Parvathi “Parv” Santhosh-Kumar, Author at StriveTogether

Author: Parvathi “Parv” Santhosh-Kumar

Parvathi “Parv” Santhosh-Kumar is senior director of impact for StriveTogether, where she leads the implementation of intensive capability-building strategies to achieve impact towards economic mobility across the StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network.

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StoryCorps: Danae Davis and Parvathi Santhosh-Kumar

InsightsBy Parvathi “Parv” Santhosh-Kumar November 14, 2019 Leave a comment

“If everybody can be successful, imagine what our community is going to be,” says Danae Davis, executive director of Milwaukee Succeeds. Danae was interviewed for StoryCorps by Parvathi Santhosh-Kumar, StriveTogether’s vice president of equitable results. Listen to their conversation to learn why Danae thinks her community is poised for real change. Listen to the interview

Creating possibilities with outsider leadership: Lessons from Stacey Abrams

Systems changeBy Parvathi “Parv” Santhosh-Kumar September 13, 2019 1 Comment

“Public education saves lives,” said activist, author and civil rights leader Stacey Abrams. “I come from a story of miracles because my parents were saved — their lives were saved by public education.” Even before Abrams set foot in the jam-packed ballroom at the 2019 StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network Convening in Washington, D.C., the…

Test, learn, improve and repeat!

InsightsBy Parvathi “Parv” Santhosh-Kumar June 7, 2019 Leave a comment

“Trust comes from truth telling,” Hanh Cao Yu from the California Endowment said from the plenary stage at the Grantmakers for Effective Organizations Learning Conference last week in Seattle. Her words rang true from multiple perspectives. As I’ve learned in my work with communities across the country applying StriveTogether’s collaborative improvement approach, one of the most…

Social justice and teamwork are the future of globalization

Systems changeBy Parvathi “Parv” Santhosh-Kumar November 16, 2018 Leave a comment

This post originally appeared on the blog of the World Economic Forum. How might we prepare global residents for the future of work? Past waves of globalization offer lessons on what it will take to more effectively weather the transition. As leaders consider how to shape a new architecture for Globalization 4.0 (the theme of…

Connection, inclusion and renewal: 5 insights from the Heartland Summit

InsightsBy Parvathi “Parv” Santhosh-Kumar October 23, 2018 Leave a comment

On a brisk October weekend, I joined more than 350 change makers from across America gathered in Bentonville, Arkansas, for an event held by the Walton Family Foundation. With “Meet in the Middle” as the theme for the inaugural Heartland Summit, we learned and networked over four days of speakers, yoga and bike rides, local…

Advancing equity and justice for every child, cradle to career

EquityBy Parvathi “Parv” Santhosh-Kumar April 4, 2018 Leave a comment

Conversations about equity, diversity and inclusion are popular in the organizations and systems where StriveTogether interacts, and I’ve been thinking a lot about this question: What will it take to make racial and economic equity the work itself instead of part of the work? On April 13, I’ll have the honor of speaking at PolicyLink’s…

Reflections on representing youth voice at Davos

StriveTogether NewsBy Parvathi “Parv” Santhosh-Kumar February 6, 2018 Leave a comment

Every January, around 3,000 global leaders gather at an Alpine ski town in Switzerland to align efforts to improve the state of the world. This year, I had the privilege of being one of them. I was selected as one of 50 young leaders from the Global Shapers Community to participate last month in the World…

Across Dallas County, outcomes are improving and systems are changing

OutcomesBy Parvathi “Parv” Santhosh-Kumar October 4, 2017 Leave a comment

As hundreds of leaders and practitioners across sectors arrive in Phoenix for Be the Change: Getting Results for Every Child, StriveTogether’s 2017 Cradle to Career Network Convening, we are proud to announce the designation of the Commit Partnership in Dallas County, Texas, as our second Proof Point community, a recognition that outcomes are improving as…

In Cincinnati, systems are changing and student outcomes are improving

Outcomes, Systems changeBy Parvathi “Parv” Santhosh-Kumar September 20, 2016 Leave a comment

As hundreds of leaders and practitioners across sectors converge in Memphis for StriveTogether’s Cradle to Career Network Convening, we are proud to announce the designation of StrivePartnership of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky as our first Proof Point Community, celebrating the achievements of local partners and institutions working together to change how education systems work…

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