# StriveTogether: Their Future, Our Mission\.

> StriveTogether is a national network changing the way communities work together so everyone has access to economic opportunity\.

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## Pages
- [Kindergarten Readiness](https://strivetogether.org/outcomes/kindergarten-readiness/)
- [Courses](https://strivetogether.org/courses/)
- [Customized Strategic Assistance](https://strivetogether.org/customized-strategic-assistance/)
- [Careers](https://strivetogether.org/about/careers/)
- [Resources \& Courses](https://strivetogether.org/resources/)

## Posts
- [Over 700 Leaders Gather in Baltimore to Keep a 250\-Year\-Old Promise to Young People](https://strivetogether.org/news/over-700-leaders-gather-in-baltimore-to-keep-a-250-year-old-promise-to-young-people/): Two hundred fifty years after the Declaration of Independence promised life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, that promise remains out of reach for too many young people\.
- [Dayton organizations tapped to help reshape Ohio's education\-to\-workforce pipeline](https://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2026/09/16/learn-to-earn-wcorep-role-ohio-rep-support-program.html): Dayton Business Journal 
- [Evicted Students Miss Class and Fall Behind\. Tulsa Schools Want to Change That](https://www.the74million.org/article/evicted-students-miss-class-and-fall-behind-tulsa-schools-want-to-change-that/): The74
- [DeWine announces Regional Education Partnership initiative](https://www.mariettatimes.com/news/2026/09/dewine-announces-regional-education-partnership-initiative/): The Marietta Times
- [Dayton education nonprofit will help scale its data\-driven approach to rest of Ohio](https://www.wyso.org/education-news/2026-09-13/dayton-education-nonprofit-will-help-scale-its-data-drive-approach-to-rest-of-ohio/): WYSO

## Team \(People\)
- [Rose Martin](https://strivetogether.org/people/rose-martin/)
- [Eshauna Smith](https://strivetogether.org/people/eshauna-smith/)
- [Jennifer Blatz](https://strivetogether.org/people/jennifer-blatz/)
- [Heidi Black](https://strivetogether.org/people/heidi-black/)
- [MaKenzie Mosby](https://strivetogether.org/people/makenzie-mosby/)

## Events
- [Federal Privacy Foundations for Data Sharing](https://strivetogether.org/events/federal-privacy-foundations-for-data-sharing/)
- [2026 Cradle to Career Network Convening](https://strivetogether.org/events/2026-cradle-to-career-network-convening/)
- [2024 Cradle to Career Network Convening](https://strivetogether.org/events/2024-cradle-to-career-network-convening/)
- [Workforce Outcomes Convening](https://strivetogether.org/events/workforce-outcomes-convening/)
- [2025 Cradle to Career Network Convening](https://strivetogether.org/events/2025-cradle-to-career-network-convening/)

## Resources
- [Introduction to the Kindergarten Readiness Outcomes Playbook](https://strivetogether.org/resources/kindergarten-readiness-playbook-introduction-to-the-kindergarten-readiness-outcomes-playbook/)
- [Five tips for harnessing the power of technical assistance for your organization’s sustainability](https://strivetogether.org/resources/five-tips-for-harnessing-the-power-of-technical-assistance-for-your-organizations-sustainability/)
- [Why Postsecondary Completion Matters](https://strivetogether.org/resources/why-postsecondary-completion-matters/)
- [Why It Matters: StriveTogether® Collaborative Improvement™](https://strivetogether.org/resources/why-it-matters-collaborative-improvement/): Collaborative Improvement is a different way of working\. Instead of one organization acting alone, multiple groups in a community come together around a shared goal\. They test small changes, study the data closely and adjust their approach based on what actually works\. Over time these small, tested changes add up to real, measurable progress for kids and families\. 
- [Why Postsecondary Enrollment Matters ](https://strivetogether.org/resources/why-postsecondary-enrollment-matters/)

## Stories
- [Stronger Future Spotlight: Crayons and Culture in Baltimore](https://strivetogether.org/stories/stronger-future-spotlight-crayons-and-culture-in-baltimore/)
- [A Community Approach to Early Grade Reading in Muncie, Indiana](https://strivetogether.org/stories/a-community-approach-to-early-grade-reading-in-muncie-indiana/)
- [Earning While Learning: Baltimore's Path to Postsecondary Completion](https://strivetogether.org/stories/earning-while-learning-baltimores-path-to-postsecondary-completion/)
- [ImpactTulsa Is Rebuilding the Path to Postsecondary Enrollment ](https://strivetogether.org/stories/impacttulsa-is-rebuilding-the-path-to-postsecondary-enrollment/)
- [A Promise Rooted in Place: How Marin is Closing the Opportunity Gap in One of America's Wealthiest Counties ](https://strivetogether.org/stories/a-promise-rooted-in-place-how-marin-is-closing-the-opportunity-gap-in-one-of-americas-wealthiest-counties/): In one of the wealthiest counties in the country, opportunity has never reached every child\. Longstanding disparities in education, income, health and other measures of well\-being remain concentrated in four Marin communities, limiting too many children's paths to economic mobility\. 

