Our systems change work is in danger

At Achieve Brown County, we bring individuals and organizations together across education, healthcare, government, business, and community to solve some of the most complex challenges facing young people today.

Our job isn’t to deliver direct services or create policies—it’s to align the people who do. To make sure systems talk to each other. To make sure decisions are made with good data and with voice of community. To create the conditions where long-term change is actually possible.

That work matters. But that work takes people and has costs—and how we fundraise had to change.

For the past 10 years, we’ve been sustained by three capital fundraising campaigns, with less than 20 major sustaining donors each year. That model wasn't sustainable. So, in 2024, we transitioned to an annual fundraising approach. We hired our first-ever fundraising staff member and began building the infrastructure for long-term support.

That transition brought early wins—but also big gaps.



Our financial plan shows that we need to raise more money to continue the vital work of our Achieve Brown County Collective Impact Partnership through 2025.

To stay on track in 2025, we need to raise $25,000 in April and $135,000 in the months of May-August.

Without this funding, the systems-level work that connects our community—the work that ensures partners are aligned, data is accessible, and community voices are heard—starts to fall apart. The risk is siloed efforts, duplicated work, and progress that stalls out just when we’re gaining momentum.

But we believe 2025 isn’t the year to slow down. It’s the year to build forward—toward sustainable, community-driven change. Please click the buttons to the right to learn about our needs. Make a donation if you believe in our work. Reply to this email to connect us to possible funders.