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Celebrating America Forward’s 10th Anniversary

Translating Local Impact into National Change

America Forward’s founding mission was to unite social entrepreneurs with policymakers and transform local impact into national change. And our ultimate vision was an audacious one: to scale the most innovative and effective solutions to our country’s most pressing social problems and increase opportunity and equity in America.

Since its founding, America Forward has stayed true to its mission and we have seen a seismic shift in the the social innovation policy landscape. In our ten years, we have grown into a coalition of some 70 innovative and results-driven organizations operating in 14,500 communities across the country. Today, in partnership with thought leaders and policymakers on both sides of the aisle, America Forward Coalition members work tirelessly to ensure that taxpayer dollars are put to better use and that innovation and

results are a key element of education, workforce development, and evidence-based policy.

The political climate is more partisan than ever, and shifts in technology, globalization, immigration, and demographics continue to alter the way we do business, communicate, and learn, and to transform the jobs we do. As we look to the next ten years, we will need both deep engagement  and steadfast endurance to meet our country’s most pressing challenges and effect real systemic change.

To put it plainly, policy has never been more consequential.
Read the kickoff piece to our 10th Anniversary celebration here.

“The America Forward Coalition has demonstrated the impact social entrepreneurs can have when they come together to affect change. Applying the power of social entrepreneurs to the public policy challenges of our day not only has had a measurable impact on policy itself, it has presented a model for how we can scale impact when we work together as a community.”

– Kelly Ward, Executive Director, National Democratic Redistricting Committee and Former Director of America Forward

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Voices from the Field

To celebrate America Forward’s 10 years of transforming local impact into national change, and as we lay the foundation for what the next 10 years holds, we want to elevate and spotlight examples of programs, interventions, and practices that our Coalition and broader network have developed, are implementing, or believe need greater attention brought to them and that policymakers should be aware of. In addition, we are chronicling the impact that America Forward and the America Forward Coalition have had in shifting federal policy to reward results, incentivize innovation, catalyze cross-sector partnerships, and advance equity. Learn how our Coalition organizations are measurably improve lives and helping to move all of America forward.

FEBRUARY SPOTLIGHT: EDUCATION
I AM MOVING AMERICA FORWARD
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America Forward will have the strongest impact in its next 10 years by continuing to make the case that educational institutions cannot improve outcomes for all students on their own—that we need to work in partnerships to fix systems that support all learners and by doubling down on advocacy that continues to push the envelope on innovation and evidence.”

– Danica Petroshius, Principal at Penn Hill Group and America Forward Advisor

Where to Find Us

South by Southwest EDU – March 2018 in Austin, TX

Points of Light Conference – June 2018 in Atlanta, GA

Help us raise awareness about barriers to college access & success by participating in the #TodaysStudent twitter town hall on 9/8 at 1 pm ET.

How do you think federal policy can create incentives for #highered to meet the needs of #TodaysStudent? Hear from experts, 9/8 at 1pm ET.

What You’re Saying on Twitter

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Where to Find Us

South by Southwest EDU – March 2018 in Austin, TX

Points of Light Conference – June 2018 in Atlanta, GA 

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