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Not traditional consulting, which architects and advises, Grove makes solutions move, because our social change pioneers have launched winning initiatives before. Not incubation, which supports stand-alone start-ups, Grove helps the leaders of powerhouse organizations leverage their platforms.
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Obsidian Ecosystem Initiative
Black and brown real estate developers advance equity in the industry
Connects the nation’s top emerging Black and brown real estate developers with education, workforce and infrastructure innovators to produce breakthrough neighborhood-level social and economic mobility outcomes
INNOVATOR: Joshua Elder
GROVE PARTNER: Derwin Sisnett
Postsecondary Persistence
Combine impact and scale via bot technology
Building on Bottom Line’s unsurpassed evidence base for postsecondary access and completion, test AI-driven tools to increase efficiency and scale
INNOVATOR: Steve Colón
GROVE PARTNER: Jim McCorkell
Postsecondary Persistence
Increase college persistence rates for underrepresented students through peer mentoring
Accomplished college leader works with PeerForward and stakeholders to refine the program model to maximize student impact and scalability
INNOVATOR: Raquel Figueroa
GROVE PARTNER: Aarti Dhupelia
University of Michigan Innovation
Collaboration with academic leadership and philanthropic partners driving impact
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Helping the university’s philanthropic partners and faculty innovators co-create and fuel solutions to the biggest challenges facing Michigan and the globe
INNOVATOR: Tom Baird
GROVE PARTNER: Jill Vialet
Postecondary Socioeconomic Diversity
Help students navigate selective college admissions in the post-Affirmative Action landscape.
A Consortium of the nation’s highly-selective colleges and high-impact Community Based Organizations creates a more equitable application process for students from low-income backgrounds.
INNOVATOR: Beth Breger
GROVE PARTNER: Tina Fernandez
Education in Latin America
Help Paraguayan students “leapfrog” inequities through powerful learning with technology
Design strategy and secure resources to adapt Digital Promise’s powerful learning model for the Paraguayan context with Fundación Paraguaya
INNOVATOR: Chaula Gupta
GROVE PARTNER: Martin Burt
Obsidian Catalyst Fund
Increase capital flow to impact-focused Black and brown developers
Design and raise a $100M real estate fund that unlocks the value of scale-ready, Black and brown Developers who know how to identify, navigate, and develop projects in high-growth urban communities
INNOVATOR: Bo Menkiti
GROVE PARTNER: Derwin Sisnett
Education Justice and Faith
Engage faith communities to address inequity in education outcomes
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Help the Leadership Initiative for Faith and Education at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education mobilize strategic faith and education partnerships, and support educators motivated by their faith.
INNOVATOR: Irvin Scott
GROVE PARTNER: Jeff Nelson
State Partnerships for College Access
Scale college access impact through state delivery channels
Package and distribute state-wide training for high school teachers and counselors in holistic, equity-focused college access
INNOVATOR: Melissa Connelly
GROVE PARTNER: J.B. Schramm
Career Pathway and Postsecondary Guidance
Expand high schools’ career pathway and college guidance capacity
Novel approach for expanding work-based learning opportunities for students and college and career pathway guidance supports in under-resourced schools
INNOVATOR: Gary Linnen
GROVE PARTNER: Karin Goldmark
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