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What we do

The ASCEND Collective is a community based effort to bring advocacy for and awareness to underserved talent. To help businesses understand the value these talented candidates bring to an organization and remove the barriers and bias in talent sourcing.

Everyone deserves the opportunity for employment that values them as a person, appreciates their skills and abilities, and provides them a path to success. Our differences are what make us stronger as a society; expanding and empowering us to maximize our potential as individuals and as a community. The ASCEND Collective is a collective voice for opportunity, elevating underserved talent with the tools to thrive.

We don’t just see potential—we invest in it.

Your Support Counts

90% of your donation goes to fueling futures by equipping military veterans, military spouses, diversely abled, and justice-impacted talent with voice, visibility, and readiness. Advocating for Potential. Equipping for success through career readiness tools and online learning courses for personal branding, resource referrals, and AI-enabled skills-based career matching.

Your support is Elevating Talent. Empowering Futures.

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Email us at talentsuccess@theascendcollective.org

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