# Eduvation Alliance — Full Text Source: https://eduvationalliance.org License: All rights reserved © 2026 Eduvation Alliance® Last updated: 2026 --- ## About The Eduvation Alliance is the independent 501(c)(6) membership body for EdTech companies. It is member-governed, mission-aligned, and built so independent EdTech companies can collaborate, commercialise, and make a difference at scale. Tagline: Collaborate. Innovate. Educate. Key facts: - 20 founding member companies - 100% independent and member-governed - 1 shared mission - General membership opens in 2026 - Annual dues: US$1,999 per year (deductible as a business expense) --- ## The Ecosystem The Alliance sits alongside two sister non-profits: - **Eduvation Alliance** — the independent membership body (governance, standards, reseller terms, strategic direction). - **Eduvation Foundation** — charitable non-profit that holds the mission, IP, and open standards, and receives tax-deductible donations and grants. https://www.eduvationfoundation.org - **Eduvation Fund** — the crowdfunding platform that sits under the Foundation, letting communities, parents and businesses fund schools directly. https://www.eduvationfund.org Closed-loop flow: Donors → Eduvation Fund → Foundation → Schools → Ednology (marketplace) → Providers (member companies). --- ## Founding Members Six founding EdTech companies, each holding a founding seat on the Alliance: - **Ednology** — Founder & Executive Director: Tom Martin. EdTech consultancy and marketplace connecting schools with best-in-class learning tools. - **Edlink** — Founder & CEO: Dakota Gordon; Co-Founder & COO: Amanda Goodson. Universal integration layer for EdTech: rostering, SSO, SIS/LMS. ~5M API requests/day across ~140 EdTech products. - **edWeb.net** — Founder & CEO: Lisa Schmucki. Award-winning professional learning network of 1 million educators; 10× SIIA CODiE Awards; 2024 EdTech Digest Award for Professional Development. - **Qweebi** — Co-Founder & CEO: Vivek Seetharaman. Antler-backed EdTech (Singapore) making hands-on, experiential learning accessible across APAC. - **Coding Nomads** — Founder: Ryan Desmond. Forbes #1 ranked mentor-led coding bootcamp; 20+ years software engineering. - **Knowzy.ai** — Founder & CEO: Amelia Menk Brown. Notetaking and accessibility tools for every learner, with focus on neurodiverse students; 21+ years at McGraw-Hill. --- ## Leadership - **Bill Hughes** — President & Chairman, Eduvation Alliance. EdTech industry leadership, K-12 strategy, publisher and vendor relations. - **Tom Martin** — Founder & Executive Director. Founder of Ednology and Edvelopments; Apple Education Trainer since 2015; ex-Head of EMEA at SAM Labs. - **Vivek Seetharaman** — Board Advisor (Qweebi). Ex-CPO HomeLane. - **Ryan Desmond** — Board Advisor (Coding Nomads). - **Amelia Menk Brown** — Board Advisor (Knowzy.ai). - **Lisa Schmucki** — Board Advisor (edWeb.net). - **Dakota Gordon** — Board Advisor (Edlink). - **Amanda Goodson** — Board Advisor (Edlink). Full profiles at https://eduvationalliance.org/leadership. --- ## Advisory Board Structure - 10 committees, each chaired by a founding member - 20 Special Interest Groups (SIGs) — 2 per committee - 50 advisor seats total (10 chairs + 20 SIG company reps + 20 school leaders) — all unpaid - 50 paying member company seats (Alliance-wide) — on top of SIG seats - Revenue at full membership: 50 × $1,999 = $99,950/year The 10 committees, grouped into 5 clusters: **Platform & Technology** - Product — set product quality bars across member tools; AI mandate: AI tools & products for classrooms. SIGs: Product Strategy, Product Design & UX. - Technical Integrations — rostering, SSO, SIS/LMS connectivity, data and security; AI mandate: AI for school operations & admin. SIGs: LMS & SIS, Data & Security. **Growth & Revenue** - Go-to-Market — front-end sales motion into schools and districts; AI mandate: AI-powered personalised learning. SIGs: District Sales, Channel Partnerships. - Marketing & Media — joint demand-gen playbook; owned media, social, community. SIGs: Podcasting & Publishing, Social Media & Community. **Investment & Funding** - Company Investment — connect EdTech companies with operator-led