## Courses
- [Turning Insight into Action](https://strivetogether.org/courses/turning-insight-into-action/): Recognizing an adaptive challenge is only valuable if leaders can translate what they see into intentional action\. This session helps participants move from reflection to practice by identifying where they can influence change\.
- [Engaging Stakeholders Through Change](https://strivetogether.org/courses/engaging-stakeholders-through-change/): Adaptive change requires more than getting people to agree; it requires engaging people in the work of navigating uncertainty, competing perspectives, and shared responsibility\.
- [Looking from the Balcony](https://strivetogether.org/courses/looking-from-the-balcony/): Complex challenges require leaders to see beyond the immediate issue and understand the larger system at work\. This session helps participants step onto the “balcony” to identify patterns, relationships, competing priorities, and dynamics that may be influencing their work and their ability to create meaningful change\.
- [The Data Sharing Journey: From Chaos to Insight](https://strivetogether.org/courses/the-data-sharing-journey-from-chaos-to-insight/): Most data problems in place\-based partnership work aren't about technology\. They're about people and process, agreements and workflows\.
- [Accountability Pathway: Holding Partners to Results](https://strivetogether.org/courses/accountability-pathway-holding-partners-to-results/): Accountability is an important part of any collaborative initiative\. Having conversations that clarify who is responsible for achieving different results can connect seemingly independent actions to a collective goal or mission\. In this course, you will learn about the Accountability Pathway tool from the Annie E\. Casey Foundation and how to use it in conversations with groups\.

## Member Organizations
- [EdVestors](https://edvestors.org/): EdVestors is a place\-based intermediary in Boston, Massachusetts, serving a diverse metro community\. Founded in 2002, this intermediary works to improve the education\-to\-career outcomes that lead to economic opportunity, with a focus on career pathways, career\-connected learning and postsecondary access and completion\. EdVestors serves as the lead partner and organizational backbone of New Skills Boston\. 
- [Education Systems Center at Northern Illinois University \(EdSystems\)](https://edsystemsniu.org/): EdSystems is a place\-based intermediary in Illinois, serving a diverse mix of rural and metro communities across the state\. Founded in 2007 as the Education Systems Center at Northern Illinois University, this intermediary works to improve the postsecondary and career outcomes that lead to economic opportunity, with a focus on career pathways, postsecondary transitions and credential completion\. 
- [Tennessee SCORE](https://tnscore.org/): Tennessee SCORE \(State Collaborative on Reforming Education\) is a place\-based intermediary in Tennessee serving a diverse mix of rural and metro communities across the state\. Founded in 2009, this intermediary works to improve the education and career outcomes that lead to economic opportunity, with a focus on career pathways, postsecondary completion and education\-to\-workforce transitions\.
- [CTE Foundation Sonoma](https://ctesonomacounty.org/): CTE Foundation Sonoma County is a place\-based intermediary in Santa Rosa, California, serving a mix of rural and metro communities across Sonoma County\. Founded in 2012, this intermediary works to improve the career and technical education outcomes that lead to economic opportunity, with a focus on career\-connected learning, work\-based learning and postsecondary transitions\.
- [CityWorks DC](https://www.cityworksdc.org/): CityWorks DC is a place\-based intermediary based in Washington, DC, serving a metro community that spans the District\. Founded in 2019, this intermediary works to improve the education\-to\-career outcomes that lead to economic opportunity, with a focus on career\-connected learning, work\-based learning and postsecondary completion\.

