Welcome to College Summit

Partnership Profiles

Deloitte and College Summit

In 2006, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP (Deloitte) committed more than $1,000,000 over three years – through an integrated mix of philanthropy, pro-bono, volunteerism and leadership -- to support College Summit’s efforts in building the capacity of schools to increase college-enrollment school and school-district wide. As part of the program, a team of consultants from Deloitte are working with College Summit to improve its methodology in measuring and improving college enrollment rates across schools and school districts. Deloitte volunteers will also act as strategic advisers at College Summit regional sites and as writing coaches at College Summit summer workshops across the country. Additionally, College Summit and Deloitte will launch the Deloitte Awards for College Enrollment Achievement and Innovation later in 2007, which will recognize and reward College Summit partner schools that measurably increase their college enrollment rates and develop innovative approaches to improving college-going.

Deloitte & Touche USA LLP is the U.S. member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. Its subsidiaries provide audit, tax, consulting and financial advisory services through nearly 40,000 people in the US. Known as an employer of choice for innovative human resources programs, it is dedicated to helping its clients and people excel. Its approach to community involvement is to contribute its intellectual capital to nonprofit organizations working to address social issues.

The Skoll Foundation and College Summit

In 2004, J.B. Schramm, founder and CEO of College Summit, attended the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship to accept College Summit’s first Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. Skoll Foundation recognized College Summit’s method for increasing the college enrollment rate of low-income students and supported national infrastructure. In 2006 the Skoll Foundation again awarded College Summit a Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, this time granting the highest award amount in that category.

The Skoll Foundation has been a thought partner around questions of scale. Skoll employees truly seek to understand the challenges of a social entrepreneur and offer meaningful ways beyond financial capital to support and ensure the success of College Summit.

The Skoll Foundation’s mission is to advance systemic change to benefit communities around the world by investing in, connecting and celebrating social entrepreneurs. Social entrepreneurs are proven leaders whose approaches and solutions to social problems are helping to better the lives and circumstances of countless underserved or disadvantaged individuals. After identifying the people and programs already bringing positive change to communities throughout the world, the Skoll Foundation empowers them to extend their reach, deepen their impact and fundamentally improve society.

Capital One and College Summit

In early 2006, Capital One announced their four year grant of $1 million at College Summit’s 10th Anniversary Gala in New York City. Through a comprehensive and integrated collaboration, College Summit and Capital One share a focus on ensuring that capable students enroll in college, regardless of economic background.

In addition to a financial commitment and providing volunteers for College Summit Workshops, Capital One will assist in sponsoring special events and providing strategic and operational guidance to College Summit. Together, we plan to engage 3,200 low income students in a year long College Summit program that will significantly increase their rate of college enrollment and retention.

Capital One has always believed that it is in a unique position to bring about meaningful and positive change and to help expand the economic horizons for people in low to moderate income communities. Capital One focuses its resources to revitalize communities, increase education access and teach financial education.

Lumina Foundation for Education and College Summit

In 2004, Lumina Foundation for Education and College Summit formed a partnership around two initiatives: (1) expanding teacher training and tools for managing individual student progress toward college attainment and (2) elevating the importance of college access through a variety of awareness-building activities. Lumina granted College Summit more than $1 million spread over three years. In addition to the funding partnership, the foundation, a leading expert in college access, has been a thought partner in our program design.

In 2006, with the support of Lumina Foundation for Education, College Summit redesigned our teacher training component and held three Educators Institutes across the country to train more than 200 teachers.

Lumina Foundation for Education, a private, independent foundation strives to help people achieve their potential by expanding access and success in education beyond high school.