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Support Sustainable, Scalable, and Accessible High School Leadership Programs
Shaping Leaders Since 1989
To achieve this in honor of its 35th Anniversary, 21st Century Leaders aims to create long-term organizational sustainability to maintain our educational impact through scalable and accessible programs for all high school students across Georgia through its Sustainability Fund.
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Our Goal: A Million-Dollar Future
We aim to raise $1,000,000 to ensure the sustainability, scalability, and accessibility of our leadership programs. Every contribution supports the educational and leadership growth of our students, paving the way for a brighter future.
- Make a cash donation
- Donate a gift of stock
- Donate through a donor-advised fund (DAF)
- Establish a planned gift
Campaign Pillars
Sustainability
Supporting our organization's long-term sustainability is critical to maintaining our educational impact. Our programs have been a source of transformation and empowerment for countless high school students.
Accessibility
We are passionate about promoting equity in education and careers and ensuring all students can access our high-quality leadership and talent development programs.
Scalability
We aim to scale our programs to reach a broader and more diverse audience, reach underserved and remote areas, and create a more profound impact in these areas and for all of our high school students.
21st Century Leaders Alumni Greg Clay Shares Impact
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The endowed funds will have the power to support some of the following initiatives each year:
Fully fund a one-week residential summer leadership institute - providing a free program for all 75 to 100 students
Enroll 500 more students in Leadership Connect
Launch 10 more of our 21st Century Leaders school and community based Clubs serving 30% more students
Provide 20 more seniors with college scholarships
21ST CENTURY LEADERS IMPACT ON FUTURE LEADERS
Our Programs Change Lives
Leadership Development
of students said they now see themselves as leaders as a result of our programs
of students said they took on one or more new leadership roles after joining 21st Century Leaders
Career Readiness
Inclusion
Long-term sustainability is critical to maintaining our educational impact.
21st Century Leaders aims to raise $1 million to be endowed to establish:
- Financial foundation that safeguards from unforeseen challenges and economic fluctuations, ensuring its continued operation.
- Invest in staff development, guaranteeing the quality and stability of our programs. Maintain our programs, technology, and equipment to provide a conducive environment for learning and innovation.
- Diversify sources of support for our programs and students by investing in partnerships with new educational institutions, organizations, and donors.
I WANT TO INVEST IN AN EMPOWERED FUTURE
1989 Sustainer's Circle
- DeRetta Cole Rhodes, Ph.D.
- Maria Blackburn
- Maranie Brown
- Chris Caldwell
- Carla Chandler
- Arjun Chowdri
- Marty Fleischman
- Katelyn Fredericks
- Shelton Guin
- Kate Hewitt
- Okema Jackson
- JP James
- Alina Mencias
- Jon Neff
- Chi Nguyen
- Chris Reynolds
- Scott Riggs
- Mari Sifo
- Katerina Taylor
- Michael White
- Anqi Zou
- Bob & Dianna Watson
- Matt & Becky Johnson
- Patrick Soloman
- Kathy Solley
- Dennis Adamovich
- Ellen Lindemann
- Deidra Abbott
- Aditi Ashok
- Monica Awe
- Samuel Bailey
- Vander Bannister
- Curtis Bennett
- Maria Blackburn
- Jonathan Blalock
- Erik Bryant
- Fabian Chinea
- Greg Clay
- Brian Collins
- Barbara Cormier
- Kesha Crump
- Susannah Darrow
- Chandra Farley
- Lauren Flanigan
- Jessica Frost
- Taylor Green
- Kristy Hoffman
- Imani Holmes
- Arina Hooks
- Anshuman Khadanga
- Lindsay Kirk
- Sue Lewis-Jones
- Mark Lindemann
- Chancellor Mack
- Whitney Marshall
- Priscilla Medeiros
- Kim Nguyen
- Taunia Nkromo-Stevenson
- Ryan Palmore
- Dr. Adriane Randolph
- Krista Rouse
- Mindy Schweitzer-Rawls
- Matthew Steinberg
- Roy Wagner
- De'Asha Watts
- Rachel Williams
- Thurman Williams