Employer Partnerships
When your organization partners with One Million Degrees, you help change the futures of some of Chicago’s most promising—and often underutilized—talent sources: community college students.
Together, we create meaningful opportunities that support scholar success, strengthen your talent pipeline, and build a stronger, more equitable economy.
WAYS TO PARTNER
Coach OMD Scholars
Engage your team with volunteer opportunities.
From coaching to career panels, we’ll work with you to identify how to engage your employees in high-impact volunteer roles.
Inspire OMD Scholars: Host career exposure events.
Expose scholars to your industry and career paths by hosting events like Wisdom in the Workplace or speed networking.
Hire OMD Scholars
Build a custom talent pipeline.
Through OMD Works, our training and workforce development program, we work with employers to develop tailored training, upskilling, and work-based learning programs that prepare motivated scholars to meet a variety of workforce needs.
Advise OMD’s Work
Join the Executive Advisory Board.
Lend your expertise as part of our Executive Advisory Board and help shape OMD’s career readiness programming.
Invest in OMD’s mission
Create a custom partnership.
Align your company’s philanthropic goals with our mission by funding programs, sponsoring events, or designing a signature partnership.
Ready to Get Involved?
Join a growing network of corporate and employer partners championing community college talent.
Fill out our employer interest form and someone will be in touch.
Join a growing list of employer partners and supporters in promoting economic mobility for one of our communities’ most underutilized groups: community college students.
