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TMCF prides itself on being fiscally responsible with every charitable donation, large or small. TMCF respects each dollar and is registered with every charitable regulatory agency in every required state and has received the highest ratings from all three non-profit rating groups.

The HBCU Propelling Agency Relationships Towards a New Era of Results for Students Act, or HBCU PARTNERS Act, would give Historically Black institutions of higher learning more access to grants and programs from federal agencies. The agencies would be required to share their plans with Congress and track the HBCUs’ progress.

When she began her tenure as Secretary of Education, Mrs. DeVos pledged to donate her yearly salary to charity. Last year, Mrs. DeVos donated the remainder of her salary to charities focusing on education and special needs.

“Black History Month provides a slice in time for all of us to appreciate the contribution of black people to U.S. and world history as well as to the contemporary marketplace of ideas,” said Gerard Robinson, executive director of CAO.

This year, TMCF is honored to be a recipient of a charitable donation from Mrs. DeVos, which will help TMCF to continue its work of educating the next generation of leaders from our nation’s publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs).

The legislation builds upon President Trump’s executive order by requiring agencies to submit annual plans to Congress detailing how each applicable agency intends to strengthen the capacity of HBCUs to participate in federal grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements.

Title III funding is of critical importance for the sustainability and growth of HBCUs. Such funding provides necessary financial assistance to HBCUs for the repair, replacement or enhancement our respective institution’s physical plants, ensuring financial stability, improving academic expertise and instruction and otherwise building institutional capacity.

A Government Accountability Office report last year found that colleges easily game standards applying to loan default rates. Policy shops and lawmakers, meanwhile, have spent years debating the right approach about the degree to which institutions should be on the hook for poor results on student loans.

NBA Cares works with internationally recognized youth-serving programs that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes, including: Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Special Olympics, YMCA of the USA, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, UNICEF, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Share Our Strength and GLSEN.

“TMCF is proud to identify talent from our nation’s publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Predominantly Black Institutions to learn, engage and make a positive impact in such a critically important policy area.”

HBCUs, a common acronym for the institutions, is a crucial albeit often overlooked part of our country’s history. Some, like Cheyney, were founded before the Civil War. But the vast majority of HBCUs were founded after the war’s end to educate the millions of freed African-Americans.

For McDonald’s and its independent franchisees, core soft skills like teamwork, customer service and responsibility are vitally important to the work in McDonald’s restaurants. And, as a brand that gives many young people their first jobs every year, we know these skills are especially important to those just starting out.

It also has a range of recruitment efforts to attract employees of different backgrounds. One unique program is Moguls in the Making, a collaboration with rapper Big Sean and his foundation and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. It’s a competition that “aims to prepare and empower young black entrepreneurs,” said Reggie Willis, senior director of diversity and inclusion at Ally.

Theodore (Ted) Colbert, CIO of The Boeing Company, won the Digital Innovation Award at the ITSMF Technology Achievement ceremony on Friday in Atlanta, GA. Currently, he serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

TMCF appreciates the Congress’ efforts to increase funding, since 2017, for key HBCU programs such as Title III Strengthening HBCU and HBGI programs, the Department of Defense’s HBCU Minority Serving Institutions Program and most recently, reauthorizing the HBCU Historic Preservation program.

Listen to our President and CEO, Harry L. Williams, interview with HBCU Nation as he talks about the 2019 HBCU Fly-In, the announcement of Terrence J as National Ambassador for TMCF, and much more.

The Act Reauthorizes the HBCU Historic Preservation Program. The Natural Resources Management Act includes language to reauthorize the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Historic Preservation program within the U.S. Department of Interior from fiscal years (FY) 2019 through FY 2025.

Given the financial burden many students bear paying for college, schools should be intentional about financial support that helps students not just gain access, but persist, said Brown.