Network A Plan for Collaborative Action

1. Network � A Plan for Collaborative Action Presentation to 2010 College Goal Sunday Forum

2. Context Jeanna Keller Lumina Foundation for Education

3. The Situation in the United States Citations: Eighty percent of students aspire to college (U.S. Department of Education) Forty-two percent aren�t sure how to achieve their goals (Alliance for Youth)Citations: Eighty percent of students aspire to college (U.S. Department of Education) Forty-two percent aren�t sure how to achieve their goals (Alliance for Youth)

4. The Situation Internationally Citation: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentCitation: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

5. The Big Goal Similarly, the Obama Administration has set a goal to again be the country graduating the most students from college by 2020.Similarly, the Obama Administration has set a goal to again be the country graduating the most students from college by 2020.

6. Twenty-first Century Students A pool of talented people who will make a difference in America VS. Deficit model of under-represented and under-served.

7. Lumina Foundation�s Strategic Plan Three critical outcomes lead to achievement of the big goal: Students are prepared academically, financially and socially for success in education beyond high school. Higher education completion rates are improved significantly. Higher education productivity is increased to expand capacity and serve more students. Notes: KnowHow2GO addresses the first of these three outcomes. Script: To reach our Big Goal, the nation must produce the three critical outcomes by 2025 that are shown here. Think of these outcomes as the pipeline of services. The majority of you here today support Outcome #1 � students prepared academically, financially and socially for postsecondary education success. Under #1, we are working in several areas: To encourage the alignment and assessment of curricula standards To build statewide networks to support the caring adults infrastructure of direct service programs and to advocate and build public will around policy that supports the Big Goal To directly address the financial piece of #1 � advocate for financial aid of need-based vs. merit Do you know where your state and local systems fall in supporting access policy issues?Notes: KnowHow2GO addresses the first of these three outcomes. Script: To reach our Big Goal, the nation must produce the three critical outcomes by 2025 that are shown here. Think of these outcomes as the pipeline of services. The majority of you here today support Outcome #1 � students prepared academically, financially and socially for postsecondary education success. Under #1, we are working in several areas: To encourage the alignment and assessment of curricula standards To build statewide networks to support the caring adults infrastructure of direct service programs and to advocate and build public will around policy that supports the Big Goal To directly address the financial piece of #1 � advocate for financial aid of need-based vs. merit Do you know where your state and local systems fall in supporting access policy issues?

8. Definition of a Network Script: Our goal is to develop strong and sustainable college access networks in each of KnowHow2GO�s 16 states and regions, according to this definition. A lot of our network design and work is based on a book called Networks that Work by Paul Vandeventer and Myrna Mandell. Paul has a nonprofit called Community Partners in Los Angeles. He has provided technical assistance to our states as they build their networks.Script: Our goal is to develop strong and sustainable college access networks in each of KnowHow2GO�s 16 states and regions, according to this definition. A lot of our network design and work is based on a book called Networks that Work by Paul Vandeventer and Myrna Mandell. Paul has a nonprofit called Community Partners in Los Angeles. He has provided technical assistance to our states as they build their networks.

9. Network-Building Moving forward, KnowHow2GO is focusing more purposefully on creating strong, sustainable college access networks Networks are built on five dimensions: An infrastructure that enables members to identify and achieve a shared purpose Service system cohesion, improvement and sustainability Data-based decision making about priorities, policies and practices Expertise in college and success issues, and advocacy for supportive public policies Creation and dissemination of knowledge within the network and beyond� The five dimensions were established by the Academy for Educational Development, which provides both technical assistance for network-building and evaluation of ongoing network development. The five dimensions were established by the Academy for Educational Development, which provides both technical assistance for network-building and evaluation of ongoing network development.

10. Lead Organizations by State KnowHow2GO�s 16 state and regional networks are led by various types of organizations including: statewide college access networks, independent college access organizations, state government agencies, institutions of higher education and education-focused foundations.KnowHow2GO�s 16 state and regional networks are led by various types of organizations including: statewide college access networks, independent college access organizations, state government agencies, institutions of higher education and education-focused foundations.

