What Our Partners Have To Say:
Sam Goessling, Chief Advancement Officer, IDEA Public Schools
"IDEA Public Schools partnered with Ampersand Education to lead the next phase of our growth, including site identification, green-lighting processes, and our annual regional expansion cycle through 2022.
Kristoffer and Katy worked with our team through all stages of the process, facilitating multiple meetings with our leadership team and board, which culminated in a growth rubric and external facing growth plan that continues to drive our selection of new regions. Kristoffer’s experience with charter school expansion, and Katy’s education advocacy and political knowledge were critical to IDEA’s successful expansion into new markets as we seek to serve 100,000 students in 173 schools across 10 regions by 2022."
Dan Scoggin, Co-Founder, Great Hearts, President of Great Hearts Foundation
“Our partnership with Ampersand Education has allowed us to focus on taking our schools to the next level and spread the opportunity across the country. Ampersand serves as our national growth team.”
Maura Marino, Chief Executive Officer, Education Forward DC
“Education Forward DC was one of Ampersand’s first clients and continues to rely on them daily. As an extension of our team, they support our advocacy, data, and school investment teams to meet and exceed our goals.”
Abby Schumwinger, Partner and Investment Director, The Drexel Fund
“The Drexel Fund, with Ampersand’s partnership, has been able to prioritize the states that best align with our mission, enabling us to have a greater impact with our time and resources.”
Lisa Graham Keegan, Chief Executive, Arizona Chamber Foundation
Founder, A for Arizona Project
"Ampersand Education has been a critical thought partner as the Arizona Chamber Foundation has gone through strategic reorganization and has helped us execute on our highest education priorities.
We rely on Katy's advocacy expertise and Kristoffer's knowledge of school and fund growth weekly. Their partnership has helped us raise and answer critical questions to guide us in this pivotal period of time for our organization."
