New York City Outward Bound Center, Inc.
(d/b/a New York City Outward Bound Schools)

Posted on August 9, 2016

For salary support for the new Alumni Manager for their To and Through College Program aimed at getting their students into the right college, and giving them the supports they need to then complete their degrees. Outward Bound Schools has a network of 11 expeditionary learning schools throughout the five boroughs that they operate in partnership with the NYC Department of Education. They are creating a network-wide program, providing increased supports and further developing their college counselors into a “Community of Practice” by getting them together regularly. Their Alumni Director is tasked with developing and delivering a differentiated menu of supports for their students while they are in college to ensure they stay the course, including a web-based text messaging system allowing then to segment their alumni so that their messages can be effectively and appropriately targeted.