College Possible Minnesota is a non-profit organization that uses coaching and support to help promising, low income students get into college, and to succeed when they get there.
The program relies on a team of dedicated, idealistic AmeriCorps who coach students one-to-one all the way through to graduation, creating new possibilities and opportunities for students that may otherwise struggle to realise their full potential.
What Was the Challenge?
With so many passionate and energetic people in the organization, you can imagine that bringing everyone together to talk about their experiences and ideas would turn into a lively, inspiring discussion.
The trouble is, the College Possible team is around 300 strong. When they got everyone together in a same room for a meeting or for the Q&As after a presentation, it was tricky to hear everyone’s voice — especially when they had to wait to laboriously traipse back and forth with a handheld mic between each different person who wanted to make a point. Not the best way to keep up the momentum.
What’s more, the organizers struggled to find a mic-and-portable-PA system that would fit with their modest non-profit budget while giving the the range and clarity they needed to keep things running smoothly.
Happy student with their custom box
Originally published at getcatchbox.com on March 23, 2017.
