Strada collaborates with students, policymakers, educators, and employers across the U.S. to strengthen the link between education and opportunity.
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We prioritize policies, practices, and programs that help ensure postsecondary education provides equitable pathways to opportunity.
We advance our mission through research, grantmaking, social impact investments, public policy solutions, Strada-supported nonprofit organizations, and strategic initiatives.
At Strada, we help strengthen the link between education and opportunity.
At Strada, we believe our employees are our greatest asset, and we’re committed to providing them with a robust benefits package. Our comprehensive benefits program includes health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement benefits, paid leave, and adoption assistance.
We also go beyond the basics to offer additional benefits that align with our mission and values. As a result, our employees have access to a range of unique benefits, such as donation matches to their favorite charities, paid time off to volunteer in the community, and tuition reimbursement for employees and their dependents who choose to advance their education.
At Strada, we understand our employees have lives outside of work. That’s why we offer a hybrid work environment that provides flexibility and work-life balance, with our headquarters located in Indianapolis and a regional hub in Washington, D.C.
Location: Indianapolis or Washington, D.C.
The Strategic Investments Platform Manager will be a key position in the Strategic Investments group. In this role, you will be a key player in post-investment value creation, responsible for supporting portfolio companies and fund manager relationships across Strada. Your initiatives will include developing a communications and events strategy, building a community experience for investees, and identifying opportunities to deliver on the promise of Strada as an impact investor of choice.
This individual reports to the Sr. Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. Responsibilities include, developing accounting policies and procedures, development of internal accounting controls, external reporting and information requirements for internal reporting.
Location: Indianapolis
The Revenue Accountant is responsible for monitoring clients’ payments, tracking financial transactions, and resolving billing discrepancies and reconciliations. The incumbent will release invoices and collect payments from outstanding debts. The Revenue Accountant will work in collaboration with other accounting department team members in support of carrying out the department’s goals and objectives.
This recognition, awarded to Strada plus all four supported nonprofit organizations that make up Strada Collaborative — CAEL, Education at Work, InsideTrack, and Roadtrip Nation — signals a prioritization of DEI efforts in our workplace environment. It is based on an assessment from Diversity for Social Impact.
At Strada, we work with our partners — students, policymakers, educators, and employers across the U.S. — to ensure learning after high school provides equitable pathways to opportunity.
We accomplish our work through a multi-pronged approach: research, philanthropy, strategic investments. advocacy at the state and federal levels, and support for nonprofit organizations that work directly with students. Together with our partners, we employ these tools to improve education after high school across the U.S.
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Report indicates both success and need for improvement in meeting students’ varied goals
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A new and improved Free Application for Federal Student Aid expected late this year should provide opportunities for more students and their families to access money to pay for college. Yet the transition to this new form presents unprecedented challenges for those who work to help students complete it.
To better understand the value community colleges provide to individuals and communities, we need to acknowledge the range of needs they serve.
According to new Strada Education Foundation research, community college attendees who complete an associate degree or successfully transfer to a four-year institution value their education at rates comparable to or higher than recent bachelor’s degree completers. However, researchers found first-generation students rated the value of their community college education about 20 percentage points lower than those who are not first-generation students.
Newly established teams will focus on collaboratively shaping policy at state, federal levels to create pathways to opportunity for more people
Eloy Ortiz Oakley, president and CEO of College Futures Foundation and former chancellor of the California Community Colleges, will join a Strada Education Foundation webinar Sept. 7, when he and other panelists will explore Strada’s latest report, “The Value of Community Colleges: Recent Students’ Motivations and Outcomes,” which captures several factors that motivated recent alumni to enroll in community college.
Major changes in the form, combined with an expected delay in its release, are combining to intensify the work of spreading the word about the updated FAFSA.
Initiative designed to support aspiring leaders at HBCUs through scholarships, work-based learning opportunities, expands to 50 schools
Veteran higher ed leader will provide collaborative leadership to help Strada strengthen the link between education and opportunity in America
A wide range of experiences prepare students for success beyond the completion of their college degree. The evidence for the value of interning on students’ future careers is strong.
The recognition, awarded to Strada plus all four supported nonprofit organizations that make up Strada Collaborative — CAEL, Education at Work, InsideTrack, and Roadtrip Nation — signals a continued prioritization of DEI efforts.
Longtime senior leader to assume role permanently after leading Strada’s financial operations through leadership, strategy transition as interim CFO
In an era of student enrollment declines, tight labor markets, rising college costs, and a growing lack of confidence in the value of a postsecondary education, community colleges and employers have ample reasons to partner together.
Partnerships between community colleges and employers have the opportunity to address local and regional economic needs through a range of tools, including supporting student success through resources and services, integrating work-based learning, and building career pathways.
Innovative leader brings an extensive track record of navigating through challenges to create effective education-to-employment data systems