Jessica Hicklin draws inspiration from the individuals she meets who are in a position she was once in.
She is driven by the opportunity to provide hope for others who look at her and say, “If you can do this, I can do this.” Hear more in this #Changemakers clip.

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Thank you Ascendium's Education Philanthropy for your support and funding. This opportunity enables us to forward our mission at The State University of New York 😁👨‍🎓
Please see the link below for the full press release! suny.edu/suny-news/pres…

One of Jessica Hicklin’s goals at Unlocked Labs is to help increase access to education inside prisons. Hear more from Jessica about Unlocked Labs’ guiding priorities to achieve this goal. #Changemakers #AscendiumEP

📣 We are elated to announce the semifinalists for the 2025 #AspenPrize ! Check out the full list of colleges and learn more about the Aspen Prize, made possible due to generous support from Ascendium's Education Philanthropy, J.P. Morgan, The Joyce Foundation, and Kresge Foundation: highered.aspeninstitute.org/aspen-prize/

#Education needs to be a pathway to #opportunity -not an end in itself. We want students to acquire the #skills they need to be #successful .

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The SUNY HEP team is very excited to share that we are receiving a $3million grant from Ascendium's Education Philanthropy! This grant will allow us to expand our work in NY and connect with other systems working in HEP across the country through NASH.

SUNY - The State University of New York #HigherEdinPrison #opportunities 👏

A new type of university, where experience is the best teacher. Chancellor Mallory Dwinal-Palisch joins Michael B. Horn & Jeff Selingo to share Reach's 'one' and 'only one' focus to serve working adults and employers. Future U. Podcast Ascendium's Education Philanthropy #ApprenticeshipDegree #Rural #HigherEd #K12

Sectoral training programs can offer flexible, affordable, and accessible pathways to upward mobility and career achievement.

Read this brief from @mdrc_news to learn more about this promising approach to “earning as you learn.”
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Just signed up to do some #vto next week Ascendium's Education Philanthropy since I don't know if I will have time on MLK day I still wanna help out how I can! #volunteer #volunteer timeoff #atlfoodbank #atlantafoodbank Atlanta Community Food Bank

Lucas G. is just one of 801 Wisconsin Technical Colleges apprentices to receive a Tools of the Trade #scholarship from #AscendiumEd this year. He explains what the scholarship means to them.

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At the Center on Rural Innovation Conference, Senior Program Officer Brittany Corde will join leaders from UNM-Taos Hive and AZRegionalEDF for a discussion on the impact of cross-sector collaboration on technology talent development. If you’re attending, join this session at 2:30 p.m. CT on May…

FDLTCC is proud to be a part of the #ATD Community Vibrancy cohort and we look forward to the impact this will have on our tribal community and the broader region we serve. @achievethedream Ascendium's Education Philanthropy
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Our Partnership with Ascendium's Education Philanthropy means the sky is the limit for Rural workforce development! Supporting career training programs from registered apprentice  #AgPilot to pharmacy tech, we're proud to share our #Impact data since we started in 2020.

We’re thrilled to announce new funding from Ascendium's Education Philanthropy, Patrick J McGovern Foundation, @RebootRepresent and Schultz Family Foundation.

This philanthropic support will allow us to scale our work to create the most diverse generation of engineers, CTOs and founders.

Read more: bit.ly/3UqCmgQ

Thanks to support from Ascendium's Education Philanthropy and the #RuralWorks program, Delta Compass is supporting clients training for in-demand careers in manufacturing, welding, healthcare and more. We're proud to spotlight their work. #WorkforceDevelopment

We’re excited to be in Madison, Wisconsin, collaborating with workforce development experts from around the country at the Rise Networking Convening. A big thank you to Jobs for the Future (JFF) , World Education Services , and Ascendium's Education Philanthropy for hosting us. #workforcedevelopment #networking

Are you attending #RuralSummit24 ? Senior Program Officer Kirstin Yeado is moderating “Designing Apprenticeships in Rural Communities” with Mary Wurtz, Vanessa Bennett, Eric Dunker, and Erin Crisp at 11 a.m. on April 30. bit.ly/4aWORIr

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We're excited to put the spotlight on our #RuralWorks partners at People Inc, who have worked with 140+ clients to upskill into new or better jobs. Thank you to Ascendium's Education Philanthropy for supporting #WorkforceDevelopment in Rural communities throughout the US!

Great to hear from Erin Crisp, EdD at Tennessee Grow Your Own Center - TN GYO Center on teacher apprenticeships in rural places, supported by Ascendium's Education Philanthropy. Shout out to our hub friends at UTC SOE, your state and schools are getting shout outs for these awesome partnerships and pathways at Partners for Rural Impact #RuralSummit24 !