Thirty Million Words Initiative

The opportunity:

Arete was enlisted by University of Chicago’s leadership to support the Thirty Million Words Initiative, a research intervention led by pediatric surgeon Dana Suskind that redresses the cognitive gap that divides advantaged from disadvantaged children during their first three years. Arete’s work included helping to hire an administrative director as well as convening and coordinating the University’s support for the initiative, including communications and federal relations efforts.  Additionally, Arete provided logistical and strategic assistance as Suskind scaled up TMW’s research sites, developed and pursued a fundraising strategy, and worked with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to explore a new initiative expanding this project to a national level.

What we did for them:

• Convene and manage University support and leadership
• Collaborate with other University offices
• Scale up and expand program scope
• Facilitated funder relationships

Principal Investigator:  Dana Suskind

Website: www.tmw.org