Nyscate

What Nyscate does

NYSCATE (New York State Association for Computers and Technologies in Education) is a New York-based non-profit professional membership organization founded in 1965 as NYSAEDS and renamed in 1986 to reflect its expanded mission. It serves over 25,000 technology-using educators, administrators, school board members, and consultants across all 8 regions of New York State, offering a three-tier membership structure (Basic at $0, Premium Individual at $75/year, and Institutional at $250-$500/year depending on district type) plus joint memberships with CoSN. Core offerings span professional development (Educator Institute self-paced courses with CTLE hours at $29-$49 each, Certified Instructional Coaching Program at $529-$569, CTO Academy for aspiring district technology leaders), community programming (Annual Conference at Turning Stone Resort, regional events, Women in Technology breakfasts, AI Literacy Day), and resource hubs aligned to NYS mandates (CS&DF Standards, Ed Law 2-d compliance, AI literacy).

The organization operates on a diversified revenue model combining membership dues (subscription), event registration and conference exhibits (transactional), online course sales, advertising placements ($1,500-$3,000/year with Corporate Council discounts), and Corporate Council fees from 40+ EdTech partners including Dell, CDW, Google, and Microsoft. Distribution is executed through the Atlas member portal (members.nyscate.org), the NYSCATE Influencer Program (educator influencers in each district), and a multi-channel marketing mix anchored by the website, The Insider weekly newsletter, webinars, and events. Formal affiliations with ISTE, CoSN, SETDA, NCTET, and the New York State Education Department provide standards-body authority and access to national resources. Operations are run by three core staff under CEO/Executive Director Dr. Amy S. DelCorvo, supported by a regional Board of Directors, which indicates a lean, membership-funded operating model typical of state-level professional associations.

Name

Nyscate

Legal name

New York State Association for Computers and Technologies in Education

Website

https://nyscate.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NYSCATE is a New York State non-profit professional association serving 25,000+ K-12 educators and administrators with membership tiers, CTLE-certified professional development courses, an annual conference, EdTech Corporate Council partnerships, and resources aligned to NYS computer science and digital fluency standards.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Training Course Marketplaces (B2B Content Libraries) (EDAFAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Training, Enablement & Talent Development Summits (THAHAMAH), Change Management & Transformation Leadership (EDABAAAD)

Keywords

• Educational technology association
• Professional development services
• Membership organization
• Teacher training programs
• CTO leadership development

Headquarters

HQ city

Latham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees from individual and institutional members including basic ($0), premium individual ($75), and institutional memberships ($250-$500).
2. Event Registration: Revenue from annual conferences, workshops, summits, and certification programs including the 2026 Annual Conference at Turning Stone Resort.
3. Online Course Sales: Sale of professional development courses through the Educator Institute, with bulk purchase options and individual course sales at $29-$49 per course.
4. Advertising: Yearly and monthly advertising placements on the website including leaderboard ads ($3000/year), footer ads ($2000/year), and square ads ($1500/year). Corporate Council members receive 20% discount.
5. Corporate Council Memberships: Annual corporate memberships for EdTech companies seeking to engage with NYS educators and education leaders.
6. Donations and Grants: Donations support classroom grants and conference attendance scholarships. In 2024, NYSCATE awarded $20,000 in classroom grants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

NYSCATE is a non-profit professional membership organization that represents over 25,000 technology-using educators and administrators across all 8 regions of New York State. The organization sells individual and institutional memberships, hosts an annual conference at Turning Stone Resort, delivers self-paced online professional development courses through the Educator Institute, runs the CTO Academy leadership program, provides curated AI and CS&DF Standards resources, and offers advertising placements to EdTech vendors through its Corporate Council program.

