Current
Pursuit
2014-2017; 2024 - Present
Pursuit increases economic opportunity by providing computer programming training to individuals from underserved and underrepresented backgrounds.
Pursuit's flagship program, Access Code, is a 10-month software development program that trains talented adults from underserved populations (including un/under-employed, non-college graduates, women, African Americans, Latino/as and immigrants) to become industry-ready programmers.
Arbor Rising partnered with the Pursuit management team on a number of key deliverables, including:
Theory of change — clarifying the population served, type of intervention, and target outcomes.
Financial model — to monitor fundraising progress, create multiyear budget projections, and track key programmatic outcomes.
Financing vehicles — “pay for success” opportunities for investors and program alumni to underwrite training costs
Performance dashboard — which established high-level goals and accountability targets for staff.
In our follow-on engagement, Arbor Rising is working with Pursuit to refine their Job Bond offering and related earned revenue efforts.
