The Graduate Network, Inc.
Project Title
For project support to explore a strategic merger in service of educational equity
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
The Graduate! Network was incorporated in 2011 to replicate and build a community of practice around communities that were helping adults with some college, no degree (potential “Comebackers”) re-enroll in college and complete a degree. Over the next decade, their work evolved and expanded; today, they define themselves as a national “think and do” tank catalyzing movement toward educational equity. Specifically, they are working toward a future where the likelihood of earning a postsecondary degree cannot be predicted by geography, gender, race, cultural heritage, or socioeconomic status. Although the organization has the expertise and tools required to execute its strategy, they do not have the bandwidth to advance its mission. They have determined that the most appropriate path is to explore a merger partnership. Corporation support will allow them to underwrite the work required to achieve this goal of a strategic merger.