No Images? Click here PSA2 Impact Group Announcement: Connect with Postsecondary Funders at Two Conferences! Dear PSA2 supporter, It’s that time of year again! The Grantmakers for Education annual conference is on the horizon, October 22-24, 2019. As an attendee at GFE’s annual conference since 2015, one of the highlights I look forward to every year is the reinvigorating energy this gathering of community brings. There’s a buzz in the air as everyone’s excited to learn, share how our organizations and those we support have grown, and acknowledge the strides we’ve made toward the challenges that we’re tackling. It’s from this drive to take action and elevate engaged conversation that the Postsecondary Access and Attainment (PSA2) Impact Group was born. PSA2 is a collective of GFE member funders – local, regional, and national – that are committed to supporting initiatives centered on postsecondary education completion, including traditional degrees and short-term credentials. Over the course my engagement with GFE, I’ve been fortunate to observe and support the establishment and growth of PSA2. The GFE conference feels like a small family reunion. There’s a mixture of warm, familiar faces in the group and well as new first-timers. Postsecondary-Focused Opportunities We’re excited to once again have a dedicated track at the conference this year with sessions that specifically speak to funders who are interested in supporting students pursuing postsecondary education opportunities. PSA2 sessions go from wide-ranging – coordinating transfer success across three states – to laser-focused – addressing students’ gaps in basic needs, such as housing and food security. In gearing up for GFE's 2019 conference, our PSA2 network will share our collective memories, favorite highlights, and hopes for this year. Stay tuned! Networking Dinner For now, we also ask that you save the date for Monday night, October 21, from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. for a funders’ dinner at the conference. Details and information on how to RSVP will be sent later this month, or watch this space. This special event is returning for a second year in response to the resounding positive feedback from PSA2’s GFE conference dinner last fall. This is an opportunity for grantmakers to reconnect as well as for many who haven’t been involved with PSA2 to learn more and advance their own networks. NCAN Conference Want to meet up with PSA2 funders and friends before the GFE Conference? PSA2 will hold a happy hour on Tuesday evening at the National College Access Network's conference in Indianapolis! When: Tuesday, September 17, from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. **Funders who are registered for NCAN will receive a reminder prior to the conference. Special thanks to the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Lumina Foundation for hosting! Thank you, and more to come leading up to GFE's annual conference 2019! Best, Angela Sanchez, PSA2 Co-chair
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