July 19, 2024

Calls to Action from #JointConvening2024

Source: Meredith Curry Nuñez

We encourage you to COMMIT TO AT LEAST ONE of our Calls to Action below. Share your intention to commit to an NCCPC Campaign at bit.ly/nccpc-campaigncommitments!

1. Increase CalKids Claims by 10%! Explore and share the toolkit: CA Child Savings Account Toolkit
2. Support one or more of NCCPC’s Policy Issue Priorities! See NCCPC’s 3-Year Policy Agenda with Principles and Priorities
3. Implement the CA Ban on scholarship displacement! Check out the AB 288 Scholarship Displacement Know Your Rights Toolkits
4. Commit to becoming an Education City or County! See NCCPC’s Education City Initiative Toolkit with Template and Guide 

Thank you to our incredible Co-Hosts for their vision, contributions, and planning leadership which made yesterday such a successful event! We send gratitude to 10,000 Degrees, Students Rising Above, Sobrato Philanthropies, the City of Hayward Mayor Mark Salinas, and California Volunteers.

Thank you to our generous sponsors for making this event possible! We are grateful for Title Sponsor Santa Clara University, Visionary Sponsor College Futures Foundation, Champion Sponsor Crankstart, Advocate Sponsor Excite Credit Union, and Raffle Sponsor the Golden State Warriors Community Foundation.

A big thank you to our co-emcees, Students Rising Above CEO Angela Bugayong and 10,000 Degrees Vice President Traci Lanier! We would also like to thank Vice President for Enrollment Management Eva Blanco Macias and President Julie Sullivan of Santa Clara University for their warm welcome and hosting of our event at their beautiful campus.

For our morning welcome and panel The State of Education and Economic Mobility in California, we thank Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D18), University of California President Dr. Michael Drake, City of Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, California Volunteers Fund Director of Workforce David Silver, California State Deputy Treasurer Stephanie Tom, former Mayor Christopher Cabaldon, and Sonoma State University Acting President Dr. Nathan Evans.

For our in-person attendees, we offered two hours of breakout sessions which included five 15-minute roundtable discussions and eight 60-minute workshops. We thank over 20 speakers from the event co-hosts as well as AssistHub, the California Child Savings Account Coalition, the California College Guidance Initiative, California Competes, the California Cradle-to-Career Data System, the California Volunteers Fund, Central Valley Community Foundation, the City of Oakland, Future Map, Groundwork Social Sector Consulting, Hayward Promise Neighborhoods, Making Waves Education Foundation, Oakland Unified, Southern California College Attainment Network, Steam the Streets, and uAspire.

For our closing and afternoon panel The Role of Public Officials and Funders in Strengthening Cradle-to-Career Ecosystems Across California, we thank California Student Aid Commission Deputy Director of Policy & Public Affairs Jake Brymner, Sobrato Philanthropies Program Officer, San Jose – Thriving Communities Aundraya Martinez, Hayward Mayor Mark Salinas, former Mayor Libby Schaaf, End Poverty in California (EPIC) Founder Michael Tubbs, and Public Advocates Director of Higher Education Sbeydeh Viveros-Walton.

Lastly, a big thank you to the Santa Clara University staff and 21 volunteers for their gifts of time, talent, and treasure – the NCCPC team could not have hosted this event without you! 

Thank you for joining us at our Convening for Champions of Higher Education Equity! We look forward to inviting you to future NCCPC events.