Posted by Caroline Rodriguez Today, and every day, we at the Nellie Mae Education Foundation hold space in our hearts for the victims of white supremacist violence. We mourn the lives of the victims of the anti-Black mass shooting at a Tops Supermarket in Buffalo. We mourn the life lost and wish healing for…
We are excited to announce the appointment of Mishone Donelson, Senior Vice President and Senior Managing Director at Horizon Technology Finance, to the Nellie Mae Education Foundation Board of Directors.
Announcing New Grant Commitments Photo by Alexander Suhorucov from Pexels Today, on the heels of the start of the first in-person school year for many in over 18 months, we are thrilled to announce grant commitments to organizations that continue the work of advancing racial equity in our public education system. We are pleased to announce new grant…
Welcoming Our New Community Advisors - 2021 Posted by Nellie Mae Ed. Fdn. In 2019, we launched our first Community Advisory Group — a group of individuals with deep relationships and networks in the communities they serve — to provide perspective and insight on our grantmaking strategy and implementation. Since that time, our advisors have served…
Posted by Nellie Mae Ed. Fdn. For the past several years, Nellie Mae Education Foundation has welcomed a new cohort of education leaders into our Speakers Bureau. After a year and a half characterized by the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and systemic racism, and where our schools were forced to rethink where, when, and…
Posted by Nellie Mae Ed. Fdn. Dudley Williams at the Foundation’s Lawrence W. O’Toole Awards Ceremony in 2012 Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the passing of Dudley Williams, former Board Chair of the Nellie Mae Education Foundation. In his 12 years of service at the organization, Dudley was instrumental in shaping the…
Posted by Nellie Mae Ed. Fdn. DR. NGOUNOU TO BRING NEARLY TWO DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN THE EDUCATION AND NONPROFIT SPACE TO THE ROLE Quincy, MA — May 20, 2021: The Nellie Mae Education Foundation Board of Directors, in consultation with outgoing President and CEO Nick Donohue, has appointed Dr. Gislaine N. Ngounou, Ed.…
Photo by Guillaume Issaly on Unsplash, Written by Alexis Harewood and Ellen Wang Central to the Nellie Mae Education Foundation’s focus on advancing racial equity in public education is our commitment to ensuring all young people and families feel safe in schools and communities across New England as school buildings continue to reopen. When young people experience…
Posted by Nellie Mae Ed. Fdn. The Nellie Mae Education Foundation Welcomes United We Dream Co-Founder Cristina Jiménez Moreta to Board of Directors Today, we are thrilled to announce the appointment of Cristina Jiménez Moreta, co-founder and former executive director of United We Dream, the country’s largest immigrant-youth-led network, to the Nellie Mae…
Posted by Nellie Mae Ed. Fdn. Will support search for a new leader after more than a decade of leadership QUINCY, MA - February 5, 2021 - The Nellie Mae Education Foundation today announced that Nick Donohue will be stepping down as the organization’s President and CEO at the end of 2021 after 14 years of leadership…