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Ballmer Group

Co-founded by Connie and Steve Ballmer, Ballmer Group funds organizations and leaders to reshape opportunity and expand economic mobility across the United States.

Ballmer Group

About Ballmer Group

Ballmer Group is committed to improving economic mobility for children and families in the United States. They fund leaders and organizations that have demonstrated the ability to reshape opportunity and reduce systemic inequities. Their grant to Communities In Schools® (CIS®) helps us meet our bold ambition to scale our model to 1,000 new Title I-eligible schools in America and to build a stronger system that better supports the 12 million students living in poverty.

 

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We are proud to support CIS and believe in the promise of bringing their approach to scale across the U.S. This investment is designed to show how school site coordinators using the CIS model can meet students’ needs on an ongoing basis in order to improve high school graduation rates and, ultimately, economic mobility.
Steve Ballmer Founder of Ballmer Group

CIS Organizations Funded by Ballmer Group

Charting a Pathway to Success

CIS Graduates and Site Coordinators from CIS of Southeast Harris and Brazoria Counties

A Braided Approach to Sustainability

After considering local community plans and district leadership priorities, CIS of Southeast Harris and Brazoria Counties developed a Scaling for Success plan to expand CIS services to 10 new Title I campuses across three districts in TX. v

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CIS Site Coordinator High Fiving Students

Strengthening Long-Term Impact

CIS of Central Ohio has grown substantially over the past six years, expanding from nine school partnerships in one community to 46 schools across six cities.

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