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ICYMI: Watch LGR’s 2022 State of the Organization

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 [...]

ICYMI: Watch LGR’s 2022 State of the Organization2022-11-28T14:44:46-05:00

Meet Dennis – Our Chief External Affairs Officer!

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 [...]

Meet Dennis – Our Chief External Affairs Officer!2022-11-28T14:43:38-05:00

Let’s Get Ready State of The Org 2022

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 [...]

Let’s Get Ready State of The Org 20222023-11-20T16:06:52-05:00

Let’s Get Ready Partners with the Meeting Street Scholarship Fund

Let’s Get Ready (LGR) has partnered with the Meeting Street Scholarship Fund, serving nine counties and counting, in South Carolina, to support students to and through college by providing FREE text-based mentorship and direct coaching support through college graduation. Scholarship dollars and near-peer mentoring is a powerful combination to help students achieve their college [...]

Let’s Get Ready Partners with the Meeting Street Scholarship Fund2022-09-29T15:26:56-04:00

Celebrating More Than a Decade of Impact in Maine

Let's Get Ready (LGR) has been working with students in Maine for more than a decade to make sure they can reach all their college aspirations. On July 19th, we sponsored a special evening at The McKernan Center of Southern Maine Community College (SMCC), our newest partner, to celebrate our longstanding collaborations in the [...]

Celebrating More Than a Decade of Impact in Maine2022-08-25T11:11:02-04:00

Meet Elliot – Our Careers in the Common Good Intern

Join us in welcoming Elliot Urgent – our Careers in the Common Good summer intern! Elliot is a rising junior at Brown University, concentrating in International and Public Affairs with a focus on policy. At Brown, he is heavily involved with the music community, co-founding the Brown Organization of Producers and Songwriters and working [...]

Meet Elliot – Our Careers in the Common Good Intern2022-10-19T16:20:55-04:00

Let’s Get Ready for Career Night

Let's Get Ready (LGR) has partnered with Blackstone and InnerView Education to present Career Night on Wednesday, August 24th — a virtual event where LGR students will have the opportunity to develop their personal brand and learn how to articulate their professional mission. The one-hour workshop will be facilitated by InnerView Education followed by [...]

Let’s Get Ready for Career Night2022-08-25T11:14:54-04:00

Let’s Get Ready Partners with the University of Maine System Early College Program

Let’s Get Ready (LGR) has partnered with the University of Maine System (UMS) Early College (EC) Program to provide rising high school seniors graduating in 2023 with FREE text-based mentorship and assistance with the college application process. Current college students, trained by LGR, will serve as near-peer mentors and provide guidance on selecting the [...]

Let’s Get Ready Partners with the University of Maine System Early College Program2022-09-29T15:25:42-04:00

Meet Ella – Our RISE Fellow Intern

Join us in welcoming Ella Harris – our RISE Fellow summer intern! Ella is a rising sophomore at Princeton and a prospective Psychology major with possible certificates in African American Studies and Gender and Sexuality Studies. She matched with Let’s Get Ready through Princeton RISE (Recognizing Inequities and Standing for Equality), a fellowship program [...]

Meet Ella – Our RISE Fellow Intern2022-10-19T16:19:46-04:00

The Core of Let’s Get Ready’s Mission

The core of Let's Get Ready's mission is creating educational equity and equality. Check out the video below to hear from Brook Payner, Chair of LGR’s Board of Directors, and Adam Elbaz, member of LGR’s Associates Council about why this work is important to them.

The Core of Let’s Get Ready’s Mission2022-08-01T17:21:53-04:00
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