RYE Newsletter Volume 14: Procure. Purchase. Profit. 💰
A Message from Maren
Hello, RYE friends!
As educators, the team at RYE loves sharing knowledge and supporting EdTech companies on their pathway to growth. My time in the classroom helps me teach others how to utilize technology to facilitate more meaningful learning. I can't wait to bring my educator voice to our upcoming Procurement: Pathway to Sales Workshop in February (join the waitlist here)!
This month, we highlight one of our procurement and professional learning success stories - PikMyKid. We helped Pikmykid successfully onboard hundreds of schools enrolling in their training program, which is a critical step in the setup and launch of these schools on the platform.
Best,
Maren Boulton | 📧 maren@ryeconsult.com
Procurement Specialist and Professional Learning Consultant
📈 November 14 | License to Hunt: Sales Strategies with FuelSales webinar: Learn the proven sales strategies to leverage RFP wins, nail your prospect outreach, and drive deals over the finish line with Dan O’Reilly.
💰 December 12 | VC, Private Equity and M&A: Funding Your EdTech webinar: Matt Johnson, EdTech Investment Banking Lead at Oppenheimer Co, shares funding insights for EdTech founders entering 2024.
💵 January 9 | Winning Bids: Mastering the K-12 Procurement Process webinar: RYE's Founder Rayna Glumac, M.Ed, J.D. shares how to position your solution and submit compliant proposals for the upcoming “busy season.”
1️⃣ AWS EdTech Accelerator - Apply by November 15! Benefits include up to $100K in AWS credits, one-on-one mentorship, and pitch event access. The program begins January 9 and is open to Early Childhood, K-12, HigherEd, and Workforce startups ready to leverage the power of data, analytics, AI/ML, and the cloud. Apply here and note referred by RYE!
2️⃣ The Learning Engineering Tools competition will award more than $6 million to high-impact ideas that:
Accelerate and assess learning outcomes
Strengthen 21st-century skills
Boost the impact of early childhood instruction
Facilitate the learning science research process, or
Engage adult learners in higher education.
Competitors from all backgrounds and phases of development are eligible and can receive awards up to $300K. Submit your abstract by November 10.
3️⃣ ‘Tis the season! We have a jam-packed fall, and we’re hitting the ground running in 2024. The RYE team is officially signing off for a little R&R for the holidays, November 23-24 and December 22-January 5. Reach out if we can support you reaching your goals in 2024!
After receiving RYE's procurement support, Pikmykid found themselves with an influx of new school clients. Looking for an engaging way to onboard schools, PikMyKid partnered with RYE to provide virtual training sessions that captured learners and supported implementation with fidelity. RYE's experienced professional learning team has facilitated more than 300 training sessions supporting over 3,000 school staff members since 2021.
“RYE has helped us expand our training goals as we grow quickly in the EdTech Space. We appreciate how invested they are in understanding our goals and platform while working with us. We are looking forward to other ways to utilize RYE’s skillset with our team!”
-Sydney Clermont, Senior Director of Customer Success Operations
Learn more about RYE’s work with Pikmykid, including how their parent app and staff dashboard transform the dismissal process and ensure students return home safely, in our case study here.
Renaissance Learning: Various Roles
GSV Ventures: Investment Associate
BrainPOP: Customer Success and Sales (NY)
PowerMyLearning: Leadership Development Facilitator
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