College Possible To Expand With Help Of $1 Million Salesforce Grant
Summary
The organization trains and deploys AmeriCorps service members as its near-peer coaches.The program serves students during their junior and senior years of high school. All of its funding comes from AmeriCorps, private foundations, and individual donors.Over the next three years, College Possible will use the new Salesforce investment to scale its services in three areas:Strengthening High School Partnerships. "With rising costs, declining enrollment, and mounting confusion surrounding the financial aid process, millions of students from low-income and underserved communities are at a critical juncture in their educational and career paths," said Dr. Siva Kumari, College Possibles CEO since 2023, in a news release. Kumari believes the grant from Salesforce, which was made following an internal RFP process, is an endorsement of our model and a reward for 25 years of working to get underserved students into college.College Possible has a proven track record of success. "Right now, as too many low-income students face new barriers to accessing college, completing their education, and building meaningful careers, were reminded that were just beginning to tap into the potential of AI and other emerging technologies to expand opportunity, said Suzanne DiBianca, executive vice president and chief impact officer at Salesforce.This grant is a testament to whats possible when social sector organizations embrace innovationnot just to scale what works, but to build a future where every student, no matter their background, has a real shot at success," she added.