Scope:
SchermCo was responsible for leading the feasibility testing and organizational capacity to launch a new college advising service to support under-resourced schools. Our scope included a full landscape and stakeholder review, data analysis, testing, and the creation of a final report, with a full business plan and budget projections for the proposed service.
Results:
- CDI’s board unanimously approved the business plan and launched a three-year national pilot for their innovative college advising service
- Using the plan SchermCo developed, CDI partnered with a large high school in Washington D.C. within 60 days of offering the new service
- News Coverage
- In partnership with CDI, SchermCo made a $500 contribution to Generation Hope, a Washington D.C. base non-profit that aims to reduce poverty one family at a time by supporting teen mothers attending college