School Readiness
Create strong foundations for early learning.
Brittany Sullivan
Senior Officer, Communications
Working at the intersection of communications, education, and philanthropy, I get to tap into the power of storytelling to further the efforts of incredible leaders and nonprofits that are making a very real, measurable difference in the lives of children, families, and educators. That’s why I love what I do.
Brittany Sullivan, Senior Communications Officer, is responsible for strengthening and expanding the Foundation’s mission and uplifting the work of its grantees through media relations and content creation.
Prior to joining the Foundation, Brittany was on the Corporate Communications team at Scholastic, where she led strategic public relations efforts for Pre-K-12 education solutions, helped develop national research reports, and served as editor for the Company’s education blog, in addition to managing an award-winning global Kid Reporter program.
Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Brittany graduated from Boston University with a B.S. in Public Relations and a minor in Western Art History and Architecture. Outside of work, Brittany loves to travel and rock climb, and is always exploring new restaurants and neighborhoods across New York City.
Blog Posts by Brittany Sullivan
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Register Now: Updates to Our Grantmaking Strategies for 2026 and Beyond
Join us on 4/7 to hear details on our foundation’s new mission and focus areas across School Readiness, School Success, and Future Readiness.
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[Webinar] Professional Development: What Works, and What’s on the Horizon
Hear from researchers and nonprofit leaders from Teaching Lab, Leading Educators, Modern Classrooms Project, and the Research Partnership for Professional Learning.
Grantee Spotlight
2024 Bright Spots: Unlocking Innovation
How our funding unlocked innovation—from enhancing PL through AI to helping nonprofits develop and launch new approaches, interventions, and models that address unmet needs.
Grantee Spotlight
2024 Bright Spots: Unlocking Evidence
Here, we highlight how our funding helped unlock evidence to advance field knowledge or validate program models in the areas of tutoring and curriculum-based PL.
Grantee Spotlight
2024 Bright Spots: Unlocking Growth
How our funding helped nonprofits unlock growth, measured by increased earned revenue and reach, improved capacities, and follow-on funding.
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Register Now: Overdeck Family Foundation’s 2024 in Review
Leaders from seven nonprofits share how their organizations unlocked innovation and growth in the past year.
Grantee Spotlight
Spotlight On Growth: Zearn
Zearn is the nonprofit behind Zearn Math, the top-rated math learning platform used by one in four elementary school students nationwide.
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New Toolkit Offers Updated Messaging to Address the Chronic Absenteeism Crisis in K-12 Schools
How school leaders, educators, community partners, and others can more effectively encourage families to send their children to school on a consistent basis.
Grantee Spotlight
Transforming Lives: Stories of Impact From Our Grantees
Stories from Parent Teacher Home Visits, PBS SoCal, and MIND Education provide a glimpse into how our grantees create meaningful change in the communities they serve.
Research
Spotlight On Evidence: The State of Tutoring
Pete Lavorini and Meghan McCormick discuss the current evidence base on the potential of high-impact tutoring to support student achievement.
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2024 Strategy Update: What We’re Funding and Why [Video]
In a recent webinar, portfolio leads shared how our grantmaking strategies have been refreshed for 2024.
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Register Now: 2024 Strategy Update
Learn how Overdeck Family Foundation’s four core portfolios are approaching grantmaking efforts in 2024.
Grantee Spotlight
2023 Bright Spots: Unlocking Innovation
How our funding helped "Cyberchase," Khan Academy, Science Buddies, and Tools of the Mind unlock innovation.
Grantee Spotlight
2023 Bright Spots: Unlocking Evidence
How our funding helped FIRST, LENA, New Jersey Tutoring Corps, and OnYourMark unlock evidence to advance field knowledge or validate program models.
Grantee Spotlight
2023 Bright Spots: Unlocking Growth
How our funding helped DiscoverE, EdReports, FluentSeeds, and Teaching Lab unlock growth in 2023.
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Register Now: Overdeck Family Foundation’s 2023 in Review
Leaders from 12 nonprofits across our portfolios will share how their organizations unlocked innovation, evidence-building, and growth this past year.
Grantee Spotlight
Beyond the Numbers: Stories of Impact from Our Grantees
We’re thrilled to share four stories that illustrate how our grantee partners create meaningful change in the communities they serve.
Research
Q2 2023 Research Update
We share the results of three grantee research studies that concluded in or prior to the second quarter of this year.
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New Jersey Tutoring Corps Shows Significant Impact on Students Statewide During 2022-23 School Year Programming
We highlight the results of an independent evaluation of the New Jersey Tutoring Corps 2022-23 school year pilot.
Research
Q1 2023 Research Update
We share the results of six grantee research studies that concluded in the first quarter of this year.
Grantee Spotlight
2022 Bright Spots: Unlocking Innovation
How our funding has helped grantees unlock innovation—developing and launching new approaches, interventions, or models that address unmet needs.
Grantee Spotlight
2022 Bright Spots: Unlocking Evidence
How our funding has helped Leading Educators, TalkingPoints, and Zearn unlock evidence to advance field knowledge or validate program models.
Grantee Spotlight
2022 Bright Spots: Unlocking Growth
How our funding has helped nonprofits unlock growth, measured by increased earned revenue and reach, improved capacities, and follow-on funding.
Research
2022 End-of-Year Research Update
We share the results of seven grantee research studies that concluded at the end of this year.
Grantee Spotlight
How LENA, NBA Math Hoops, and the New Jersey Tutoring Corps are Supporting Children, Educators, and Families
We spotlight three stories that provide a glimpse into the meaningful impact our grantees have on people’s lives each day.
Research
2022 Q2 Research Update
We share the results of seven grantee research studies that have concluded in Q2.
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Q2 2022 Funding Announcement
In Q2 2022, our foundation awarded 30 grants totaling over $12.5 million dollars. Of these, 13 grants were new and 17 were renewals.
Grantee Spotlight
Using Technology To Accelerate Student-Centered Learning: An Interview with Nonprofit Leaders
Melanie Dukes talks with nonprofit leaders about the innovative ways technology is being used to accelerate student-centered learning.
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Q1 2022 Funding Announcement
In Q1 2022, our foundation awarded 41 grants totaling over $12 million dollars. Of these, 17 grants were new and 24 were renewals.
Research
2022 Research Update
We outline our vision for research in 2022, and share the results of three grantee research studies.
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Why We Funded: Cross-Grantee Collaboration
Five lessons from funding cross-grantee collaboration projects.
