Grants

America’s Promise Alliance

Project Title

For general support

Date

Mar. 04, 2021

Duration

18 months

Description

Reimaginingequitablepathways to educational and economic opportunity for young people will require strategic collaborations across organizations and across sectors.America’s Promise Alliance (the Alliance), the nation’s largest cross-sector alliance of nonprofits, community organizations, businesses, and government entities,manages several initiatives in pursuitof:increasedhigh schoolgraduation rates (GradNation),expandedyouth employment opportunities(YES Project),deeperapplication of learning scienceacross public education(How Learning Happens), and, mostrecently, broaderadoption ofanti-racistpracticesin education(Anti-Racist Alliance).With general support from the Corporation, the Alliance willactivate its stakeholder networks in support ofthe first three of these initiatives and launch thefourth,through which the Alliance will build the capacity of its member organizations todrive change toward racial justicein their own communities.

Project Title

For core support of the YES project

Date

Jun. 04, 2020

Duration

10 months

Description

Reimagining pathways to educational and economic opportunity for young people will require strategic collaborations across K-12, postsecondary, and employers. America’s Promise Alliance (the Alliance), the nation’s largest cross-sector alliance of nonprofit, community organizations, businesses, and government entities, is launching a new initiative to foster these collaborations such that all young people have access to meaningful employment opportunities. The YES Project (Young. Employed. Successful.) is a national youth employment campaign that aims to achieve full employment for Americans ages 16 to 24 by the year 2030. With core support from the Corporation, the Alliance will convene members, conduct action roundtables, and engage youth in order to develop actionable research and tools in support of strengthening the youth workforce.

Project Title

For a national campaign supporting the Social Emotional and Academic Development (SEAD) Commission recommendations

Date

Jun. 13, 2019

Duration

11 months

Description

There is growing recognition of the need to attend to social and emotional development alongside academic growth, yet the field remains disorganized and inconsistent in engaging parents, teachers, and community members in the conversation and efforts. The Corporation’s prior support of the National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (NCSEAD) enabled the report, “From a Nation at Risk to a Nation at Hope,” which illustrated broad consensus around nurturing every aspect of a young person’s development. The report also provided recommendations for stakeholders to address the social and emotional needs of young people. Building on this momentum, America’s Promise Alliance will launch a communications campaign to diffuse these recommendations among key education stakeholders and spur change in policy and practice. With support from the Corporation, America’s Promise Alliance will implement this campaign through a variety of strategic communications activities, engaging both existing and new networks.

Project Title

For development of a strategic plan

Date

Mar. 04, 2010

Duration

12 months

Project Title

Toward support for a dropout prevention campaign

Date

Jun. 12, 2008

Duration

12 months