Orleans Public Education Network

Name

Orleans Public Education Network

Legal name

Orleans Public Education Network

Website

https://opennola.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Advocacy Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (6117), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAAAEAI

Civic, Citizenship & Community Engagement Education

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Continuing Education (Noncredit) & Lifelong Learning Programs

SECONDARYEDALAOAI

Community Engagement & Service-Learning Partnerships

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Alumni Relations, Development & Campus Community Engagement

SECONDARYEDAAAFAB

Community Center Education Programs

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Community & Public Education Programs (Libraries, Community Centers)

Keywords

• Education advocacy services
• Community leadership training
• School equity data
• Nonprofit education programs
• Parent civic engagement

Headquarters

HQ city

New Orleans

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Orleans Public Education Network is a nonprofit that delivers community education and advocacy programs in New Orleans. Its core offerings include parent leadership training (FLTI), policy fellowship programs (EPFP), school equity data tools (Equity Index, EDI), early childhood advocacy (Ready, Set, Go!), and community-driven policy publications. Services are delivered through training programs, events, and data platforms to empower citizen voice in public education policy.

Product overview

Orleans Public Education Network (OPEN) is a non-profit education advocacy organization that does not operate a unified software product or platform. OPEN's offerings consist of community programs, training initiatives, data tools, and publications designed to empower citizen voice in public education policy. The core programs include the Family Leadership Training Institute (FLTI) for parent leadership development, The Equity Index for school data transparency, the Parent Leaders United in Schools (PLUS) professional development program, the Louisiana Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP), and the Ready, Set, Go! early childhood initiative. Supporting resources include The People's Agenda policy document, the Policy Toolkit for advocacy training, and the Early Development Instrument (EDI) for child development data collection. All offerings are program-based rather than technology products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family Leadership Training Institute (FLTI) An 18-week intensive leadership training program that equips parents with skills in advocacy, media, civic policy, fundraising, and community organizing to become effective education leaders.
• The Equity Index A data platform that measures and reports on educational equity components in New Orleans public schools, using school equity-related data to improve transparency and accountability around practices and policies.
• Parent Leaders United in Schools (PLUS) A ten-week professional development program for school-based parent groups covering leadership skills, navigating school systems, direct advocacy, and strategic alliance-building.
• Louisiana Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP) A nationally-accredited policy fellowship program that builds local education leaders through professional development, networking, and policy training delivered through monthly colloquiums and seminars.
• Ready, Set, Go! Early childhood advocacy initiative that collected developmental data on kindergarten-age children through the Early Development Instrument (EDI) to help direct resources to young children and their communities.
• The People's Agenda A community-driven policy document synthesizing over 300 policy recommendations for public education excellence and equity in New Orleans, developed through the ONE STEP campaign.
• Policy Toolkit An advocacy resource providing civic capacity training to help community members engage in the legislative process and advocate for public education.
• OPEN Public Education Awards (OPEA) Annual awards program honoring schools and educators for high achievement, fast growth, and teacher quality in New Orleans public schools.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 65% of New Orleans kindergarteners have developmental data collected through EDI
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Committee for a Better New OrleanscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner organization in 2007 that helped envision a sustainable education reform movement and the need for community connection to schools.
• Urban League of Greater New OrleanscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner in 2007 collaboration to establish OPEN and ongoing board member organization.
• Children's Defense FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner organization in 2007 that helped envision OPEN's mission and structure.
• Louisiana Justice InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner in 2007 discussions that led to OPEN's creation.
• Converge for ChangecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Equity Index project to measure educational equity in New Orleans schools.
• Louisiana Center for Children's RightscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Equity Index project alongside OPEN and Converge for Change.
• VIET (Vietnamese Initiatives in Economic Training)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in establishing New Orleans' first Born Learning Trail at Village de L'est community center.
• EntergyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner supporting the Born Learning Trail project.
• United WayminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner supporting the Born Learning Trail initiative.
• One Voice LouisianaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided hands-on advocacy training for participants in OPEN's Policy Toolkit legislative bus trip program.
• 100 Black Men of Greater New OrleansminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting organization and partner in community education initiatives.
• New Schools for New OrleansminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting organization partner in education reform efforts.
• Total Community ActionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting organization partner in community education and advocacy.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• New Schools for New Orleans: A New Orleans education reform organization supporting schools and educators in the same city and reform landscape where OPEN operates. Listed as a supporting partner of OPEN and addresses overlapping K-12 equity and quality goals through a different (school-launch) lens.
• Converge for Change: Direct collaborative partner on OPEN's Equity Index project; an education equity data and advocacy organization that shares OPEN's New Orleans focus on measurable equity outcomes and policy transparency.
• Committee for a Better New Orleans: Founding partner of OPEN (2007) and a civic engagement nonprofit focused on New Orleans; shares OPEN's community-organizing orientation and target population, with overlapping leadership and programmatic aims around citizen voice in public systems.
• National Parent Leadership Institute: National organization that created the Family Leadership Training Institute model which OPEN's FLTI is built on; directly comparable in delivering parent civic/advocacy training programs and operating the same curriculum franchise in local communities.
• Children's Defense Fund: National child advocacy organization that was a founding partner of OPEN in 2007; comparable mission to OPEN's child-focused education equity work, with policy advocacy and community engagement models that overlap with OPEN's People's Agenda approach.
• Louisiana Center for Children's Rights: Listed alongside OPEN and Converge for Change as a partner on the Equity Index project; comparable regional nonprofit working on child and youth outcomes through policy and data-driven advocacy in New Orleans.
• Urban League of Greater New Orleans: One of OPEN's four founding partners and ongoing board member organization; a regional civil rights and community empowerment nonprofit addressing parallel issues (education equity, economic opportunity) for Black and low-income communities in the same geography.

Broad incumbents

• Communities In Schools: National nonprofit providing integrated student supports in K-12 schools; comparable model of nonprofit-driven, community-rooted education interventions targeting disadvantaged students, though focused on in-school support rather than policy advocacy.
• Teach For America: National education nonprofit with active New Orleans presence; comparable in addressing educational equity through community engagement, although operating through teacher placement rather than parent leadership training.
• Schott Foundation for Public Education: Major funder of OPEN and a national education advocacy nonprofit focused on equity in public K-12 education; comparable mission around equitable school funding and policy advocacy for underserved communities, operating at broader national scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/open_nola
• YouTubevimeo.com/opennola
• Facebookfacebook.com/OPENNOLA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/orleans-public-education-network

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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