Edvance Foundation

THE EDVANCE FOUNDATION (THE "FOUNDATION') IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT STRENGTHENS PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, DEVELOPES PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER GREATER ACCESS AND CHOICE FOR COLLGE-BOUND STUDENTS, AND PROMOTES BEST PRACTICES IN INSTITUTIONAL OPERATIONS, MANAGEMENT, AND GOVERNANCE. THE FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED AS A DELAWARE ORGANIZATION ON JULY 28, 2010 AND DOES BUSINESS PRIMARILY FROM CORPORATE OFFICES LOCATED IN MASSACHUSETTS.THE FIRST PROGRAM SPONSORED BY THE FOUNDATION IS THE EXPECTATION NETWORK, FORMERLY CALLED THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE LINKAGE PROJECT. IT WILL FACILIATE AND SUPPORT THE ENROLLMENT OF TWO-YEAR COLLEGE STUDENTS TO FOUR-YEAR INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THROUGH SUPPORT FROM THE BILL AND MELINDA GATES, JACK KENT COOKE, AND PFZIER FOUNDATIONS. THESE FOUNDATIONS PROVIDED SUPPORT TO OPEN A NATIONAL OFFICE, UNDERTAKE A "LISTENING TOUR" OF MORE THAN 1200 SENIOR HIGHER EDUCATION PRACTITIONERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND PRODUCE A FINAL DRAFT, OF THE LARGEST STUDY EVER UNDERTAKEN ON THE TRANSFER AND PATTERNS OF TRANSFER OF 2-YEAR GRADUATES TO 4-YEAR INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THE FOUNDATION IS ALSO IN EARLY STAGE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT OTHER PROGRAMS THAT IT MIGHT SPONSOR THAT WILL POSITIVELY AFFECT THE DEVELOPMENT OF 2-YEAR GRADUATES.

THE EDVANCE FOUNDATION (THE "FOUNDATION') IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT STRENGTHENS PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, DEVELOPES PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER GREATER ACCESS AND CHOICE FOR COLLGE-BOUND STUDENTS, AND PROMOTES BEST PRACTICES IN INSTITUTIONAL OPERATIONS, MANAGEMENT, AND GOVERNANCE. THE FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED AS A DELAWARE ORGANIZATION ON JULY 28, 2010 AND DOES BUSINESS PRIMARILY FROM CORPORATE OFFICES LOCATED IN MASSACHUSETTS.THE FIRST PROGRAM SPONSORED BY THE FOUNDATION IS THE EXPECTATION NETWORK, FORMERLY CALLED THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE LINKAGE PROJECT. IT WILL FACILIATE AND SUPPORT THE ENROLLMENT OF TWO-YEAR COLLEGE STUDENTS TO FOUR-YEAR INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THROUGH SUPPORT FROM THE BILL AND MELINDA GATES, JACK KENT COOKE, AND PFZIER FOUNDATIONS. THESE FOUNDATIONS PROVIDED SUPPORT TO OPEN A NATIONAL OFFICE, UNDERTAKE A "LISTENING TOUR" OF MORE THAN 1200 SENIOR HIGHER EDUCATION PRACTITIONERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND PRODUCE A FINAL DRAFT, OF THE LARGEST STUDY EVER UNDERTAKEN ON THE TRANSFER AND PATTERNS OF TRANSFER OF 2-YEAR GRADUATES TO 4-YEAR INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THE FOUNDATION IS ALSO IN EARLY STAGE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT OTHER PROGRAMS THAT IT MIGHT SPONSOR THAT WILL POSITIVELY AFFECT THE DEVELOPMENT OF 2-YEAR GRADUATES.