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Orville Jackson Joins College Futures Staff as Senior Policy & Research Officer
SAN FRANCISCO / PRNewswire-USNewswire / — College Futures Foundation announced the appointment of Orville Jackson as Senior Policy & Research Officer. An education researcher with more than 10 years of experience using research, data, and analytical tools to drive positive changes for students, Jackson joined the staff in April. He will play a lead role Read more >
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Lenny Mendonca and Willa Seldon Join College Futures Foundation Board of Directors
SAN FRANCISCO / PRNewswire-USNewswire / — College Futures Foundation—formerly College Access Foundation of California—announced the appointment of Lenny Mendonca, director emeritus of McKinsey & Company, and Willa Seldon, a partner at The Bridgespan Group, to its board of directors. Mendonca and Seldon will help oversee the foundation’s strategic development and guide investments to improve college access, persistence, Read more >
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Higher Education Policy Expert Jane Wellman Joins College Futures Foundation as Senior Advisor
SAN FRANCISCO / PRNewswire-USNewswire / — College Futures Foundation—formerly College Access Foundation of California—announced the appointment of Jane Wellman as senior advisor to the foundation. Wellman joined the staff in January. An independent policy analyst, Wellman is an expert in state and federal policy for higher education specializing in changing finances, cost analysis and management, institutional governance, Read more >
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Brighter Vision Behind the College Futures Foundation Name and Look
SAN FRANCISCO / PRNewswire-USNewswire / — College Access Foundation of California is pleased to announce that it is now College Futures Foundation. The foundation has changed its name to better reflect its current and future work as well as its vision for a thriving California. “Although our mission remains the same—to help qualified low-income students in California Read more >
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College Futures Foundation Shares Brighter Vision Behind New Name and Look
College Access Foundation of California is excited to share that we are now College Futures Foundation. We have changed our name to better reflect our current and future work as well as our vision for a thriving California. Although our mission remains the same—to help qualified low-income students in California who have financial need attend Read more >
Publications & Research
Unlocking Potential: How California’s Coachella Valley is Integrating Education Into an Economic Strategy for the 21st Century (2014)
When the Great Recession hit in 2008, the business, civic and education leaders of California’s Coachella Valley knew they needed a plan to take control over their economic destiny. So they came together, did their homework, and created one. Devised under the auspices of the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership, or CVEP, the Economic Blueprint lays Read more >
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Grantee Perception Report (2011)
Our grantees are vital partners in our efforts to help students who are low-income and underrepresented in higher education attain a college degree. The success of College Futures depends on these grantee partnerships, and we are committed to soliciting their feedback in our efforts to improve the way we work. As part of this effort, Read more >