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Degrees of Change

Tacoma, WA, US • 20 - 49 Employees
College/University

Our Mission: We prepare diverse, homegrown leaders to succeed in college and use their degrees to build more vibrant and equitable communities.Our Motivation: We love our communities and want to see them thrive in all their diversity. As a faith-based organization, our work is motivated by Christian convictions that include a deep commitment to working across differences for equity and justice. We believe that diverse, college-educated, homegrown leaders are in the best position to transform the inequitable systems that persist in our communities. We engage broad coalitions of organizations in the faith community and the public and private sectors to create meaningful impact.________________________________________________________________________________Signature ProgramsAct Six transforms communities by sending diverse, first-generation students together to private, faith-based, liberal arts colleges, while providing full scholarships and the training they need to become leaders in their home community and beyond. www.actsix.orgReady to Rise is a leadership development program that trains and supports cohorts of diverse, first-generation students in cohorts attending two- and four-year public colleges. www.readytorise.orgSeed Internships connects college students with local businesses through paid internships that prepare diverse, local leaders to become professionals leading their community.www.seedinternships.orgTacoma Completes is a collective impact effort that Degrees of Change leads to eliminate equity gaps in and increase the overall proportion of Tacoma Public School graduates who persist and complete college.(website in process)The Foyost College Enrollment Visualizer helps school districts and organizations track their students' progress through college while providing Degrees of Change with earned revenue through a subscription software model.www.foyost.org