ramaswamy (Sunlit Live) Lourdes Rodríguez (David Rockefeller Fund) Sergio Rodriguez (Hector and Gloria López Foundation) Juan F. Solis III, TRUIST (Truist) Lesley Varghese (The SAFE Alliance) See full list of our LLC members and read full blog post here: https://lnkd.in/gb-ghavT

Over the past two days, CivicLab joined dozens of other leading organizations to celebrate and accelerate the postsecondary attainment movement. Serving as the home to Talent Hubs and the National Talent Network, CivicLab is at the center of local and regional systems change efforts across the country. Without a doubt, cross-sector partnerships focused at the local and regional levels have driven postsecondary attainment gains. In a study of 22 Talent Hubs across the three academic years (AY2017-AY2020), 296,656 students earned a credential for the first-time. The number of first-time credential earners increased by 12.2%, resulting in 21,892 additional first-time credential earners over baseline levels. Notably, the cumulative increase in credential earners between AY2017 and AY2020 among these Talent Hubs (12.2%) exceeded the national trend (1.8%). These partnerships are highly effective at bringing business, nonprofits, higher education, local philanthropy, and government entities together to design and enact unique local systems improvements that radically accelerate credential completion. Moreover, these are the same partners that make sure these graduates get high-quality jobs, align education programs to the labor market, and drive economic development to build strong communities. As we enter the next phase of the attainment movement, CivicLab calls upon our philanthropic and government partners to double their investment in these communities. Over 100 cross-sector partnerships are part of the National Talent Network - 24 of whom have earning the Talent Hub designation - and they are well-poised to accelerate the national attainment movement in the only place that matters: the community learners and workers call home. We are grateful to Lumina Foundation, with support from The Kresge Foundation, for their incubation of this ever growing network of partnerships. Ascendium Education Group and ECMC Foundation have also supported the growth of this network into rural communities that are just as poised to improve postsecondary completion. It is our hope that Gates Foundation, Trellis Foundation, Strada Education Foundation, College Futures Foundation, and The Joyce Foundation contribute to the local and regional attainment movement by investing in Talent Hubs and the National Talent Network. Together, this collection of philanthropic agencies represents a collective national voice on the importance of postsecondary attainment, and CivicLab stands ready to serve as the leading connector between local and national change. #AcceleratingAttainment Institute for Higher Education Policy

Since 2008, the national attainment rate has climbed from 38 to 55 percent--meaning millions more people now hold credentials of value opening doors to better jobs, stronger communities, and a more inclusive economy. The Joyce Foundation is proud to join national higher education leaders, partners, and supporters dedicated to this movement this week in Washington, D.C., for "Celebrating and Accelerating Attainment: 2025 & Beyond". Along with partners like Lumina Foundation, Institute for Higher Education Policy, Trellis Foundation, Strada Education Foundation, The Kresge Foundation, Gates Foundation, ECMC Foundation, College Futures Foundation, Ascendium Education Group and others, we're spending this week in dialogue and reflection on the impact of this hard-won progress. We're also excited about planning what’s next: a future where 75 percent of adults in the U.S. labor force by 2040 will have college degrees or other credentials of value leading to economic accessibility. As our Education and Economic Mobility Director Stephanie Banchero told attendees: There is an urgency right now to share good ideas and shine a light on what is working in higher education. The work ahead is crucial—and it starts now. #AccelerateAttainment  

Congratulations! The TBLC is excited to build upon this successful partnership with Business Roundtable, Business-Higher Education Forum, & Texas Association of Community Colleges! Trellis Foundation continues to inspire through its dedication to increasing opportunities for our state’s number one asset, our people! Working together, we look forward to expanding opportunities for all Texans and building new talent pipelines for employers!