Postsecondary Access and Attainment (PSA2) Impact Group

Postsecondary Access and
Attainment (PSA2) Impact Group

Founded in 2016 by Grantmakers for Education members, this volunteer-led impact group consists of over 300 GFE members that represent 130+ foundations focused on postsecondary access and attainment.

Our mission is to become effective leaders in education philanthropy, be a space for GFE members to connect, and to build the postsecondary field by serving as advisor to Grantmakers for Education.

We host networking events, deliver briefings and topical webinars in line with our philanthropic strategies, disseminate timely news and insights, and help shape GFE’s programming to be reflective of PSA2 members’ learning goals.

All GFE members are invited to:

• Join the PSA2 Impact Group email list for monthly updates, news, and resources
• Join a PSA2 subcommittee to help plan and shape member activities. Subcommittees include:
  • Annual Member Dinner Committee (at the annual GFE conference)
  • Communications & Connections Committee (newsletter)
  • Member Exchange Committee (members sharing their work)
  • Research & Learning Committee (SREE summer fellowship)
  • Regional Connections Committee (gatherings or site visits across the country)
• Join the PSA2 Steering Committee to help shape programming and activities, contribute to subcommittee work, and share updates and resources with fellow PSA2 members.
• Consider serving as a co-chair of the PSA2 steering committee, driving PSA2 activities and facilitating member collaboration, and liaising with GFE leadership. 

PSA2 members are invited but not required to contribute to the PSA2 Fund to support ongoing member programming, connection events, research, and more.

Interested? Have questions? Let us know at information@edfunders.org.

What We Do

To facilitate GFE member learning and collaboration, we:

• Host an in-person member dinner at the annual Grantmakers for Education conference each year. 
• Host networking events and site visits in regions where PSA2 members would like to co-host events.
• Invite all PSA2 members to learn about the upcoming year of PSA2 activities and opportunities. This meeting is open to all GFE members.
• Connect PSA2 members in virtual meetings where members can share their philanthropic strategies, priorities, and/or grantee partners’ work.
• Disseminate timely news, insights and resources to PSA2 members once a month.
• Help shape GFE programming and conference agendas that reflect PSA2 members’ learning goals.

Resources for Funders & the Field

• Postsecondary Spotlight webinar series (2024 – 2026)
• Landscape Scan of Postsecondary Funder Collaboratives

Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE) Reports commissioned by the PSA2 Impact Group and PSA2 members 

• Learn By Doing: Strategies to Support Work Based Learning Pathways in Post-Secondary Education (2025)
• Bringing Students Back (2024)
• Civic Engagement Across Postsecondary Education (2026) – coming soon

Join us

All GFE members are invited to join the PSA2 Impact Group’s email communication list and consider a more active role on a subcommittee or the steering committee. Questions? Contact us at information@edfunders.org.