College success takes a community!

🎓🤝 At the 2026 National College Attainment Network (NCAN) Conference, SEF’s Director of Leadership Development, Dr. Amber Davis, joined a panel exploring how community foundations and grassroots nonprofits can work together to help more students across the South persist in college and earn their degrees. The session, “Catalyzing Community Foundations and Grassroots Nonprofits to Advance Postsecondary Persistence and Completion in the South,” brought together representatives from SEF, ECMC Foundation, the Community Foundation of North Louisiana, and OHLA STEAM Group. SEF believes that when communities have the resources and partnerships they need, more students can achieve their college dreams. 💙 #SouthernEducation #NCAN2026 #CollegeAccess