- grow their professional networks
- build skills as school and systems leaders
- join regional boards
- pursue policy roles
- mentor current corps members of color
- impact their communities through local action

In 2011, the alumni of color community had grown to more than 5,000 people. The Collective emerged from the question: How can we unleash the potential of our alumni of color to advance our mission, faster and stronger?
The Collective network has since grown to include dozens of regional chapters and a suite of national programs focused on helping alumni of color increase their impact.
Participants have been connected to opportunities to:
Teach For America works in partnership with urban and rural communities in 51 regions across the country to expand educational opportunity for children. Founded in 1990, Teach For America recruits and develops a diverse corps of outstanding leaders to make an initial two-year commitment to teach in high-need schools and become lifelong leaders in the effort to end educational inequity. Today Teach For America is a force of nearly 60,000 alumni and corps members committed to profound systemic change.
From classrooms to districts to state houses across America, they’re reimagining education to realize the day when every child has an equal opportunity to learn, to grow, to influence and to lead. Teach For America is a proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network. For more information, visit www.teachforamerica.org and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
