The Detroit Regional Chamber, serving as the anchor organization for the Detroit Drives Degrees Community College Collaborative (D3C3), seeks a strategic communications partner to create and execute an impact storytelling campaign highlight the program’s success and impact in as it transitions from its initial three-year launch (Phase I) to a new three-year growth and refinement stage (Phase II or D3C3 2.0).
The primary objective of this engagement is to clearly demonstrate, with compelling evidence and storytelling, that Phase I of D3C3 delivered measurable, systems-level impact.
Between 2023–2026, D3C3 supported institutional transformation across Southeast Michigan community colleges aligned with the Community College Research Center’s More Essential Than Ever Five Frontiers framework. Phase I investments enabled significant personnel restructuring, advising redesign, pathway alignment, dual enrollment expansion, and integration of student supports to increase access, success, and graduation rates at seven partner community colleges in Southeast Michigan.
As D3C3 prepares for the next phase, it is essential that stakeholders, including funders, policymakers, employers, and institutional leaders, clearly understand:
- What changed because of D3C3
- What measurable gains were achieved
- How systems and roles have been embedded within the partner institutions
- Why continued investment will accelerate outcomes
This communications engagement is designed to ensure that Phase I success is visible, documented, and strategically positioned to build momentum for D3C3 2.0.