Partnership Expansion Steppingstone Scholars has strong existing collaboration with families and school partners in Philadelphia to create college paths. A scalable student success platform integrated with district data could help extend reach to more schools, while case management and outcomes analytics would support grant reporting and partner engagement.

Alumni Mentorship The Scholar Advocacy Program demonstrates momentum for alumni mentoring and volunteer involvement. There is an opportunity to deploy a dedicated mentoring platform with volunteer management, matching, scheduling, communication, and impact reporting to grow the program and attract funders.

STEM Collaboration Past activity with Penn Engineering and a robotics competition signals interest in STEM. Sales opportunities exist for STEM curriculum packs, robotics kits, teacher professional development, and university partnerships to scale hands-on learning in partner schools, potentially funded by grants.

Talent Tech With a new Chief Talent Officer and reliance on ADP, there is potential to upsell nonprofit oriented HR software including HRIS, payroll, benefits, and talent development modules. Market to growing education nonprofits needing stronger people operations as they scale.

Grants & Impact Steppingstone has secured multiple grants in the past and depends on philanthropic funding. There is an opportunity to offer grant management and donor relations tools, plus impact reporting services to help sustain funding and demonstrate success to current and future funders.