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Blast Off! Resources for Your Emerging Program or Network

Blast Off! Resources for Your Emerging Program or Network. Carrie Warick Director of Member Services Shameek Robinson Statewide Network Coordinator. Agenda. What is NCAN? How does NCAN relate to me? Free Resources What are CANs? How do CANs relate to me? CAN Trends and Resources.

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Blast Off! Resources for Your Emerging Program or Network

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  1. Blast Off! Resources for Your Emerging Program or Network Carrie Warick Director of Member Services Shameek Robinson Statewide Network Coordinator

  2. Agenda • What is NCAN? • How does NCAN relate to me? • Free Resources • What are CANs? • How do CANs relate to me? • CAN Trends and Resources

  3. About NCAN Mission To build, strengthen, and empower communities committed to college access and success so that all students, especially those underrepresented in postsecondary education, can achieve their educational dreams.   Main Methodologies/Core Strategic Approaches Be a convener, provide technical assistance and member services, and share best practices among the access and success community. Advocate for public policy in support of student access and success. Provide strategic assistance to communities seeking to create college access and success programs and networks. 9/17/2014 3

  4. Core Values and Guiding Principles We Believe: • Education is the foundation of a just and equitable society.  We aspire to the day when all people have equal access and opportunities in education. • All students have the potential, and the right to be prepared, to enter and to succeed at higher education. • In the power of communities and our members • All students need to be supported throughout the educational system/stages Guiding Principles for conducting all aspects of our work: • We are a diverse and inclusive organization • We are entrepreneurial, resourceful, and collaborative • We provide high quality customer service • We practice work-life balance and invest in the professional development of staff • We operate in an environmentally sensitive manner

  5. Five-Year Outcome Goals • Build the capacity of NCAN members to increase the number of underrepresented students who successfully complete postsecondary education.    • Develop three or more large scale projects that (a) help to build the capacity of NCAN members in order to increase the number of underrepresented students who successfully complete postsecondary education, and (b) generate best practices that inform our work. • Diversity and equity are manifested in everything we do – in NCAN’s organization (including Board and staff), services, and advocacy.   • There is a coordinated federal strategy for programs supporting college attainment and support services for under-represented students. • We have created a sound foundation of financial sustainability that allows us to fund our goals and remain flexible and adaptable to the changing environments.

  6. Building the Capacity of NCAN Members • Professional Development • Advocacy • Networking • Re-grant Opportunities • Development of Best Practices

  7. NCAN Members • Community-based nonprofits • Local scholarship providers • TRIO and GEAR-UP • Public school districts / Charter schools • National youth-serving organizations • Colleges and universities • Private and community foundations • Economic development organizations • Corporations • State higher education commissions • Education policy organizations • 320 members in 44 states, DC, Guam, Micronesia and Northern Mariana Islands • 20 members in MI (2nd only to CA w/ 41) • 282 Regular members

  8. NCAN Membership • We make your job easier • Get the latest updates • Join NCAN events • Access time-saving resources • Build the talents of your staff • Learn about strategies • National reach and perspective • Network with NCANs members • Share your expertise nationally • Advocate for national policy changes • 85% of members renew annually • Regular, Supporting, and Individual membership available

  9. NCAN Service Areas • College Access for All • Student Success in Higher Education • Equity in Education • Data and Evaluation • Financial Aid and Literacy • Policies and Advocacy Increasing College Attainment • Statewide and Regional Partnerships • Development and Funder Relations • Non-Profit Management

  10. Free Resources Compiled • College Access and Success • Financial Aid / Paying for College • Information Resources

  11. College Access Networks • A college access network is an interconnected system of organizations across multiple sectors that cooperate, coordinate, and collaborate together for a shared vision of increased postsecondary access and success for students, particularly those from historically underrepresented populations • Basically a CAN is a group of organizations working together to get more kids into and through college

  12. Kinds of College Access Networks • Local (city, metropolitan area) • Philadelphia, St. Louis • Regional (County, groups of counties) • SoCalCAN, College Success Network • Statewide • Michigan, Washington • National • NCAN

  13. Benefits of College Access Networks (How does CANs relate to me?) • Cooperate • Build relationships with other organizations to leverage resources • Coordinate • Create a clearing house of college access information and events • Collaborate • Speak with one voice raising awareness of the need for and value of postsecondary access and success

  14. Snapshots of College Access Networks around the country • SoCalCAN • Started a network based peer ambassador program (access) and CREWS program (retention/success • Leverage experiences of member organizations • Organize by committees around important themes (PD, Policy, student funding, partnerships) • www.socalcollegeaccess.org

  15. Snapshots of College Access Networks around the country • Maine CAN • Initiating a network with low funding • Generated collaboration and support from the non-profit and private sector • http://mainecan.ning.com/

  16. Florida and Ohio CAN • Piloting policy/advocacy with students • Student Policy Institute • Train students on higher education policy issues • Students meet with legislators and share information about importance of supporting education • www.ocan.org • http://enlacefl.usf.edu/

  17. Washington CAN • Held annual convening • Gather staff from access community • Shared event with other sectors to increase awareness and support • Partner with major foundations and supporters to access financial support • www.collegesuccessfoundation.org

  18. National Trends • More networks forming • Collaboration and Partnership are HARD, but necessary to garner decreasing sources of funding and to utilize available funds more effectively • Policy and Advocacy is necessary more and more as state budgets shrink and ed policies are up for renewal (e.g. 2011 Pell and ESEA renewal)

  19. CAN Resources • Other CAN’s • www.collegeaccess.org • www.pathwaystocollege.net • http://www.ed.gov/college-completion • Local/Statewide Chambers of Commerce

  20. Contact • Mr. Shameek Robinson, Statewide Network Coordinator • robinsons@collegeaccess.org • 202-347-4848 x208 • Ms. Carrie Warick, Director of Member Services • warickc@collegeaccess.org • 202-347-4848 x203

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