2026 Badge Summit

FutureRise directs philanthropic capital to learners pursuing workforce-aligned credentials in Colorado. We scholarship learners, fund programs, and expand high-performing providers -- which means deciding what 'quality' actually means. Completion rates aren't enough. Wage gains lag. So what evidence predicts credential value? Join this conversation to share what's worked, challenge our assumptions, and help build a framework that could be replicable and useful beyond one state.