{"id":1624,"date":"2025-09-24T09:18:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T13:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.independentagent.com\/invest\/?p=1624"},"modified":"2026-03-17T13:32:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:32:15","slug":"start-a-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.independentagent.com\/invest\/2025\/09\/24\/start-a-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Start a Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"header has-background has-primary-background-color header--cover header--min-height-none header--text-left header--width-wide\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"header__media\" role=\"presentation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"header__layout\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"header__content\">\n\t\n<h1 class=\"header__title\">Start a Program<\/h1>\n\n<p class=\"header__excerpt\">Interested in volunteering in a school that&#8217;s already part of our network?\u00a0 Want to start your own Invest\u00a0program?\u00a0 Let us know and we&#8217;ll reach out to you.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-70-30 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-e6ff2d15 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);flex-basis:40%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faqs\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For basic information about starting an Invest&nbsp;program, read out FAQs.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"panels\">\n\t\n<div class=\"panels__panel\">\n\t<div class=\"panels__header\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"panels__title\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"panels__toggle\" type=\"button\" id=\"how-does-invest-work\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-how-does-invest-work\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-text\">How does Invest work?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-icon\"><svg class=\"svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><use xlink:href=\"#svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panels__content\" id=\"panel-how-does-invest-work\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"how-does-invest-work\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panels__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Invest is very flexible and can accommodate any length class or timeline. While some programs are only two weeks for 60 minutes a day, other schools teach Invest for the entire school year. 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