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.
Strada Education Foundation is seeking a dynamic and innovative Senior Director, Evaluation and Learning to join our research team as we work to identify solutions that educators, employers, policymakers, and other funders can advance to improve equitable pathways to opportunity through post-secondary education and training.
Location: Indianapolis.
We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Assistant Payroll Manager to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely processing of payroll updates, including new hires, terminations, and changes to pay rates.
The Senior Corporate Counsel will report directly to the EVP General Counsel and be responsible for: providing legal representation and counsel, maintaining operations within the scope established by law for large public charities, identifying and analyzing legal issues, ensuring legal compliance for the organization as well as providing staff training with respect to areas of legal and regulatory compliance affecting the organization. This is a hybrid position that requires Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays working from the office (either our Washington DC or Indianapolis location).
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.
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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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
Seasoned postsecondary education policy leader to oversee nonprofit organization’s advocacy work with state and federal policymaker
Three-year grants awarded to four institutions will support expansion of programs designed to help learners succeed during and after completion of their degree or credential. These programs deploy a broad range of strategies from new technology solutions to embedded, industry-recognized credentials, which will be made available to thousands of new learners through these grants.
Veteran corporate leader brings diverse range of experience to guide Strada’s legal team and serve organization’s Board of Trustees
Two-year grants will support proven partnerships that connect learners to education and in-demand employment opportunities and strengthen regional economies.
At a time of growing societal uncertainty about the value of higher education and declining enrollment, the views of alumni turn out to be particularly insightful. This group can provide especially valuable feedback about how their education experiences have enriched their lives, which can help us ensure that today’s students maximize all the benefits that college offers.
A rich mixture of skills gained in college improves post-completion outcomes for graduates
The list of benefits associated with earning a college degree is extensive and oft-repeated. It includes higher average lifetime earnings, employment security, greater self-esteem, and better health, among many others.
National Workforce Development Leader to Head Social Impact Organization’s Strategy and Innovation Team
A 12-week internship for individuals who are bold, curious, motivated team players — and passionate about advancing equity.
Amid all of this disruption, the number of U.S. workers leaving or changing their jobs sharply increased. Known variously as the Great Resignation, Reshuffle, or Realignment, the trend has been cast in the cultural imagination as a collective desire on the part of the American workforce for more rewarding or meaningful work.