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Providing Youth in Under-Resourced Communities the Opportunity to Reach Their Full Potential Through Education
Today, 51% of students in U.S. public schools—over 25 Million children—live in poverty. Many of the impacts of poverty—like access to healthy foods, school attendance,…
Shaping the American Dream by Investing in Education
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How Books Can Help End the Illiteracy Cycle in Our Country and Open Doors for Children
Statistics say that more than 10 million children living in poverty in the U.S. do not have books to call their own. With 8,000 students…
More than just a Scholarship: Providing Leadership Skills, Development Programs and Events for LGBTQ Students
Point Foundation (Point), the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students of merit, is committed to helping young people…
Tiger Woods Foundation: Champions of the Unexpected for 20 Years
For low-income and minority families, the opportunity gap faced by disadvantaged youth is significant. Nonprofit advisor The Bridgespan Group reports that while afterschool and summer…
Sustainable Economic Opportunities That Empower Women & Benefit Business Needs
In 2010, The Coca-Cola Company launched the 5by20 initiative which aims to economically empower 5 million women entrepreneurs across the company’s global supply chain by…
Teaching Tolerance Offers Strategies to Help Educators Cope with Uncivil Rhetoric in Presidential Campaign
Every four years, teachers across America use the presidential election to engage children in our electoral process and teach them valuable lessons about our democracy,…
Talbots and O, The Oprah Magazine Join Forces to Support Dress for Success in Effort to Empower More Women in the Workforce
There is growing importance that corporations and nonprofits align strategically, work to identify mutually beneficial goals, and work in partnership to deliver transformational experiences [i.e.…
L’OCCITANE Donates $120,000 to Dress for Success to Empower Women in the Workforce
NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Natural French beauty retailer L’OCCITANE has donated$120,000 to Dress for Success, a gift that will help up to 2,400 women begin…
TMCF 27th Awards Gala: Developing Minds and Delivering Dreams By Empowering High-Achieving Students to Overcome Barriers
If your business believes in the power of education and opportunity, and is committed to developing and hiring a new generation of global leaders, then…
The Southern Poverty Law Center: Fighting Hate, Teaching Tolerance, Seeking Justice
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DIRECTV & Junior Achievement Partnership Keeps the Ball Rolling for Colorado’s Kids
In June, Junior Achievement Rocky Mountain (JA Rocky Mountain) announced that DIRECTV employees raised nearly $90,000 in 2015 to support JA programs that served more than…