Topic: Growth and Scalability
What Should Education Organizations Compete On in the Age of AI?
As AI makes impressive products easy to build, competitive advantage moves. Jay Bakhru asks the bigger question for mission-driven organizations:…
The Mission Meets Market Sustainability Toolkit: Turn Strategy Into a Revenue Plan
Eleven guided modules and more than twenty fillable templates that turn the Mission Meets Market model into a Sustainability Plan…
Scale Is Not a Product Problem. It’s an Adoption Problem.
Every adoption involves a user, a customer and an influencer. Beth Ann Mejia explains why organizations stall when they understand…
From Reaction to Direction: Four Signals from the Field
Jay Bakhru returned from the NewSchools Venture Fund Summit with four signals on where the field stands, from a calmer…
When Convenings Work: Design Choices That Made the Difference
Trust isn't a side effect of a good convening. It's infrastructure. A new white paper from Intentional Futures and EdSolutions…
Designing for Scale: How Education Nonprofits Can Build with Market Fit in Mind
So far in this series, we have focused on two foundational shifts: the need for clarity about the K–12 market…
Navigating the New Reality: How K–12 Nonprofits Can Thrive Amid Market Shifts
If you lead a nonprofit working to transform K–12 education, you’re likely feeling the ground shift beneath your feet. District…
When the Map Changes, the Market Is the North Star
In the past few months, we’ve heard the same question from dozens of nonprofit leaders: “Are districts even buying right…
How Education Nonprofits Can Focus District Outreach Without Losing Mission Fit
In last week’s post, we explored how market scans can help nonprofit leaders navigate the uncertainty of today’s K–12 environment.…