Community Colleges

Across the country, community colleges provide educational opportunities as a path to college or a good job for millions of Americans. From students seeking workforce training and certificate courses, to those who eventually go on to higher degrees, community colleges provide local, high-quality educational opportunities.

Douglas Gould and Company has worked with community college systems and with community college leaders to create communications plans and messages that inspire students, educators, business leaders and policymakers to take action to support these vital educational resources.

Recent Clients

Points of Entry: Guiding Adults to Education and Career Success

The Points of Entry project, funded by the Open Society Foundations, aims to promote the development of career pathways and transition programs for low-skilled adults and prisoners in re-entry. The initiative works with eight sites in Alabama, California, New York and Massachusetts.

The New Jersey Council of County Colleges (NJCCC)

The New Jersey Council of County Colleges is a not-for-profit organization that provides statewide leadership for the advancement of New Jersey’s 19 community colleges. A state nationally recognized for its strong K-12 system, New Jersey’s community colleges provide educational and economic opportunity to more than 400,000 students.

Literacy Information and Communications Systems (LINCS)

LINCS is a national dissemination, resource gathering, and professional development hub for the literacy field created by the United State Department of Education’s Office of Vocational and Adult Education. It provides information on a wide variety of relevant topics, issues and resources online and through the LINCS Regional Resource Centers.

Jobs for the Future

Jobs for the Future is a workforce development and education organization that identifies, develops and promotes new education and workforce strategies that help communities, states and the nation compete in a global economy. Founded in 1983, Jobs for the Future is based in Boston.

Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges

The Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges is a nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is to represent the interests of the state’s 14 community colleges. Its mission is to provide open access, focus on student goal attainment, make education affordable and highlight the needs of local and regional communities.

California Leadership Alliance for Student Success

The California Leadership Alliance for Student Success (CLASS) Initiative seeks to focus attention on leadership strategies and policies that must be central in California’s effort to increase successful outcomes for community college students. The initiative is funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the James Irvine Foundation.

Ford Foundation - Bridges to Opportunity Initiative

Bridges to Opportunity Initiative is a program of the Ford Foundation. Its mission is to promote policy innovation, conduct research and develop models of effective institutional classroom and administrative practice for use by policymakers, college administrators and advocacy coalitions.

The Community College League of California

The Community College League of California is a nonprofit association whose voluntary membership consists of the 72 local community college in California.

Community College Research Center

The Community College Research Center is the leading independent authority on the nation’s more than 1,200 two-year colleges. Based at Columbia University, CCRC's mission is to conduct research on the major issues affecting community colleges and contribute to the development of practice and policy that expands access to higher education.

The James Irvine Foundation

The mission of the James Irvine Foundation is to expand opportunity for the people of California to participate in a vibrant, successful and inclusive society. Established in 1937, the Foundation has provided more than $1 billion in grants to over 3,000 nonprofit organizations across the state.

Kentucky Community & Technical College System

The Kentucky Community & Technical College System comprises 16 colleges across 68 campuses in Kentucky. Its mission is to provide affordable and accessible quality education to Kentucky residents.

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has been making grants since 1967 to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. Their goals include: helping to reduce global poverty, limiting the risk of climate change, improving education for students in California and elsewhere, improving reproductive health and rights worldwide, supporting vibrant performing arts in our community, advancing the field of philanthropy, and supporting disadvantaged communities in the San Francisco Bay Area.