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WE PARTNER WITH COMMUNITIES TO ENSURE EVERY CHILD HAS EVERY CHANCE TO SUCCEED BECAUSE RACE, ETHNICITY, POVERTY AND CIRCUMSTANCE SHOULD NOT DETERMINE OPPORTUNITY OR OUTCOME.

CHALLENGE FUND: THROUGH THE CRADLE TO CAREER COMMUNITY CHALLENGE FUND PROGRAM, STRIVETOGETHER HELPS COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ACHIEVE BETTER AND MORE EQUITABLE OUTCOMES, ESPECIALLY FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR AND LOW-INCOME CHILDREN. WE ENCOURAGE AND REWARD PARTNERSHIP PROGRESS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES; EXPAND ACCESS TO CAPITAL TO LEVERAGE LOCAL INVESTMENTS; AND SUPPORT INNOVATION AND TARGETED EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN THE SEVEN CAPACITIES NECESSARY TO REACH OUR GOAL OF 23 COMMUNITIES IN THE SYSTEMS CHANGE AND/OR SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION GATEWAY BY 2023. THE COMMUNITY CHALLENGE FUND ACCOMPLISHED THE FOLLOWING IN 2020: 8 OPPORTUNITY FUND GRANTS IN YEAR 3, 4 OPPORTUNITY FUND GRANTS IN YEAR 2, AND 3 OPPORTUNITY FUND GRANTS IN YEAR 1 TO DEVELOP MORE SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS AND RESOURCES, FOSTER MORE EQUITABLE SYSTEMS AND OUTCOMES, AND EXTEND INTO ADDITIONAL SECTORS TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC MOBILITY. 7 STRATEGIC INITIATIVES POLICY GRANTS AND 7 POLICY COALITION GRANTS TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC INITIATIVES TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS' CAPACITY TO ADVANCE POLICY CHANGE BY ENGAGING POLICY LEADERS, LEADING GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY AND COORDINATING POLICY CHANGE EFFORTS WITH STATE AND LOCAL COALITIONS. 7 STRATEGIC INITIATIVES LEADERSHIP AND TALENT GRANTS TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS' LEADERSHIP AND TALENT PRACTICES THAT ADVANCE PARTNERSHIPS TO SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION, FOCUSING ON SOURCING, DEPLOYING, DEVELOPING AND RETAINING HIGH QUALITY TALENT AND LEADERSHIP THAT IS REPRESENTATIVE AND INCLUSIVE OF COMMUNITIES SERVED 10 ACCELERATOR FUND GRANTS IN YEAR 3 TO EXPEDITE PROGRESS TOWARD PROOF POINT STATUS BY BUILDING THE CAPABILITIES OF LOCAL LEADERS AND PRACTITIONERS. 17 SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION GRANTS TO ENSURE A STABLE COVID RECOVERY TO PARTNERSHIPS FACING FINANCIAL DISRUPTIONS; SUPPORT RESILIENT SYSTEM BUILDING TO SUPPORT POLICY, ADVOCACY AND MOBILIZATION EFFORTS IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC; AND/OR PROPEL CATALYTIC ACTION ON EFFORTS TO CHANGE SYSTEMS, SHIFT POWER TO BIPOC YOUTH/FAMILIES, AND ADVANCE EQUITABLE OUTCOMES.

NETWORK ADVANCEMENT STRIVETOGETHER SUPPORTS 67 CRADLE TO CAREER NETWORK MEMBER COMMUNITIES IN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING SYSTEMS-LEVEL STRATEGIES TO SHIFT PRACTICES, POLICIES, RESOURCES, AND POWER STRUCTURES TO ACHIEVE BETTER, MORE EQUITABLE CRADLE TO CAREER OUTCOMES FOR 11.5 MILLION YOUTH, INCLUDING 7.3 MILLION YOUTH OF COLOR. IN 2020, STRIVETOGETHER HOSTED MORE THAN 200 VIRTUAL SESSIONS FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN BUILDING CIVIC INFRASTRUCTURE FOR COLLABORATION ACROSS SECTORS, POLICY CHANGE, AND AUTHENTIC YOUTH AND FAMILY LEADERSHIP AS WELL NAVIGATING THE IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ON YOUTH AND FAMILIES, CRADLE TO CAREER OUTCOMES, AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORTS SUCH AS SUSTAINABILITY AND COMMUNICATIONS. STRIVETOGETHER HOSTED ITS FIRST-EVER VIRTUAL NATIONAL CONVENING WITH MORE THAN 1,500 ATTENDEES AS WELL AS INTENSIVE COHORT-BASED SUPPORTS, INCLUDING THE CO-DEVELOPMENT OF SOLUTIONS FELLOWSHIP, LEADING FOR RESULTS, COLLABORATIVE ACTION FOR RESULTS, AND THE RACE AND ETHNIC EQUITY ACTION TEAM. THE RACE AND ETHNIC EQUITY ACTION TEAM FOCUSED ON SYSTEMS-LEVEL INDICATORS THAT MEASURE SYSTEMIC-, STRUCTURAL-, AND INSTITUTIONAL-LEVEL CHANGE AS WELL AS SUPPORTING SCHOOL DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY LEADERS IN DESIGNING A NEW EDUCATION MODEL ORIENTED TO RACE AND ETHNIC EQUITY. EACH PARTNERSHIP ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH VIRTUAL EXECUTIVE COACHING TO ADVANCE THEIR TARGETED ORGANIZATIONAL AND COMMUNITY PRIORITIES.

LEARNING AND ACTIVATIONSTRIVETOGETHER HAS AN INTENTIONAL DATA DRIVEN APPROACH AND AN ACTIVE KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY TO SUPPORT ITS NETWORK MEMBERS. THE LEARNING AND ACTIVATION DIVISION LEADS THE ORGANIZATION'S DATA STRATEGY AND CURATION, CODIFICATION AND CREATION OF RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT PEER TO PEER LEARNING IN THE NETWORK TO ACCELERATION OF EQUITABLE OUTCOMES. IN 2020, THE TEAM LED FAST-PACED REAL-TIME LEARNING EFFORTS TO SUPPORT THE NETWORK'S LEARNING NEEDS DURING THE PANDEMIC, CURATED STORIES FROM THE NETWORK TO INFORM POLICY AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS, SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION'S RACIAL AND ETHNIC EQUITY TEAM PRIORITIES, AND LED DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS EFFORTS TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON THE NETWORK.

POLICY & ADVOCACY STRIVETOGETHER BUILDS POLICY, ADVOCACY AND MOBILIZATION CAPACITY ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO SUPPORT POLICY CHANGE WHICH (1) CREATES CONDITIONS FOR CROSS SECTOR ALIGNMENT, (2) SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF BACKBONE INTERMEDIARIES, AND (3) ALIGNS RESOURCES TO EVIDENCE WHICH IMPROVES OUTCOMES AND CLOSING DISPARITY GAPS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. IN 2020 THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED 41 NETWORK PARTNERSHIP COMMUNITIES IN 12 STATES TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN THESE CAPACITIES THROUGH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND FUNDING. THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTED RAPID RESPONSE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS GRANTEES INTENDED TO HELP WITH COVID-19 POLICY RESPONSE. ACROSS THE NATIONAL NETWORK OVER $13,000,000 WAS LEVERAGED FROM FEDERAL COVID-19 RESPONSES AND USED FOR TARGETED INTERVENTIONS AND INTENDED USE OF FUNDS.