Let's Get Ready (LGR) is closing its New York City headquarters and going 100% virtual as of August 1, 2023, but you can still reach us via mail at our new mailing address! We encourage you to update your records and be sure to address all mail to "Let's Get Ready" so we are [...]
In a perfect world and a more perfect union, we would not need Affirmative Action to remedy historical and current discrimination and racism. Yet, in this country, we must have guardrails for equity, inclusion, and access. For months, Let's Get Ready (LGR) has been preparing for the Supreme Court’s decision to announce [...]
Thank you so much for helping us commemorate Let’s Get Ready’s 25th Anniversary, and to all who joined us at Tribeca Rooftop in NYC on Thursday, June 15, 2023! We were honored to celebrate with nearly 300 members of our community, including students, leaders and longtime champions. Because of your generosity we [...]
James W. Quinn is LGR's newest Board member, and one of the most accomplished trial arbitration and mediation lawyers in the US. He has for more than 45 years served as counsel of choice for sophisticated clients facing high profile, high-stakes, and international disputes. James spent his entire career at Weil, Gotshal & Manges [...]
Portia Green joined the Let’s Get Ready Board in April 2022 and has spent 20 years helping organizations increase effectiveness and empowering individuals to soar. Her passion around access and education started as an undergraduate at UC Berkeley and further developed as a graduate student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is [...]
Let’s Get Ready has supported students to and through college for almost 25 years. As we prepare for this 25th anniversary next year, we look back at all that we have learned to evolve our philosophies and core values, which are at the heart of our mission to increase students’ access [...]
Last month, we debuted our first national ad on the NFL network during the exciting showdown between the Green Bay Packers and Buffalo Bills. In an effort to add equity to the national ad space and provide a rare opportunity for purpose-driven organizations, a number of ad spots were reserved specifically for nonprofits this [...]
On Wednesday, October 26th, Let's Get Ready hosted its third annual State of the Organization event with an incredible panel of stakeholders including LGR Coach, Muhammad Mir, Jeremy Greenfield of New Visions for Public Schools, and Dr. Matthew Goodman of Southern Maine Community College. We shared insights on our progress towards our 2025 goal [...]
Join us in welcoming Dennis Maurice Dumpson – our new (and first) Chief External Affairs Officer! Dennis joins Let's Get Ready with a 20+ year professional history that intersects activism, community organizing, nonprofit leadership, fundraising, narrative development, and justice in local communities and nationally. Before joining Let's Get Ready, Dennis founded and was the [...]
Over the last year, Let’s Get Ready has continued to evolve as an organization and adapt to the struggles and opportunities for learning in a post-pandemic world. We’ve made changes structurally to meet the current needs of our students and institutions, and are ever committed to identifying pathways to postsecondary education for historically underrepresented communities. [...]