About PNPI

Mission

PNPI’s mission is to increase the knowledge, capacity, and diversity of federal postsecondary policymakers, leaders, and thinkers. We provide our community with a substantive and collegial foundation on which to build federal higher education policies that drive positive outcomes for students and their families.

Our Story

Strategic Plan

Fierce believers in individuals as learners and policymakers as agents of change, our foundational purpose is to educate.

With our mission and core belief in mind, our 2023 strategic plan serves as a blueprint for strengthening our organization across four areas: programming, capacity, financial sustainability, and communications.

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PNPI At a Glance

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PNPI Through the Years

PNPI is a 501(c)(3) funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Lumina Foundation, The Kresge Foundation, and ECMC Foundation. PNPI’s Summer Scholars Program receives additional funding through our Scholars Campaign and from individual donors including Terrell Halaska Dunn and David Dunn and Fiona Hollands and Ethan Berman.

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