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Volunteer Highlight: Valerie Chen
In this month’s Volunteer Highlight, we want to introduce you to Valerie Chen, a Test Prep instructor, who just joined Minds Matter in 2019! A recent transplant from Michigan, Valerie is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan, where she received her undergraduate and graduate degrees in Mechanical Engineering. We sat down with Valerie…
Read MoreIt Takes a Village: Minds Matter Seattle’s 2019 Spring Soiree
May 16, 2019 marked our 6th Annual Spring Soiree, where Minds Matter Seattle supporters came out to celebrate our students and give back to our program. This year’s event centered on how “it takes a village” –only by support from many individuals that Minds Matter Seattle students are able to achieve their dreams. Our volunteers…
Read MoreDonor Highlight: Nielson Donates 10 Laptops to MMSEA
Each fall, we welcome new students to the Minds Matter Seattle Chapter (MMSEA) with open arms. Like other chapters, ours is built on the support of mentees, volunteers, and the greater Seattle community. Although the faces in our group evolve each school year, one thing about our community remains the same – the desire to…
Read MoreMinds Matter Students Receive Exciting News about Early Successes
New York – NY – April 7, 2016 — Minds Matter students in chapters across the country have already received exciting news about scholarships and acceptances to competitive colleges and universities. Minds Matter students have received acceptance into some of our nation’s Most Competitive schools, as rated by Barron’s, including seven of eight Ivy League…
Read MoreMinds Matter Seattle to Graduate its First Class of Seniors
New York, NY – April 6, 2016 – This June, Minds Matter Seattle will graduate its first class of students, many of whom have already received acceptance letters to prestigious universities. One student has been accepted to Princeton University, securing a loan-free financial aid package. Other students have been accepted to New York University, UCLA,…
Read MoreMinds Matter Adds Thirteenth Chapter in Detroit
New York, NY – April 4, 2016 — Minds Matter, a national non-profit organization serving accomplished high school students from low-income families, approved the addition of a 13th chapter in Detroit, Michigan. The Detroit chapter will begin serving students in Fall 2016 and received a generous grant for seed funding from The Taubman Foundation. The…
Read MoreMinds Matter Washington D.C. Sends Students to Prestigious Summer Programs
New York, NY – March 30, 2016 – Minds Matter Washington, D.C. is sending its first class of students to summer programs this year. Several students have already gained acceptance to prestigious programs at Harvard Medical School via the National Student Leadership Conference, Cornell and Carnegie Mellon. Minds Matter is an intensive three-year academic and…
Read MoreMinds Matter Selected as 100 Women in Hedge Funds’ 2016 U.S. Beneficiary
15th Annual Gala to be held November 9, 2016 in New York City New York, NY – March 3, 2016 – 100 Women in Hedge Funds today announces Minds Matter National, Inc. as the beneficiary of its U.S. philanthropic activities in 2016, including the 15th Annual Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street to be held on…
Read MoreMinds Matter Interviewed for Nonprofit Voice
Minds Matter’s Executive Director Ellen Magnis spoke with 103.9’s The Nonprofit Voice about Minds Matter and her own experiences as a first-generation college graduate. We were honored for the opportunity to highlight the important work that Minds Matter is doing to serve accomplished students from low-income families. Click to listen to Part 1 and Part 2 of…
Read MoreHuffington Post: Grow, Grow
This piece was written by Executive Director Ellen Magnis for Huffington Post During this season of gratitude, I have been thinking about those who have helped shape my life in significant ways. I have had the benefit of many wise teachers. When I think back to my teenage years to some of my earliest mentors,…
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