Mission

To dramatically scale high quality conversations between advisors and students on postsecondary pathways

We equip far more people—from nonprofit staff to school counselors—with trusted information, proven techniques, and we will make it easily accessible to them so that they can serve more students, more effectively.

Vision

A National Network of Empowered Advisors

Through an open-sourced platform, we will enable widespread, high-quality advisor conversations and support to help millions of students make the most informed decisions about their postsecondary pathway and career goals.

Building from the Past, Meeting the Moment

Last 20 Years

Proven Impact and Evidence

Organizations like OneGoal, Bottom Line, Let's Get Ready, uAspire, and others have codified programmatic models directly serving hundreds of thousands of students with strong evidence of impact through research studies of what works for supporting students at key decision points in their journey.

Last 5 Years

Expanding Pathways

Postsecondary advising has widened to include multiple pathways, giving students more options to consider and navigate beyond traditional four-year college degrees. 

Last 2 Years

Technological Opportunity

Advancements in many technology areas, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), offer new opportunities to share advice and information efficiently at scale, to build appropriate guardrails that ensure the information being shared is accurate, and democratizing access to best practices.

Today

The Advisor Network

The infrastructure and distribution strategy for dramatically scaling high-quality conversations between trusted adults serving as advisors to students on postsecondary and career pathways.

Why Now?

01

Massive Funding Cuts

Public funding cuts threaten advising infrastructure with over $1.5B in cuts to college access programs alone.

02

Advances in Technology

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is ready to deliver smarter support, enabling us to aggregate and share best practices efficiently.

03

Industry Disruption Needed

Leaders recognize the need to help each other and stop having individual organizations solve the same problems in isolation.

04

Scale is Needed NOW

Industry factors like staff cuts and reduced student support demand that better scalability be delivered immediately.

05

Proven Partnerships Ready

We have a well-respected coalition ready to build and offer the industry a game-changing tool.

Outcomes We Drive

Scaling proven, best-practice advising support to far more students

More coherent, higher quality guidance for advisors, personalized to each student

Increase adoption of advising best practices across the field

More students completing key postsecondary milestones

More equitable, high-ROI career pathways for low-income students

Reduction of costly path changes or debt acquisition by ensuring advisors have complete and accurate information to help avoid pitfalls

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