This fall TechBridge honored Future Foundation CEO Qaadirah Abdur-Rahim as the inaugural recipient of its Bill Bolling Nonprofit Leader Award. The award celebrates people who exercise original thinking and use the benefits of technology to address problems in our society. “Qaadirah is recognized for her authenticity, innovation, and effectiveness as a servant leader,” said James Franklin, CEO of TechBridge. “Her collaborative approach as CEO of Future Foundation really unlocks purpose and ingenuity in those around her, resulting in higher performing fulfilled employees and more engaged volunteers.” Having grown Future Foundation from a two-person team serving a dozen students, Abdur-Rahim … [Read more...] about TechBridge Honors Future Foundation with Inaugural Award
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Keep It 100% Luncheon: Celebrating Atlanta’s Philanthropic Commitment to Education & Resilient Youth
KEEP IT 100% LUNCHEON CELEBRATING ATLANTA’S PHILANTHROPIC COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION & RESILIENT YOUTH For 14 consecutive years, 100% of Future Foundation program participants have graduated from high school and attended post-secondary institutions. On March 20, 2019, Future Foundation will celebrate Atlanta’s past, present, and future investments in education for resilient youth at its Keep It 100% luncheon. Led by a host committee of Atlanta’s business and civic leaders, this signature fundraising event invites the metro Atlanta community to become 100% Circle Investors with the goal of raising $300,000 for Future Foundation’s remarkable youth. At the previous year’s Luncheon, … [Read more...] about Keep It 100% Luncheon: Celebrating Atlanta’s Philanthropic Commitment to Education & Resilient Youth
A ripple, a wave, a tide: Leading change from where you are now
After the Future Foundation had achieved a 95 percent success rate (seeing every one of their participants graduate high school, and 99 percent move on to post-secondary education), CEO Qaadirah Abdur-Rahim was pleased – but not satisfied. Rather than let success get in the way, Abdur-Rahim set out an entirely new strategy, launching an ambitious pilot aimed at no less than nation-wide poverty disruption. The results of that pilot recently won the Atlanta-based nonprofit a $4.5 million grant, ensuring five more years of research into the community-raising approach developed by one determined young nonprofit leader and her team. In her opening address to the 2017 YNPN National Conference … [Read more...] about A ripple, a wave, a tide: Leading change from where you are now
Future Foundation CEO Makes Georgia Trend’s 40 Under 40 List
Qaadirah Abdur-Rahim CEO Future Foundation East Point Like many people, Qaadirah Abdur-Rahim worries about the future – especially of children living in poverty. What sets her apart is her devotion to changing their life trajectory. As CEO of Future Foundation, Abdur-Rahim transformed an after-school program in College Park and East Point into comprehensive services that include a teen center, learning centers and parental support. A sign of success: For the past 10 years, 100 percent of Future Foundation participants graduated from high school. For comparison, the community’s graduation rate is about 70 percent. Under her leadership, the Future Foundation recently won a … [Read more...] about Future Foundation CEO Makes Georgia Trend’s 40 Under 40 List
How Afterschool Programs Can Serve As A Second Family To Support Student Success
At Future Foundation, we consider ourselves to be a second family; not just in the way that we interact with each other, but also in the way that we serve our students and families. But what does it actually mean to be a "second family"? We’re not out to replace the student’s family, but instead to fill in the gaps, provide stable, nurturing relationships and opportunities that wouldn’t otherwise be available to support and guide young people and their families by connecting them to critical learning resources; tutoring and mentoring in a safe, nurturing after-school environment. Isabel Woods (Banneker High School's 2017 Valedictorian) is just one example of the thousands of students … [Read more...] about How Afterschool Programs Can Serve As A Second Family To Support Student Success
We Are All One Ripple…
The impact on business in America has been undeniable with innovations from companies such as Uber, Netflix and Air B&B, but what makes the staff at Future Foundation truly excited, is thinking about what impact disruptive thinking can have on the non-profit world. What opportunities we have to create a ripple that affects another person’s life for the better. How that ripple can inspire another, and another and another until it becomes a wave—a tide of energy creating change. Making the world a better place. The Future Foundation all started as just a glimmer of an idea that, maybe, we could give something back to the communities that needed it most. Soon this idea became a … [Read more...] about We Are All One Ripple…