We’re hiring! The Vice President of Development (VPD) serves as the frontline fundraiser and steward for all APA funders. Learn more and apply: bit.ly/3PZb6oO

“It's comforting to know that at different phases and stages of career and organizational development, we're all working through similar challenges. Other leaders are experiencing the same things, and with APA, there's a safe space to talk about it.” - Jaclyn Piñero, Jaclyn Piñero

Check out these four partnership and learning opportunities that are being offered by the National @SummerLearning Association (NSLA) this summer! Learn more at bit.ly/4aLf7Fh

“I feel supported and validated by other leaders in the Alliance..Other APA leaders' experiences are helpful to me in considering new approaches we might take in my own organization.” - Dean Elson, Chief Knowledge Officer, Reading Partners

Support the We Will All Rise #BMT2024 campaign working to uplift male educators of color by resharing a 'Black and Brown Men Teach' post with your network. bit.ly/4cIaopP

'The Alliance has developed a community and culture of belonging – a place where I feel seen, heard, and valued. A place where I can expect candor, vulnerability, transparency, and possibility.” - Kayla Morais, Chief Growth Officer, Our Turn

Happy Birthday to our Founding Chairman, the late Gen. Colin Powell!

The Point Foundation 🎓🌈 will award students $4,800 per academic year to study cosmetology in partnership with @Bumbleandbumble. Share with your students to apply this week, before April 10: bit.ly/3xovN7j

TNTP envisions a PK–12 experience for every young person that upends the predictive influence of poverty and race on their life outcomes and fuels innovation and growth across our country. Learn more about TNTP: bit.ly/3TYBykK

Congratulations to Alliance Community Member, @SparktheJourneyDC, on receiving an incredible gift from Yield Giving, a fund led by philanthropist, MacKenzie Scott: bit.ly/3TXkziS

“We are building a culture that extends far beyond our individual organizations, and it can really change the setting and the temperature of the entire field” -Jessica Bynoe, President, PENCIL

@KingmakersofOakland champions fundamental shifts across six system change drivers to better support Black boys: Curriculum and pedagogy, community and family engagement, youth voice and leadership, narrative change, Black teacher retention, and policy. bit.ly/3xnJ7bN

'We can change the narrative of how we talk about young people. They're not problems to be solved. They truly are resources and have solutions right now. If you talk to any practitioner on the ground, they see it that way.' -Ben Houltberg, President & CEO, Search Institute

Read about Alliance Community Leader, Erin Lewellen's, full-circle moment, as she returned to Cape Town, South Africa this year—now as CEO of Global Citizen Year, an organization that provides innovative and immersive learning programs to young people: bit.ly/4a9Ii4X

Congrats to the 10 organizations selected as exemplars in collective leadership by the Carnegie Corporation of New York of New York in partnership with Transcend. Learn more about their inspiring work: carnegie.org/news/articles/…

This Women's History Month, @Girls_Inc President and CEO, Stephanie Hull, was honored in a webinar hosted by the @NGCProject, which celebrated all the incredible women breaking barriers in STEM for future generations: bit.ly/3TxDGyH #WHM #strongsmartbold

'The Alliance is about recognizing the power of both the individuals and the organizations coming together, and almost tossing out any old playbooks that we had and writing new ones together.' - Jaclyn Piñero, CEO, uAspire uAspireCEO

The The Learning Accelerator and Mathematica will fund up to 10 networks advancing virtually-supported learning strategies in the 2024-25 school year. Access up to $150K in flexible grant support, work with a community of leaders, receive research support: bit.ly/4ah1hdw

Welcoming, @GetSchooled to the Alliance! Get Schooled Advances educational equity by connecting high school juniors and seniors with the knowledge and support needed to succeed in postsecondary education and their first jobs. Learn more: bit.ly/3vkjzMk

'Over time, more organizations will recognize that the challenges they're facing are not theirs alone. Then, we can really address them as structural and systemic barriers, as opposed to just individual or organizational barriers.' - Lena Eberhart, CEO, Let's Get Ready