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.
