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We are a leading national action research center redefining what it means to be a student-ready college with a movement centering on students’ basic needs. You’re likely here because you—like us—believe that students are humans first. You also know that basic needs security is central to learning and is critical for student success and degree completion. 

Through the newly launched Hope Impact Partnerships (HIP), institutions are equipped with the evidence and tools to drive measurable change for students. Our work is firmly grounded in rigorous science, thoughtful practice, and social justice. This partnership will accelerate the work institutions are already doing to improve student persistence and graduation rates and advance equity goals. Participating institutions will use real-time data to assess students’ basic needs, campus policies, and programs, while getting support to analyze, plan, and take action to improve students’ basic needs security and well-being.

When you join HIP, you are supported by up-to-date research, evidence, data, best practices, experts, and lessons from peer institutions as you work to better serve your students’ basic needs. Join The Hope Center—and 100 institutions (and growing!)—to create change for students on your campus now.

Have questions? 

We’d love to discuss how HIP can help your institution better support your students’ well-being and success. Email us at .

Partnership Levels

Institutions participating in HIP are equipped with the evidence and tools to drive measurable change for students.

This partnership will accelerate the work institutions are already doing to improve student persistence and graduation rates and advance equity goals. Participating institutions will use real-time data to assess students’ basic needs, campus policies, and programs, while getting support to analyze, plan, and take action to improve students’ basic needs security and well-being.

Three different partnership levels offer options for assessment, training, coaching, and learning community supports to match your team’s current goals, strengths, needs, and capacity.


 

Partnership Levels Comparison

In addition to the specific program-level benefits, all HIP Partners will receive:

  • Administration of Hope Center Student Basic Needs Survey to diagnose students’ needs and get an updated look at current challenges in accessing support (e.g. public benefits, emergency aid, mental health supports, etc.).
  • Survey results delivered via an interactive Data Dashboard and PDF report.
Pricing

The Hope Impact Partnerships fee structure is based on the annual services provided at each level:

Level

Annual Cost

Total Cost

Level I

$14,000

$14,000

Level II

$19,000

$38,000

Level III

$24,000

$48,000

The Hope Center recognizes the systemic resource inequities between institutions and offers a  fee reduction of $5,000 per level, per year for HBCUs, Tribal, and community colleges.

Currently, federal funding from HEERF and SSARP is available to eligible institutions through June 2023 and may be applied toward this work to advance data-driven basic needs security support for students.

Enroll In HIP

Thank you for your interest in joining the Hope Impact Partnerships! We are excited to support your important work for your students. To indicate your interest and commitment to participating, please complete and submit this enrollment application.

A few recommendations as you get started with your enrollment application:

  • For guidance on choosing the right HIP level and to learn more about which is best for your institution, please reach out to us at .
  • Only one form per institution should be submitted.
  • The enrollment application requires either permission for or completion by an institutional leader who is authorized to approve the terms of the partnership and commit necessary resources.
  • Downloadable PDF versions of the enrollment application for each level are posted below, so you can do prep work and coordinate responses with colleagues prior to beginning a submission.

Please plan to complete the form in one instance. The application itself will take about 10-15 minutes to complete. Your progress will be saved across pages, but only if you are using the same device and browser. Therefore, we recommend that you review the PDF version to gather materials and draft responses in advance.

If you have questions before or as you complete the enrollment application, please contact us at

Service Agreement

Upon acceptance to HIP, we will provide an agreement that explicitly details core components for successful implementation and is required to be signed by both parties.

This agreement will include Temple’s IRB approval for the student survey and requires colleges to use Temple’s IRB approval (colleges may not seek their own IRB approval). It also includes a commitment to adhere to the Student Basic Needs Survey guidelines in terms of timeline, content of recruitment materials, and student sample to ensure survey results will not be biased or skewed.

Institutions accepted to participate in HIP will be given a personalized agreement that should be signed within 30 days of receipt. Invoices will follow with a 30-day payment window.