Prove the model.
- Scale programs
- Launch AI literacy and the AI for Mission pilot
- Quarterly events
- Pursue state workforce grants
- Alumni network and mentorship
Impact
What we are committing to, in public.
These targets come from the board-adopted Strategic Plan FY2027 to FY2029. They are tracked quarterly against the plan, and an annual impact summary is published each June. Publishing the targets before the results is deliberate: it is how an institute asks to be held accountable.
Three-year targets
By the end of FY2029.
0Certified graduates
0Workshop and short-format participants
0Individuals reached
0Community events
0Institutional partnerships
Quality KPIs
Volume without quality is not impact.
0Minimum completion per cohort
4.0 / 5.0Minimum participant satisfaction
0Employment placement at 90 days
0Alumni actively engaged
FY2027 commitments
The first full programming year.
- 4 flagship cohorts, producing 80 to 100 graduates.
- 250+ workshop participants.
- 6+ community events with 900+ reach.
- 8 to 10 institutional partnerships.
- AI for Mission pilot cohort and formation of the Virginia Nonprofit AI Network.
Three phases
Growth, maturity, regional leadership.
Build the institution.
- 8 to 12 cohorts annually
- Policy engagement track
- Core staff
- 15+ partnerships
- Expansion beyond Virginia
Lead the region.
- 12+ cohorts, including global virtual
- Annual global virtual conference
- 5,000+ cumulative reach
- Formal outcome evaluation
- Replication playbook
Accountability rhythm
How the commitments stay honest.
- Monthly Executive Director reporting to the board.
- Quarterly board review of KPIs against the plan.
- Annual plan review and a published impact summary each June.