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2022 Collective Impact Report

COABE Provides leadership, professional development, communication, collaboration and advocacy services at the local, state and national levels.

47 State Partners
40,021 Active Members
79,041 Adult Educators
3.2 Million Adult Learners
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COABE is here to help!

Helps local programs work more
closely with local employers

Addresses adult learner retention issues in
local programs

Advocates for additional funds at all levels

Advocates for access to digital devices and WiFi
for adult learners

Provides targeted training and
professional development

COABE is working for you!

State Association Leadership Institute

State Association Leadership Institute (SALI) provided customized training and a community of practice for 43 state associations.

State of the art training to make the case for adult education to mayors, governors, and members of congress.

State Advocates for Adult Education Fellowship logo in partnership with COABE

DIGITAL LITERACY CAMPAIGN

Completed Requests for Information
Surveyed the field of adult education
Held webinars
Developed data sheets
Advocated for local programs and learners

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2022 National Conference
  • 2536 attendees
  • (1,180 virtual / 1,356 in-person)
  • 37 Strand Partners
  • 426 concurrent sessions
Symposiums
  • DEI Symposium
  • 2,039 registrants
  • 1.4 Million learners represented
State Conferences
  • Alaska
  • Mountain Plains
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Missouri

PRESENT WITH PURPOSE BADGE

Co-developed with IBM SkillsBuild
383 Completers received the badge
Sarah Goldammer, Presenter Coach, offered custom training to encourage high quality sessions

IBM Skillsbuild Logo in partnership with COABE

39 webinars with over 14,000 attendees

National Partners

National Campaigns

Behind Every Employer

Behind Every Employer campaign helped 584 local programs get on the map for employers.

Hosted by
Anson Green and Jeff Abramowitz

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National Campaign Partners

National Campaign Partners

2022 was an amazing year for adult learners who joined COABE!
We now have 262 student ambassadors in 36 different states.

Big Wins in Advocacy

COABE ADVOCAST PODCAST

Advocast, hosted by award winning emeritus fellows and supported by COABE.
Focused on trending topics in the field and gave a voice to learners, practitioners, and supporters of adult education.

 

REVISED NATIONAL FACT SHEETS

Revised state and national data sheets that include multi year data on trending topics such as funding, graduation rates, and Integrated Education Training. 

REVISED ADULT LEARNER SUCCESS STORIES

 

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FIRST OF ITS KIND NATIONAL PADLET

National Padlet highlighting advocacy efforts nationwide.

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Communications

Move Ahead With Adult Ed campaign helped over 200,000 adult learners find local programs.

The COABE Journal is written by and for COABE members, and provides a place for educators to publish their research.