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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/CRADILE TO CAREER GRANT-MAKING: STRIVETOGETHER IS COMMITTED TO CREATING BETTER AND MORE EQUITABLE CRADLE-TO-CAREER OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES TO BUILD PATHWAYS TO ECONOMIC MOBILITY. OUR CRADLE-TO-CAREER GRANTMAKING FUNDS PROVIDE FINANCIAL RESOURCES THAT BUILD CIVIC INFRASTRUCTURE, EXPAND ACCESS TO CAPITAL TO LEVERAGE LOCAL INVESTMENTS, AND ACCELERATE PROGRESS TOWARDS EQUITABLE OUTCOMES. GRANTS MADE SUPPORT STRIVETOGETHER'S GOAL OF 23 COMMUNITIES ACHIEVING THE SYSTEMS CHANGE AND/OR SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION GATEWAY BY 2023.STRIVETOGETHER'S GRANTMAKING ACCOMPLISHED THE FOLLOWING IN 2021: 6 OPPORTUNITY FUND GRANTS TO DEVELOP MORE SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS AND RESOURCES, FOSTER MORE EQUITABLE SYSTEMS AND OUTCOMES, (CON'T ON PG 49) AND EXTEND INTO ADDITIONAL SECTORS TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC MOBILITY. 7 POLICY COALITION GRANTS TO ADVANCE POLICY CHANGE BY ENGAGING POLICY LEADERS, LEADING GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY, AND COORDINATING POLICY CHANGE EFFORTS WITH STATE AND LOCAL COALITIONS. 46 SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION GRANTS TO PROPEL CATALYTIC ACTION ON EFFORTS TO CHANGE SYSTEMS, SHIFT POWER TO BIPOC YOUTH/FAMILIES, AND ADVANCE EQUITABLE OUTCOMES.

NETWORK ADVANCEMENT: IN 2021, STRIVETOGETHER SUPPORTED 68 CRADLE-TO-CAREER PARTNERSHIPS TO MAKE PROGRESS TOWARD ACHIEVING BETTER AND MORE EQUITABLE CRADLE-TO-CAREER OUTCOMES FOR OVER 14 MILLION YOUTH - INCLUDING OVER 8 MILLION YOUTH OF COLOR - ACROSS 28 STATES AND WASHINGTON, DC. EACH NETWORK MEMBER WORKED TO SUPPORT STRONGER PATHWAYS TO ECONOMIC MOBILITY BY SHIFTING POLICIES, PRACTICES, RESOURCES AND POWER STRUCTURES SO THAT BLACK, INDIGENOUS, LATINE AND ASIAN YOUTH AND FAMILIES AND THOSE EXPERIENCING POVERTY THRIVE. STRIVETOGETHER STRENGTHENED THE CAPABILITY OF CROSS-SECTOR LEADERS TO USE OUR COLLABORATIVE IMPROVEMENT APPROACH AND MAKE PROGRESS ALONG THE STRIVETOGETHER THEORY OF ACTION THROUGH (1) OVER 170 NETWORK EVENTS AND PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND INTENSIVE (CON'T ON PG 49) COHORT-BASED SUPPORTS; (2) VIRTUAL EXECUTIVE AND TEAM COACHING AS TARGETED SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUAL PARTNERSHIP PRIORITIES; (3) THE CREATION OF OVER 80 UNIQUE TOOLKITS, STORIES AND RESOURCES; (4) AWARDING 58 GRANTS TOTALING $11 MILLION; AND (5) SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF STATEWIDE POLICY COALITIONS AND LOCAL POLICY ADVOCACY AND IMPLEMENTATION IN 13 STATES.

LEARNING AND ACTIVATION STRIVETOGETHER IS A LEARNING ORGANIZATION WITH A COMMITTED DATA-DRIVEN LEARNING STRATEGY. 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 THAT SUPPORT TRANSFORMATION OF SYSTEMS IN SERVICE OF EQUITABLE OUTCOMES FOR ALL. IN 2021, THE LEARNING AND ACTIVATION TEAM LED THE REVISION OF THE STRIVETOGETHER THEORY OF ACTIONTM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NETWORK AND STAFF, LAUNCHED STRIVETOGETHER'S APPROACH TO INTEGRATION OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC EQUITY IN DATA, AND LAUNCHED SEVERAL LEARNING RESOURCES TO MEET THE NETWORK'S LEARNING NEEDS. THE TEAM EXCEEDED ALL (CON'T ON PG 49) ITS STRETCH GOALS ACROSS ALL THE MAJOR LEARNING PRIORITIES.

POLICY AND 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 2021 THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED OVER 60 NETWORK PARTNERSHIP COMMUNITIES DETERMINE AN APPROPRIATE ROLE IN THEIR LOCAL AND STATE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARP AND CARES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SUPPORTED THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATE POLICY COALITIONS IN 12 STATES THROUGH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND FUNDING. THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTED GRASSROOTS AND DIRECT LOBBYING EFFORTS TO INCREASE PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 22 AND FULL SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.