The Ezra Initiative
We Make College Possible
Mission
Our mission was inspired by Ezra Cornell's goal: "to found an Institution where any person could find instruction in any study."
We work one-on-one with companies, schools, NGOs, and government organizations to design, implement, and manage individually tailored programs that make the college dream a reality for their employees and children.
Our Work
The College Admissions and Financial Aid Landscapes are complicated. Through Digital Office Hours programs, our dedicated team of former university admissions officers and high school administrators are able to work one-on-one with students to help them find the college that best fits their academic abilities and ensuring they utilize all available Financial Aid resources.
Colleges and universities are eager to develop partnerships with corporations. Our team can help navigate the college bureaucracy and develop courses and certificate programs specifically for your organizations.
Our advising, scholarship, or internship programs make an immensely positive impact on the lives of the students they serve and the communities those students come from. Our detailed reports will help you demonstrate the value of these programs to all of your stakeholders.
Admissions & Financial Aid
Advising
College Partnerships
CSR + Community Impact
Coordinating and evaluating hundreds of scholarships, communicating status updates with applicants, and arranging payment protocols with dozens of colleges...Our streamlined approach and ready-to-go CRM and Student Record system means the only lift you'll have is reading our enrollment reports.
Finding the right talent is tough even during the best of times. Through the implementation of our programming, we'll be able to help you identify, recruit, and retain a dedicated workforce that has exactly the skills you need.
Employee Pipelines
Scholarship Management
Internships are one of the best gain exposure and recruit a talented and dedicated workforce. Our team will lead the recruitment and management of prospective applicants and provide guidance, curriculum, strategies, training, and support to your internal mentors.
Internships Programming
Team
Our team is composed of former university admissions officers and communication specialists who've taken the best practices from the education world and redesigned them into a highly scalable digit format to fit the needs complex corporations.
Meet the founder
Over the last decade, Nate has focused his efforts on making college more accessible and affordable; helping thousands of students achieve their college dreams.
During this time, Nate has lead university recruitment efforts, developed and directed college admissions guidance programs, managed college scholarships, and worked with students and families from across the United States.
Experience in Education:
UC Berkeley – Admissions Evaluation Consultant
Cornell University – Assistant Director, K-12 Outreach
Occidental College – Admissions Evaluation Consultant
George Mason University – Associate Director, Admissions
Georgetown Prep – College Counselor and Director, College Access Program
Democracy Prep Charter Network – Founding College Counselor
College Bound Initiative – Director, College Counseling
NATE LOCKETT
