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Free College Handbook: How to Start Tuition-Free Programs

This handbook helps leaders create free college programs in their communities. Written by experts at the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, it answers 25 common questions about Promise programs - local scholarships that cover college tuition for residents. The guide is for mayors, college leaders, nonprofits, and community groups who want to remove tuition barriers and increase college attendance. Most Promise programs only cover tuition and fees, not housing, food, books, or transportation. But even covering just tuition can change expectations, get more students into college, and make communities better places to live and work. The Kresge Foundation funded this updated 2025 version, which includes videos and connects to a new Promise Programs Hub website with program databases and research.

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Harvard Business School Annual Reports Archive

Organization Shows Impact Through Annual Reports

healthyplacesbydesign.orgMar 11

Women Work with Police and Military to Build Peace and Stop Violence

icanpeacework.orgMar 11

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IM Houston Shares Year-End Report on Community Impact

IAF Annual Reports Show Community Organizing Wins

www.industrialareasfoundation.orgMar 11

Liberatus 10-Year Report on Building American Unity

www.liberatusdc.orgMar 11

Artist Boat Annual Reports Show Environmental Art Impact

www.artistboat.orgMar 11

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2025 Ballot Measures Across America: What Voters Decided

ballotpedia.orgMar 11

How Citizens Juries Stay Fair: 40 Years of Bias Evaluation Data

Citizens Help Shape Global Health Policy on Drug-Resistant Germs

Nantucket Project Annual Reports and Tax Forms

nantucketproject.comMar 11

Indiana Study Shows How Citizens Participate in Democracy

Research Reviews on Youth Mentoring Programs

nationalmentoringresourcecenter.orgMar 11

America Faces Threat to Democracy

nationhoodlab.orgMar 11

North Carolina Civic Health Report Shows How People Help Communities

nccampusengagement.orgMar 11

College Guide: How Community Work Helps Students and Schools

nccampusengagement.orgMar 11

Clayton Early Learning Center Shows Their Work

www.claytonearlylearning.orgMar 11

New Hampshire Studies How Well Communities Work Together

carsey.unh.eduMar 11

NY Foundation Backs Local Groups Fighting for Fair Communities

www.nyf.orgMar 11

New Hampshire Study Shows How People Help Their Communities

carsey.unh.eduMar 11

New York Foundation Looks Back at 2024 and Plans for Future Change

www.nyf.orgMar 11

Study Shows Community Organizers Need Better Pay to Keep Fighting

www.nyf.orgMar 11

Cortico 2025 Report: Building Trust Through Small Group Conversations

cortico.aiMar 11

UC Berkeley Reports on Building Belonging for Everyone

belonging.berkeley.eduMar 11

Report Explores What Makes a Podcast in Today's Media World

oxfordroad.comMar 11

Sports Podcasts That Make Companies Money in 2026

oxfordroad.comMar 11

Audio Ad Guide: What Brands Need to Know in 2025

oxfordroad.comMar 11

Cullen Foundation Gave $19 Million in 2021 Grants

www.cullenfdn.orgMar 11

Why YouTube Podcast Ads Don't Work as Well as Audio Ads

oxfordroad.comMar 11

How Podcast Companies Can Get More Ad Money from Big Brands

oxfordroad.comMar 11

Report: Campus Free Speech Under Attack Across America

NC Leadership Forum Reports on Key State Issues

sites.duke.eduMar 11

How Peaceful Movements Create Change in Our Communities

www.thechangelab.netMar 5

Map Shows Which Neighborhoods Help Each Other Most

www.thechangelab.netMar 5

Burning Glass Institute Uses Data to Study the Future of Work

www.thechangelab.netMar 5

U.S. Civic Landscape Report: How Americans Help Their Communities

www.thechangelab.netMar 5

New Story for America: Building Unity Through Shared Values

www.thechangelab.netMar 5

Americans Think Politics Is More Violent Than It Really Is

www.thechangelab.netMar 5

New Study Shows Americans Want Both Freedom and Helping Others

www.thechangelab.netMar 5

Houston Families Still Need Help One Year After Hurricane Beryl

www.thechangelab.netMar 5

New Study Shows What America's Veterans Really Need Today

www.thechangelab.netMar 5

How Communities Tell Their Own Stories to Create Real Change

www.thechangelab.netMar 5

States Making New Laws in 2025: Privacy, AI, Pay & More

www.thechangelab.netMar 5

Houston Housing Gets More Expensive and Less Safe from Weather

www.thechangelab.netMar 5

Parents Agree: Kids Need Better Online Safety

www.thechangelab.netMar 5

Houston Survey Shows What Residents Love and Worry About in 2025

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