Spark the Future - Career-Connected Learning Showcase - The Backdrop

Get ready to Spark the Future with us in 2025! We are excited to gather for our 7th year of this unforgettable event to raise money in support of Sonoma County students and celebrate the incredible impact of career-connected learning. Spark the Future is unique in that it showcases career-connected learning in action during our Student Showcase, where guests see firsthand the impact of their support and how it is transforming local students’ educational experience.  This annual event is our most important fundraiser of the year and powers our work to innovate the education-to-career experience and strengthen student success in Sonoma County. About the CTE Foundation: Career Technical Education (CTE) Foundation's mission is to innovate the education-to-career experience to strengthen economic development and student success. Founded in 2013, the Career Technical Education (CTE) Foundation is an education-workforce intermediary working to improve student outcomes for college, career, and life. CTE Foundation is the sole source of local flexible funding for career education, and since its founding has attracted more than $12M in support of education-to-career programs that improve student success through relevant, hands-on career-connected learning, improving the education experience for nearly 22,000 students. CTE Foundation is a recognized leader and collaborator for the county’s “grow-our-own” workforce initiative and is guided by a vision that all Sonoma County students have rewarding careers that strengthen their lives, our community, and the local economy.