Product overview

NYSCATE (New York State Association for Computers and Technologies in Education) is a non-profit professional organization, not a technology product company. Its offerings consist of membership services, professional development programs, educational resources, and events. The core offerings include the Educator Institute (self-paced online PD courses), CTO Academy (leadership development program), Certified Instructional Coaching Program, AI Resources and CS&DF Standards resources, grant and award programs, annual conferences, and AI Literacy Day events. The organization operates the Atlas member portal for membership management and event registration. These are organizational services for education technology professionals, not commercial software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NYSCATE Educator Institute: Self-paced professional development courses for educators, including courses supporting NYS English Language Learners requirements and NYS Computer Science & Digital Fluency Standards.
• CTO Academy
• Brandon DelCorvo Classroom Grant Program

Products and services

• Educator Institute

Quantifiable outcome

• $20,000 awarded in classroom grants in 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 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

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Corporate Council MemberscoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2010Corporate Council was created in 2010, recognizing that visionary companies align resources for thought leadership. Members include EdTech companies such as CDW, ClassLink, Dell, Google, Microsoft, ViewSonic, and 40+ others seeking to build relationships with NYS educators.
• Dell TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNYSCATE & Dell Technologies partnership for the AI Use Case Project, a corporate council initiative. Dell and NYSCATE collaborate to help districts and educational organizations implement AI use cases with one-on-one planning and coaching support.
• CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNYSCATE is an official state affiliate of CoSN. Organizations share resources, provide joint institutional memberships, and collaborate on professional development including the CTO Academy program.
• SETDA (State Educational Technology Directors Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNYSCATE is an official affiliate of SETDA. The partnership focuses on state-level digital learning leadership, policy, equity of access, and interoperability.
• NCTET (National Coalition for Technology in Education & Training)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNYSCATE is an official affiliate of NCTET, a non-partisan organization that examines and supports the use of technology to improve education and training.
• ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNYSCATE is an affiliate of ISTE, providing members access to international resources, standards, and professional development frameworks for educational technology.
• New York State Education Department (NYSED)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNYSCATE cooperates with NYSED to further the use of technology in NYS schools and is involved in helping define statewide policy regarding the use of technologies in education.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• EdSurge: EdSurge is a digital media and community platform covering EdTech products and trends. It overlaps NYSCATE's role as an information hub for EdTech decision-makers and competes for the attention of the same district leaders and Corporate Council vendors.
• Edutopia (George Lucas Educational Foundation): Edutopia is a non-profit that publishes teaching practices and PD resources for K-12 educators. It competes with NYSCATE's content library for educator mindshare, particularly around technology integration, but is content-led rather than association-led.

Broad incumbents

• National Education Association (NEA): The NEA is the largest U.S. educator professional association with millions of members and broad PD offerings. It overlaps NYSCATE's educator membership base but is a broad incumbent — non-EdTech-specific — and competes for dues and PD dollars from the same K-12 audience.
• ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development): ASCD is a large, established educator association serving curriculum and instructional leaders globally. It overlaps with NYSCATE in PD content and educator membership but is broader in scope (whole-curriculum, not EdTech-specific) and serves a wider national audience.

Regional players

• CUE (Computer-Using Educators): CUE is a California-based EdTech professional association offering conferences, PD, and advocacy for educators. It is a clear regional analog to NYSCATE — same EdTech membership model, similar educator audience, but operating exclusively in California rather than New York.
• ICE (Illinois Computing Educators): ICE is a state-level EdTech professional association for Illinois educators with a comparable mission, membership model, and conference programming to NYSCATE. It illustrates how NYSCATE's playbook replicates across other large states via ISTE-affiliated organizations.

Direct peers

• Learning Forward: Learning Forward is a national professional association focused on educator professional learning. Both organizations deliver standards-aligned PD for educators and sell memberships, courses, and conferences targeting the same K-12 professional development market.
• ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education): ISTE is the national EdTech professional association of which NYSCATE is a state affiliate. Both serve educators with standards-aligned PD, certifications, and conferences; NYSCATE effectively acts as ISTE's NY chapter and shares programming frameworks.
• CoSN (Consortium for School Networking): CoSN is a national association for K-12 EdTech leaders and NYSCATE's joint-membership partner. Both deliver CTO/CIO leadership development, CETL certification prep, and policy advocacy to district technology decision-makers, with overlapping membership.
• SETDA (State Educational Technology Directors Association): SETDA is the national association of state EdTech directors and an NYSCATE affiliate. Both address state-level digital learning policy, equity of access, and interoperability, and collaborate on resources for state education agencies and districts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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