Blog

1/11/2023

Answering Your Questions About Our New Strategic Framework

1/11/2023

Our Strategic Evolution

12/20/2022

Strategic Framework Town Hall

12/5/2022

Our Men of Color Initiative

12/5/2022

Now Is the Time to Support Men of Color and Transform Higher Education

12/5/2022

New Initiative Aims to Help Colleges and Universities Better Serve Men of Color

12/2/2022

Welcome November 2022 Grantees

11/14/2022

Our New Strategic Framework

11/14/2022

Request for Qualification (RFQ): Evaluation Partner for Postsecondary Career and Technical Education Leadership Collaborative

11/11/2022

Welcome New ECMC Foundation Grantees and Investees - OVER $14 MILLION IN NEW GRANTS

10/27/2022

ECMC Foundation Pitch Competition Winners Aim to Transform Postsecondary Career and Technical Education

8/10/2022

Special Update From Peter J. Taylor

8/4/2022

Eye on Strategy: August 2022

8/3/2022

Education Innovation Ventures: Director's Message

7/11/2022

Eye on Strategy: July 2022

7/11/2022

Transfer Reform Demands More From All of Us

7/11/2022

Grants and Investments for Transfer Success

7/8/2022

Transitions – A More Inclusive Way to Look at Transfer

6/12/2022

How the Pandemic is Changing Higher Education for the Better

5/16/2022

Basic Needs Count in College Decisions

5/13/2022

CTE Leadership Collaborative Fellows Explore CTE in Rural Communities

5/13/2022

Welcome New ECMC Foundation Grantees and Investees

5/5/2022

Addressing College Students’ Basic Needs: What We’re Learning So Far

4/18/2022

Recognizing the Transformative Power of Community Colleges

3/29/2022

We Need a National Strategy on Middle-Skill Jobs. Without It, Here’s What Colleges Can Do.

3/24/2022

Investing in Women’s Success as Students and Leaders

3/22/2022

How the Business Community Can Power a “She-covery”

3/8/2022

4 Ways Community Colleges Can Address the Needs of their Single Mother Students

3/1/2022

Community Colleges and CTE: Reengaging and Preparing Learners for the Post-Pandemic Economy

2/24/2022

Celebrating Black History Month and the Critical Importance of CTE

2/24/2022

Video Spotlight: Onramp

2/23/2022

A Strong Safety Net Allows Equity in CTE to Take Root

2/22/2022

Welcome 2022 ECMC Foundation Grantees and Investees

2/17/2022

Investing in Black Student Success — On Campus and Beyond

2/7/2022

CTE Leadership Collaborative Equips a New Generation of Leaders to Reshape CTE’s Future

2/1/2022

It’s Not Business as Usual: Reflections on the Transformational Partnerships Fund

12/21/2021

Update on ECMC Foundation’s 2020 Commitment to Close Equity Gaps in Online Postsecondary Career and Technical Education (1)

12/13/2021

Opinion: Investing in Higher Education for Single Mothers to Transform the U.S. Economy

12/9/2021

Supporting Single Mother Students: What We Have Learned

12/7/2021

Reflecting on 2021: A Moment of Opportunity

12/6/2021

The Case for Re-examining State Financial Aid Funding Formulas

12/1/2021

Catalyzing Transfer Initiative: Our First Year in Review

11/17/2021

Soft Skills – Not Just Technical Skills – are Crucial to Getting and Keeping a Job in Today’s Workforce

11/4/2021

ECMC Foundation Surveyed Alumni ECMC Foundation Fellows of the CTE Leadership Collaborative. Here’s What We Learned.

5/18/2021

Congratulations to the 2021 CTE Leadership Collaborative Mini-Grant Program Grant Recipients

4/27/2021

New Research Uncovers the Possibilities and Benefits of Traditional and Non-Traditional Career Education Programs

4/13/2021

Announcing Our New $10 Million Investment in the Educational Success of Single Mothers

4/2/2021

Rebuilding CTE’s Post-Pandemic Future on Equity

3/11/2021

CTE Leadership Collaborative: 2020 Year In Review

1/20/2021

Our Commitment Takes on A New Urgency in 2021

1/8/2021

Putting Our Values Into Action

1/1/2021

Provider Pool Makes the “Future of Work” Work for Nurses

12/8/2020

Looking ahead with the CTE Leadership Collaborative

11/20/2020

An Incredible Return on Investment: Why We Invest in the Success of Single Mothers in Higher Education

