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Membership. Access. Success
Shameek Robinson – CACNY
Yelena Ramautar – CBI/NYCDOE
Jameika Bristol – College Summit
Allison Palmer – New Settlement Apartments
Erica Padilla – Utica College
THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS TO
INCREASE COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS!
Membership. Access. Success
Session Agenda• CACNY Overview
• Partnership Perspectives• CACNY Board• High School• Community Based Organization• College Admissions• College Success
• Additional Considerations
• Q and A
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CACNY Inc. Overview
• C – College• A – Access• C – Consortium of• N – New• Y – York• Inc. – Incorporated as 501c(3) in 2008
• City and region wide network of K-12, CBO, Postsecondary, and concerned members founded 1995
• Mission to empower members to support the college access and success of their students and communities
• Provides the following for members:• Collective Convening Events• Professional Development• Unique Networking Opportunities
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CACNY Implementation Model
• Monthly face to face membership meetings featuring• College Spotlight• Content Based
Presentation• Professional Networking
• Additional key benefits• Member Listserve• Website• LinkedIn/Facebook
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Unique Value-add Activities/Events
• Opportunity Program Fair
• Community Based Organization Fair
• Big Apple College Fair• CACNY Student Scholarship
• Counselor Trips to College Campuses
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High School Perspective• Network of like minded individuals • Leveraging relationships to benefit my students
• Cross collaborations with CBOs • College Partnerships
• Professional Development • Networking opportunities • Listserv • Shared best practices for access and success
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CBO Perspective
Community Based Organizations are usually viewed as educational programs with dedicated goals to increase the awareness of College access and success in communities where resources wouldn’t readily be available
Being part of a network such as CACNY can assist such organizations with Regional Visibility, Innovative Collaborations, Sustaining Relevant Relationship
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CBO Perspective
“Regional Visibility”
•Featured Spotlight
•Monitored Listserv
•Meeting Space
•Formal meetings that allow informal discussions
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CBO Perspective
“Innovative Collaborations”
•Ability to share best practices in our communities
•Like minds think alike ………
•Discussing ways to serve the same student, HS or College with non-duplicated services
•Sustainable relationships
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CBO Perspective
“Relevant Relationships”
•Rolodex Concept
•Data Sharing
•Networking to gain an understanding of the needs and understanding how you can provide
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College Admissions Perspective• Strong outreach through an extensive, tight-knit network
(CBI, Urban Assembly)• Counselors with amazing access to the students• UC as CACNY spotlight College • Sharing information• Alternative to the traditional visit
• Summer• After 2pm during travel season• Workshops• Interviews or one on ones with students at sites• Coffee times
• Continued contact to track student success
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College Success Perspective• Brings together community-based organizations, high
schools and colleges as they move to create greater support for students in college.
• College success professionals share:• Best practices • Network with professionals working toward the same goals• Support advocacy around college success
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Additional Considerations• Establishment
• Operated from 1995-2007 as ad-hoc organization• 2008 became 501c(3): additional responsibilities/operations
• Sustainability• Funding opportunities: member dues; foundation grants• Staffing: currently all volunteer; part/full time staffing related to
funding opportunities
• Scalability• Balance growing larger with engagement and impact• Other cities/regions in NY State seeking to implement
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Question and Answer
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Thank you:• Yelena Ramautar – CACNY
Vice Chair Meetings Director College Guidance Brooklyn School of Global Studies [email protected]
• Jameika Bristol – Director of Strategic Partnerships, College Summit [email protected]
• Allison Palmer – Executive Director, College Access and Success Center, New Settlement Apartments [email protected]
• Erica Padilla – Director, New York City Engagement/Admissions, Utica College [email protected]
• Shameek Robinson - CACNY Vice Chair Communications [email protected] Associate Director, K12 SDP, College Board [email protected]
