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Global Business Leaders Gather In New York To Mark International Corporate Philanthropy Day

Monday, February 27, 2012

New York, NY – As the depth and complexity of societal issues escalates, companies are stepping up to rising public expectations that businesses can do more to affect change. In that spirit, leading companies and organizations around the world today recognize International Corporate Philanthropy Day (ICPD), an annual international advocacy day that mobilizes the business community to share best practices, develop partnerships, and engage with employees and other stakeholders for more strategic and effective societal investments.

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iMentor Receives $500,000 Grant to Expand and Evaluate its College-Readiness Mentoring Model

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

iMentor today announced it was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to scale and evaluate its innovative mentoring model to help youth from low-income communities graduate high school college-ready and succeed in college. iMentor will use the funding to reach more students through its New York City program, implement iMentor’s model nationally in partnership with leading nonprofits, and perform the most comprehensive independent evaluation ever conducted on mentoring.

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National Mentoring Month: iMentor CEO Mike O'Brien

Friday, January 13, 2012

iMentor CEO, Mike O'Brien, was interviewed by PIX 11 Morning News about iMentor's 100 Mentor Pledge. The pledge was announced by Mayor Mike Bloomberg in his State of the City address, and was highlighted as part of the mayor's education plan to improve college and career-readiness for the city's high school students.

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Press Release: Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Announces iMentor’s 100 Mentor Pledge in State of the City Address

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Today in his State of the City address, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced that iMentor is partnering with 10 leading New York-based companies that will each recruit 100 of their employees to serve as mentors for high school students in low-income communities. These additional volunteers will allow iMentor to expand its program in New York City to help 1,000 additional students succeed in high school, college, and careers.

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Press Release: Lumina Foundation Announces “NextGen” Grantees

Monday, January 9, 2012

Research shows that prospective college students and their families have difficulty finding information about college, particularly the availability of financial aid and grants. To address this challenge, Lumina Foundation has awarded more than $1.1 million in planning grants aimed at helping develop the “next generation” of college-access supports and services. These “NextGen” grants are designed to leverage the power of digital technology to promote new and innovative ways to support students on their pathway to college.

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Press Release: iMentor Launches Program Year with New Partner Schools, Enhanced College Preparatory Support

Monday, November 7, 2011

iMentor, a leading youth mentoring organization, today announced the addition of three new partner schools to its New York City program, as well as the launch of two new programs that focus on college success and provide clear benchmarks for successful mentoring relationships. As the 2011-2012 school year gets underway, iMentor’s newest programs and partner schools will ensure that iMentor’s high school students in underserved communities are prepared to reach their full potential in their academic careers.

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iMentor Seeking New Mentors for High School Students

Monday, October 3, 2011

One of New York City’s largest mentoring programs is calling upon male Bronxites to provide a helping hand. Since 1999, iMentor has matched adult mentors with young high school students from underserved communities in the five boroughs. These students are enrolled in multi-year programs with one-on-one matches who have graduated college and are assisted with their education to lead them to higher education.

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Press Release: iMentor Partners with Groupon’s G-Team to Support Kickoff to College Campaign

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

iMentor (http://imentor.org), a leading youth mentoring program in New York City, and G-Team (http://www.groupon.com/g-team), the philanthropic arm of Groupon, today announced the launch of a local campaign to raise funds to host college kick-off events for all high school juniors in iMentor’s New York City program.

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College Partners With iMentor To Form Mentoring Program

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Maria Fernandez, 45, a mother of three, struggles financially to support her family while pursuing a college degree. “It becomes very frustrating when you can’t make ends meet for your kids,” Fernandez said. Fortunate for her and other struggling students, Miami Dade College has partnered with an organization called iMentor to form a Single Stop mentoring program.

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Latinos Se Ayudan Entre Tutor y Pupilo

Thursday, August 11, 2011

El dominicano Francisco Ventura, 38, tiene un año sirviendo de mentor a un joven estudiante. "Me siento orgulloso de mi pupilo, porque logró ingresar a la universidad. Mi estudiante es un joven recién llegado que no dominaba el inglés, pero superó grandes obstáculos". Ventura es parte del sistema de IMentor, un programa de tutoreo para estudiantes de bajos recursos que están en la secundaria.

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iMentor Is Looking for a Few Good Men and Women

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

iMentor, a top youth mentoring organization that works with high-school aged kids in our area, is making a big push this summer to recruit 1,000 mentors by this September to work with students from underserved communities.

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Afro Times: iMentor calls on NYers: 1,000 Mentors needed by September

Saturday, August 6, 2011

iMentor, a leading youth mentoring program in New York City, is actively recruiting 1,000 professionals to become mentors by September 1. iMentor will match these supportive adults with students from underserved communities to create multi-year mentoring relationships that leverage iMentor’s unique online and in-person curriculum to help the students graduate college ready and succeed in college.

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iMentor Seeks 1,000 Mentors for Area High School Students

Thursday, August 4, 2011

iMentor, a leading youth mentoring program in New York City, is actively recruiting 1,000 professionals to become mentors by September 1.

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Press Release: iMentor Calls on New Yorkers to Become Mentors - 1,000 Mentors Needed by September 2011

Thursday, July 28, 2011

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Press Release: New Profit Selected as Social Innovation Fund Intermediary

Thursday, July 22, 2010

CAMBRIDGE, MA - New Profit Inc. announced today that is was one of 11 philanthropic organizations selected by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to serve as an intermediary for the newly established Social Innovation Fund (SIF).

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Press Release: Inaugural Social Innovation Fund Grants Awarded to Experienced Innovators

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Washington, DC – In response to the increasing health needs, economic challenges and gaps in youth achievement facing low-income rural and urban communities, the Corporation for National and Community Service announced its inaugural Social Innovation Fund (SIF) grants today. The grants will target millions in public and private funds to grow effective solutions to persistent social challenges across more than 20 states.

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iMentor Wins Morgan Stanley Social Enterprise Strategy Challenge

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Competition Featured Nine Pro-Bono Teams Working to Develop Business Strategies for Non-Profits

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Hundreds Celebrate a Year of 'iMentoring'

Friday, May 22, 2009

Mentor Joanne Roses, left, transfers her marble to the spoon of her "mentee," Deborah, right. They are participating in a relay race, one of the activities offered at the iMentor year-end picnic. Other activities included face painting, T-shirt decorating and sports.

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iMentor, la Tutoria del Siglo XXI

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

New York – The latest technologies have overrun our society and given us indispensable tools. This is how iMentor saw it, when they decided to apply advanced technologies to mentoring.

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iMentor, Mentoring of the 21st Century

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

New York – The latest technologies have overrun our society and given us indispensible tools. This is how iMentor saw it, when they decided to apply advanced technologies to mentoring.

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