10/8/2020

5 Lessons for Using Ed Tech to Promote College Success

9/23/2020

A Letter to College Administrators – Considerations for Virtual Learning

9/16/2020

Emergency Coaching Helps Students Weather Uncertainty

8/27/2020

How to Engage Generation Z in Higher Education with Digital Tools

8/25/2020

Data is a Vehicle to Achieving Greater Equity in Postsecondary CTE

8/24/2020

Improving Online Postsecondary Career and Technical Education: Why We’re Making a Significant Investment

7/13/2020

Lessons Learned on Pivoting to Online Focus Groups amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

6/23/2020

ECMC Foundation Funds COVID-19 Response Efforts and Programs to Support Students Beyond the Pandemic

4/21/2020

A New and Enhanced Strategy for the CTE Leadership Collaborative at ECMC Foundation

4/20/2020

What Happens When Capital Catalyzes Critical Change

4/6/2020

How Community Colleges Are Advancing Equity in Career and Technical Education

4/1/2020

How the Coronavirus Is Prompting Higher-Ed Grantmakers to Change Course

3/20/2020

Supporting Our Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic

3/11/2020

How the NC State College of Education is Addressing Workforce Development Goals

3/6/2020

Analysis: Investing in the Education of Student Parents Benefits Everyone. Here are 4 Ways Philanthropy Can Help

3/4/2020

Project to Identify How HSIs Can Assess Basic Needs, Foster Student Success

2/26/2020

ECMC Foundation Grants More Than $8 Million to Postsecondary Education Programs

2/13/2020

Investing in Women-Led Edtech Startups Is More Than a Matter of Equity. It’s Also Good Business.

9/4/2019

Google’s Inclusion of Community Colleges in Its College Search Tool is a Step in the Right Direction

7/16/2019

Higher Education is About to Have Its “Back to the Future” Moment

6/17/2019

OPINION: Four Ways to Break the Cycle of Food and Housing Insecurity on Campus

5/29/2019

Why College Student Mental Health Can No Longer Be Sidelined

5/17/2019

Delivering the Promise of Brown v. Board of Education Demands That We Become Active Change Agents

5/3/2019

Support Single Mothers in College to Make Education More Equitable for All

5/2/2019

Two Generations to Get Me Here—and It’s on Their Shoulders I Stand

5/2/2019

Sí se puede! We can succeed; we will succeed.

5/2/2019

Why College Signing Day Matters

4/30/2019

Q&A: Meet the Board of Directors Behind ECMC Foundation’s Transition to Strategic Grantmaking Five Years Ago

1/15/2019

The U.S. is finally starting to value CTE. Now it needs to value quality CTE in 2019

11/28/2018

Strength in Numbers for Postsecondary Access and Attainment (PSA2)

11/28/2018

The Key To Fixing The Gender Gap In Math And Science: Boost Women's Confidence

11/15/2018

Improving the Pipeline to Postsecondary Education for Adult Learners — Q&A with Jade Arn, Council for Adult and Experiential Learning

9/17/2018

High-Quality and Equity-Driven Dual Enrollment Programs Can Help Address the College Completion Crisis

7/31/2018

Perkins Act Reauthorization Will Jumpstart CTE and Help Close America's Skills Gap

7/25/2018

It's Time to Improve the Transfer Process for Community College Students

7/17/2018

Summer Power Reads: Book Recommendations from ECMC Foundation

7/9/2018

Want to Reduce Summer Melt? Start By Making College Costs More Transparent

4/26/2018

National Funder, Local Influence: How To Be Mindful of Your Playing Field

4/23/2018

A Millennial Funder in Old-School Philanthropy

3/6/2018

Engaging the For-Profit Sector to Help Revolutionize Education for All Learners

11/7/2017

California Sets Precedent for College Placement and Student Degree Matriculation

9/7/2017

ECMC Foundation Stands for DACA Students

8/30/2017

Book Recommendation: The Mind at Work: Valuing the Intelligence of the American Worker

7/14/2017

Book Recommendation: Other People's Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom

6/13/2017

Book review: Limbo Addresses Class Issues First-Generation College Students Experience

6/1/2017

Is a College Degree Worth the Investment?

5/9/2017

Best Practices in Funder Relations

3/13/2017

Lessons on Workforce Education from Hidden Figures

3/1/2017

Improving Completion Rates at Postsecondary Institutions is Critical for Student Success

2/27/2017

Education Professionals Share Why They Love Their Work

2/13/2017

Marybeth Gasman: "There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about equity."

2/8/2017

Kat Crawford: "I am changing the landscape of how students learn in a secure setting."

2/2/2017

Mentoring Matters Feature Series Highlights the Importance of Mentoring

1/31/2017

Column: Make Government Work for Jobs

1/1/2017

Mentoring Matters: Celebrating National Mentoring Month

12/6/2016

Mindful Grantmaking for Effective Results