11. Potential Tools in the Toolbox Collaboration and network building Partnership infrastructure (facilitator/convener, space, refreshments) Incentives for shared proposal submissions Service clearinghouses Communications Strategic communications technical assistance Public/broad-based media campaigns Polling, opinion surveys Convening On-going monthly or quarterly peer learning series, webinars Thought leader forums Information sharing web-portals and social networks Lumina uses what we call catalytic approaches to our work -- effective practice, public policy and public will building that drive change. The implementation of these catalytic approaches rely on a range of tools at our disposal � the tools in the toolbox. Tools like collaboration and network building, communications, convening that have some examples listed here of how data is incorporated in all these strategies. I think that we need to think of data beyond charts and numbers � like thought leader forums, service clearinghouses, etc. Lumina uses what we call catalytic approaches to our work -- effective practice, public policy and public will building that drive change. The implementation of these catalytic approaches rely on a range of tools at our disposal � the tools in the toolbox. Tools like collaboration and network building, communications, convening that have some examples listed here of how data is incorporated in all these strategies. I think that we need to think of data beyond charts and numbers � like thought leader forums, service clearinghouses, etc.

12. Potential Tools in the Toolbox Grant-making Direct service programs, student incentives, scholarships, last dollar funds Intermediary, technical assistance Capacity building Mission-related investments Infrastructure for fee-for-service data analysis systems Research Data collection infrastructure Point-in time analysis (inc. staffing, data management, fees, etc.) Evaluation Needs assessment, scans Formative evaluation to refine strategy Summative evaluation for case-making Internal evaluation capacity-building Other tools that we use include grant-making, mission-related investments, research and evaluation., with some possible intersections with various kinds of data collection, again thinking broadly about the kinds of data that could be collected and formats � inventories, surveys, reports. As other funders we would like to challenge you to find your point of intersection on how you can tackle using data to drive change. Turn it back to Chris to get you involved. Other tools that we use include grant-making, mission-related investments, research and evaluation., with some possible intersections with various kinds of data collection, again thinking broadly about the kinds of data that could be collected and formats � inventories, surveys, reports. As other funders we would like to challenge you to find your point of intersection on how you can tackle using data to drive change. Turn it back to Chris to get you involved.

13. Policy Pyramind

14. Public Will Building Model

15. Potential Network Members Community-based and youth-serving organizations Local education funds TRIO, ENLACE and GEAR UP programs YMCAs Schools Faith-based organizations Higher education Business Individual states and regions are working closely with local education funds; TRIO, ENLACE and GEAR UP programs; and YMCAs. Moving forward, we want to formally incorporate these and other types of organizations � including faith-based organizations and businesses � into the networks we�re developing across the country.Individual states and regions are working closely with local education funds; TRIO, ENLACE and GEAR UP programs; and YMCAs. Moving forward, we want to formally incorporate these and other types of organizations � including faith-based organizations and businesses � into the networks we�re developing across the country.

16. Building a Network Kim Cook National College Access Network

17. More Potential Members Lenders, guarantors and secondary market providers Corporations and foundations Scholarship providers Policymakers, state and local agencies, and elected officials Researchers focused on issues and initiatives in college access State stakeholders in education including: Organizations dedicated to financial aid and admissions

18. Purposes of a Statewide Network Program support and expansion Coordination of services Fundraising collaboration Technical assistance and professional development Share data and best practices Common voice for policy advocacy

19. Potential Network Services

20. Network Benefits to CGS Sites Connections to community-based organizations and your target students In-kind donations and funding leveraging as sustain your state independently Linkages with other youth-serving organizations who can continue the access message after FAFSA completion and supplement services

21. Measurement Networks have succeeded in: Building awareness of the four steps to college Expanding services for low-income students Re-granting to local organizations Leveraging matching funds Analyzing and advocating for policies related to their purposes This information is taken from the Academy for Educational Development�s annual evaluation for 2009.This information is taken from the Academy for Educational Development�s annual evaluation for 2009.

22. KnowHow2GO Resources Collateral materials Public service announcements Learning Community Ning KnowHow2GO.org and Ambassadors Connections to national youth-serving organizations

23. How Can NCAN Help? Technical assistance Access Inventory and Gap Analysis Sharing of models and best practices Networking Collaboration-building Research to practice Facilitate networking and professional development

24. Bringing College Access Organizations Together In Florida

25. Florida Example Braulio Colon ENLACE

26. The Value Of A Network: College Goal Sunday Florida

27. Results?

28. Contacts Jeanna Keller Lumina Foundation for Education jkeller@luminafoundation.org Kim Cook National College Access Network cook@collegeaccess.org Braulio Colon ENLACE Florida bcolon@enlace.usf.edu