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While continuously improving seems like a rather easy concept to understand, CQI requires more than just acknowledging the significance of these words. Instead, it requires ownership of the concept by both individuals and communities.<\/p>\n
I have learned the importance of internalizing CQI and bridging the gap between theory and practicality through our work leading a cohort of StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network<\/a> communities working to apply CQI practices in their efforts to increase FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student aid) completions.<\/p>\n Project FAFSA launched in January 2015, with a goal of increasing FAFSA completion rates by four percent or an additional 2,220 students across seven participating cradle to career partnerships, including Seeding Success<\/a> in Memphis, Tennessee; Bridging Richmond<\/a>\u00a0in Richmond, Virginia; RGV Focus<\/a> in Rio Grande Valley, Texas; Mission: Graduate<\/a> in Albuquerque, New Mexico; the Big Goal Collaborative<\/a> in Northeast Indiana; the Learning Network of Greater Kalamazoo<\/a> in Michigan; and StrivePartnership<\/a> in Cincinnati, Ohio \/ Northern Kentucky.<\/p>\n With support from\u00a0Lumina Foundation<\/a>, StriveTogether has been working with these communities to analyze key drivers impacting FAFSA completion rates, develop improvement action plans and measure progress in real time in order to improve. They joined us to dig deep, set goals and work collectively to not only increase FAFSA completion rates locally, but to embed a culture of continuous quality improvement within their own communities and partners.<\/p>\n Each of the seven communities has walked away with invaluable knowledge on how to continuously improve FAFSA completion rates. But, more importantly, they learned some key lessons that will help build a culture of continuous quality improvement in their communities:<\/p>\n As of June 30, 2015, FAFSA completion rates have increased by 1.8 percent across the cohort, with 26,816 FAFSA applications completed by the seven communities. While we must celebrate Seeding Success<\/a> for achieving a 27 percent increase in Memphis alone, lessons learned throughout the collaborative speak volumes about the power of striving for improvement.<\/p>\n The natural tendency is to look at these results and assume that not much has changed. However, if we look a little bit deeper, it is clear that communities engaged in Project FAFSA can challenge this mindset. The power that comes from internalizing CQI lessons helps us bridge the gap between theory and practically.<\/p>\n To quote the very wise Thomas Edison, \u201cI am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.\u201d It is safe to say, the knowledge gained through Project FAFSA helps us all take another step in the right direction that is worth celebrating.<\/p>\n Continuous quality improvement (CQI) has become a hot topic for many of us in the social sector. While continuously improving seems like a rather easy concept to understand, CQI requires more than just acknowledging the significance of these words. Instead, it requires ownership of the concept by both individuals and communities. I have learned the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":8568,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"categories":[88],"tags":[81],"class_list":["post-8283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-collective-impact","tag-blog","category-88","description-off"],"yoast_head":"\n\n