Formerly Incarcerated College Graduates Network

*Social media and email networking of formerly incarcerated college graduates *Regional face-to-face networking of formerly incarcerated college graduates *Gathering and promoting positive stories of formerly incarcerated college graduates *Providing support to organizations advocating for prison-based and post-prison higher education

We have an extensive network of formerly incarcerated college graduates and online presence for this network. Our collaborations with prison-based and post-prison higher education organizations has been growing rapidly the past year. However, our face-to-face capacity remains an areas that our growth strategy is focused on. Our network is currently an all-volunteer organization with a board and membership committees carrying out the work. These committees are another focus of our growth strategy.

*Growth in the size of the network *Expansion of geographic reach of the network *Broadening social narratives about formerly incarcerated people *Greater educational aspirations and matriculation of formerly incarcerated people *Increasing career opportunities for formerly incarcerated people

SO FAR *100% growth in membership each of the past 4 years--current membership is 1000+ members across 43 states *Development of public social media pages for sharing stories about formerly incarcerated college graduates *Development of a website for sharing stories about formerly incarcerated college graduates, books written by them, and job opportunities for them *Development of private social media groups to connect formerly incarcerated college graduates and share information within the network *Sharing of stories about formerly incarcerated college graduates on our public and private social media spaces *Development of a listserv for formerly incarcerated college graduates *Development of national convening and speakers bureau committees to enact strategic goals associated with these committees *Regional BBQ celebrations of formerly incarcerated college graduates in Washington and New Jersey *Development of collaborative relationships with organizations that advocate for prison-based and post-prison higher education NEXT *Development of additional committees to enact other components of our strategic plan *Expansion of leadership opportunities for members *Broadening geographic reach the network *Development of national speakers bureau *National convening of formerly incarcerated college graduates *Expansion of BBQ celebrations to other states *Expansion of collaborative relationships