There is no one-size-fits-all pathway into a meaningful career.

Catalyze advances career-connected learning through:

Expanding economic opportunity for all students.

Catalyze’s community of innovators helps young people develop the confidence and agency to navigate their future education and career opportunities through career-connected learning experiences. In the course of our work, Catalyze has identified that the most effective career-connected learning programs foster self-awareness, self-efficacy and career readiness in students.

Having built one of the nation’s largest communities of practice focused on career-connected learning, Catalyze is an innovation engine that moves the field forward — funding organizations that are changing the ways students are introduced to and interact with potential career pathways throughout their educational experience.

By investing in and expanding early access to hands-on career experiences, Catalyze and our community lays the groundwork for brighter, more successful futures for learners of all ages.

See our impact in action!

Download our 2023 impact report to see how we’re impacting the field of career-connected learning, including insights from members of the Catalyze community!

Our Supporters

A collaborative funding initiative powered by Common Group, Catalyze receives financial support from leading philanthropies and investors committed to providing students with opportunities to build agency throughout their learning and career journeys.


“We’re proud to work with this group of forward-thinking partners to provide funding and ongoing support to innovative organizations that provide students with opportunities to learn new skills and discover their career passions, while ensuring employers see the benefit in growing new talent pipelines.” - Michelle Cheang, Ed.D., Director of Catalyze

Read our recent Q&A to learn more about Michelle!

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