The new initiative dovetails with Strada’s mission to support and scale student success programs that help prepare students to pursue successful career paths, said the nonprofit’s president and CEO, Bill Hansen.
Since the founding of TMCF in 1987 more than $300M has been raised to support the nearly 300,000 students attending their member-schools all over the United States.
In January, Inside Philanthropy reported that trends in giving would decrease in areas dedicated to social justice, but would increase towards underserved populations.
Companies like Boeing are shifting their entry-level talent strategy, understanding it is more effective to develop talent over a course of years, with a focus of establishing meaningful relationships.
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The rain also didn’t stop Tennessee State University sophomore Rachelle Brown from winning big at the Classic. Brown received the first of four $10,000 McDonald’s “True to the HBCU” scholarships, facilitated by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.