## News Types
- [Member \& Partner News](https://strivetogether.org/news/category/member-partner-news/)
- [Announcements](https://strivetogether.org/news/category/announcements/)
- [StriveTogether Media Coverage](https://strivetogether.org/news/category/media-coverage/)
- [Pathways Impact Fund Partner News](https://strivetogether.org/news/category/pathways-impact-fund-partner-news/)
- [Pathways Impact Fund Media Coverage](https://strivetogether.org/news/category/pif-media-coverage/)

## Person Types
- [Staff](https://strivetogether.org/news/people_type/staff/)
- [Board Members](https://strivetogether.org/news/people_type/board-members/)
- [Pathways Impact Fund Team](https://strivetogether.org/news/people_type/pif-team/)

## Event Types
- [In\-Person](https://strivetogether.org/news/event_type/in-person/)
- [Online](https://strivetogether.org/news/event_type/online/)

## States
- [Texas](https://strivetogether.org/news/state/texas/)
- [Ohio](https://strivetogether.org/news/state/ohio/)
- [New York](https://strivetogether.org/news/state/new-york/)
- [California](https://strivetogether.org/news/state/california/)
- [South Carolina](https://strivetogether.org/news/state/sc/)

## Topics
- [Place\-based partnership](https://strivetogether.org/news/topic/place-based-partnership/)
- [Collaborative Improvement](https://strivetogether.org/news/topic/collaborative-improvement/)
- [Civic Infrastructure](https://strivetogether.org/news/topic/civic-infrastructure/)
- [Cradle\-to\-career partnership](https://strivetogether.org/news/topic/cradle-to-career/)
- [Backbone](https://strivetogether.org/news/topic/backbone/)

## Story Types
- [Quick Read](https://strivetogether.org/news/story_type/quick-read/)
- [In\-Depth Read](https://strivetogether.org/news/story_type/in-depth-read/)
- [Video](https://strivetogether.org/news/story_type/video/)
- [Audio](https://strivetogether.org/news/story_type/audio/)

## Outcomes
- [Kindergarten Readiness](https://strivetogether.org/news/outcome/kindergarten-readiness/)
- [Postsecondary Enrollment](https://strivetogether.org/news/outcome/postsecondary-enrollment/)
- [High School Graduation](https://strivetogether.org/news/outcome/high-school-graduation/)
- [Postsecondary Completion](https://strivetogether.org/news/outcome/postsecondary-completion/)
- [Employment](https://strivetogether.org/news/outcome/employment/)

## Location Types
- [Metro](https://strivetogether.org/news/location_type/metro/)
- [Mix of Metro and Rural](https://strivetogether.org/news/location_type/mix-of-metro-and-rural/)
- [Rural](https://strivetogether.org/news/location_type/rural/)

## Resource Types
- [How\-Tos, Tips \& Tools](https://strivetogether.org/news/resource_type/how-tos-tips-tools/)
- [Reports](https://strivetogether.org/news/resource_type/reports/)
- [Explainer](https://strivetogether.org/news/resource_type/explainer/)

## Course Delivery Methods
- [Self\-Paced](https://strivetogether.org/news/course_delivery_method/self-paced/)
- [Instructor\-Led](https://strivetogether.org/news/course_delivery_method/instructor-led/)

## Course Types
- [Tool Library \(20 min\)](https://strivetogether.org/news/course_type/tool-library-20-min/)
- [Learning Journey \(90 min\)](https://strivetogether.org/news/course_type/learning-journey-90-min/)
- [Mini Course \(6 hours\)](https://strivetogether.org/news/course_type/mini-course-6-hours/)
- [Workshop \(90 min\)](https://strivetogether.org/news/course_type/workshop-90-min/)

## Course Subjects
- [Leading Systems Change](https://strivetogether.org/news/course_subject/leading-systems-change/)
- [Using Data for Results](https://strivetogether.org/news/course_subject/using-data-for-results/)
- [Collaborating for Action](https://strivetogether.org/news/course_subject/collaborating-for-action/)
- [Building Sustainable Partnerships](https://strivetogether.org/news/course_subject/building-sustainable-partnerships/)

## PIF Organization Types
- [Collaborative Members](https://strivetogether.org/news/org_type/collaborative-members/)
- [Grantees](https://strivetogether.org/news/org_type/grantees/)

## Focus Areas
- [Data](https://strivetogether.org/news/focus_area/data/)
- [Cross\-Sector Partnerships](https://strivetogether.org/news/focus_area/cross-sector-partnerships/)
- [Policy](https://strivetogether.org/news/focus_area/policy/)
- [Sustainability](https://strivetogether.org/news/focus_area/sustainability/)

## Pathway Components
- [Accelerated Coursework](https://strivetogether.org/news/pathway_component/accelerated-coursework/)
- [High\-Quality Advising](https://strivetogether.org/news/pathway_component/high-quality-advising/)
- [Career\-Connected Learning](https://strivetogether.org/news/pathway_component/career-connected-learning/)
- [Purpose, Belonging \& Social Capital](https://strivetogether.org/news/pathway_component/purpose-belonging-social-capital/)

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://strivetogether.org/sitemap_index.xml)