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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 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


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


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


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


Obsidian Ecosystem Initiative
Black and brown real estate developers seed multidimensional infrastructure
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


Inclusive Computing
Interdisciplinary Computing Degrees to Broaden Participation in Computing
Develop strategy for systemic adoption of evidence-based practices for attracting and retaining women and students from races/ethnicities historically marginalized in computing

INNOVATOR: Carla Brodley

GROVE PARTNER: Kinney Zalesne

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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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