America Succeeds is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit committed to engaging business leaders in modernizing education systems to drive equity and opportunity.
America Succeeds is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit committed to engaging business leaders in modernizing education systems to drive equity and opportunity.
America Succeeds was founded in 2014 with a vision of building public education systems to prepare every student to succeed in the competitive global economy and contribute to their local community. For us, that means ensuring business leaders are engaged as education champions. It is our belief that businesses have the obligation, opportunity, and capacity to foster greater student achievement, build an educated workforce pipeline, and protect our future economic vitality.
In 2014, after finding success with Colorado Succeeds as the business voice for education in Colorado, Tim Taylor and Zack Neumeyer launched America Succeeds.
From 2014 to 2018, America Succeeds’ supported a network of state-based Affiliates with expert consulting and capacity-building support, connecting like-minded organizations to generate systems-level change from the bottom up.
In 2018, America Succeeds expanded its focus beyond the affiliate network with the launch of the Age of Agility.
Since 2020, the organization made two significant strategy shifts to expand and deepen our impact. The America Succeeds network became more inclusive to allow for new types of partners and we began to lead the network with a national policy agenda and initiatives.
Today, we work with education and workforce stakeholders to ensure American l/earners have access to the delivery, development, demonstration and validation of durable skills.
America Succeeds is uniquely positioned between business and the education policy sector. Our portfolio of work bridges and connects these two distinct constituencies, with advocacy efforts aimed at larger culture change and policy efforts to help move the education system towards our vision.
Mission: To engage business leaders in modernizing education systems to drive equity and opportunity.
Vision: Every student is prepared to succeed in the competitive global economy and contribute to their local community.
Theory of Change: Education is guided by state policy and change is most impactful at the state level. Systems change requires the active engagement of multiple stakeholders. Business leaders have the opportunity, obligation, and capacity to fight for kids and strengthen our education system.
America Succeeds’ policy and advocacy work is rooted in five core principles. These principles, which are critical to the success of any business, are equally as important in transforming the education system.