capital. SIGs: Venture Capital, Grants & Philanthropy. - School Fundraising — help schools find grants, PTA support and community partners. SIGs: School Grants, PTA & Community. **Learning & Curriculum** - STEM & Technical Education — raise the bar on STEM and technical education. SIGs: STEM, Technical Education. - Math & Literacy — evidence-based math instruction and the science of reading. SIGs: Math, Literacy. **Community & Inclusion** - Accessibility & Equity — hold the alliance to a high bar on accessibility, equity and inclusion; AI mandate: AI ethics & policy in schools. SIGs: Accessibility, Equity & Inclusion. - Sustainability & Prof Dev — sustainability of school tech estates and educator development; AI mandate: AI literacy & teacher training. SIGs: Sustainability, Professional Development. Full structure at https://eduvationalliance.org/advisory-board. --- ## General Membership Price: US$1,999 / year. Single annual fee, cancel anytime. What's included: - Monthly Office Hours with Alliance founders, advisors and operators - 1:1 Advisory Access — quarterly slots with leaders from Ednology, Edlink, Coding Nomads, Qweebi, Knowzy.ai - Customer Success Playbook (curated by Qweebi for K-12 and HE EdTech) - AI & Personalisation Toolkit (in partnership with Coding Nomads) - Marketplace listing via Ednology, plus Edlink integration support (rostering, SSO) - Accessibility Advisory from Knowzy.ai (WCAG, inclusive-by-default) - Alliance Voting Rights (Alliance positions, partner standards, ecosystem priorities) - Co-Marketing & Press (joint announcements, Alliance research, member spotlights) Who it's for: - Founder-led EdTech companies (pre-seed through Series B) - Bootstrapped operators serving K-12 or HE - Curriculum, assessment, AI-tutoring, and SIS-adjacent products - Teams committed to interoperability and student outcomes Apply at https://eduvationalliance.org/membership. --- ## Resources (Members Only) Every committee publishes playbooks, templates, recordings, reports and standards. Titles include: - School pilot playbook (Go-to-Market & Growth) — end-to-end runbook for moving a single-school pilot to a paid district contract. - Edlink integration starter (Technical & Integrations) — reference implementation + checklist for rostering, SSO, grade passback. - Accessibility audit template (Accessibility & Inclusion) — WCAG 2.2 AA + neurodiversity checklist. - EdTech fundraising market readout (Investment & Fundraising, Q1 2026). - Term-sheet teardown recording (Investment & Fundraising). - Product quality bar v1 (Product) — shared standard adopted by founding members. - Demand-gen playbook for K-12 (Marketing). - Educator PD program template (PD & Community). - Technical-education mentor model (Technical Education). - Science of reading alignment guide (Literacy, Q1 2026). - Math fluency benchmarks (Math). - STEM lab integration kit (STEM). - District procurement readout recording (Go-to-Market & Growth). - Member pricing benchmarks (Marketing, Q1 2026). Full library at https://eduvationalliance.org/resources. --- ## Problem, Solution, Structure **Problem** — Schools are chronically underfunded for technology. Districts patch together fragmented EdTech tools from multiple vendors, managing complex budgets with limited resources: inconsistent learning experiences, duplicated costs, students with accessibility needs underserved. EdTech companies compete for the same constrained budgets instead of collaborating to solve the problem at scale. **Solution** — The Eduvation Alliance is a closed-loop EdTech ecosystem that solves school funding and product fragmentation in a single structure. Founding EdTech companies unite under shared governance and a marketplace model, making world-class tools accessible to every school regardless of budget, with notetaking and accessibility built in from day one. Pillars: community-funded access, single marketplace for schools, member-led founding governance, accessibility-first approach, mission-driven non-profit core. --- ## Contact - Register interest: https://eduvationalliance.org/#contact - Site: https://eduvationalliance.org - Foundation: https://www.eduvationfoundation.org - Fund: https://www.eduvationfund.org