Summer Search Update

We’re closing the books on 2008, which was the first year of our strategic growth plan. Across the organization, Summer Search sent 735 first and second-year students away on summer programs (compared to 538 last year) – a 37% increase!

We also launched our first ever fundraising campaign: the Expand the Dream campaign to raise $20 million dollars that will allow Summer Search to grow sustainably over the next five years to serve 2000+ students! We’re already two-thirds of the way towards our goal, with gifts from board members, staff members, long-time supporters, and now alumni. We’ve begun to invest those donations in the extra staff we need to serve more students, as well as a new mentor performance management system to make sure that all students get the same quality Summer Search experience.

This has been a year of big growth and ambitious plans. But one of the achievements we’re most excited about is yours: each program site now has its own Alumni Board! We are relying on you, as some of our most important stakeholders, to step up and help shape and support our future. Get involved by attending alumni events [link: ], networking online in your alumni community.