This holiday season we reflect on what drives us forward throughout the year, and we extend gratitude for all who invest in us. Fifty-percent. That’s how many of the students in East Point and College Park graduate from high school. At Future Foundation, we’ve doubled that average. In our first decade, we ensured that 100% […]
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Join Us for an Evening of Networking and Dialogue with Ceasar Mitchell, Atlanta City Council President 9/16/15
Future Foundation is all about aligning leaders with success. Please join us for an evening of networking and dialogue with Ceasar Mitchell, Atlanta City Council President. This intimate discussion with one of Atlanta’s most dynamic community leaders will empower you to enhance your professional development through service. There will be hors d’ouerves and refreshments […]
Community Circles build teams, fight bullying
If you want to make a large impact in society, start in your own community. That’s one of the lessons rising 6th and 7th graders get during our Community Circles exercises, which begin each day of summer program. The 30-minute Community Circles focus on topics that aren’t typically addressed in school. “Students at this age […]
Selling yourself in 30 seconds or less
An elevator pitch or speech is very short, persuasive and designed to create interest in a project, idea, product—or even yourself. According to MindTools, a good elevator speech should be interesting, memorable, and succinct. It needs to explain what makes you unique. And it should be no longer than a short elevator ride—20 to 30 […]
Future Foundation welcomes new board members
At Future Foundation, our board is vital to setting our direction and helping us attain our goals. We’re very pleased to welcome six new board members. Maurice Anderson owns The Anderson Business Group, which provides business strategy and executive leadership development and coaching. Gerone Conyers, Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, Engineering – NXPOINT Solutions. […]
“We [Heart] UPS”
Since 2012, UPS has awarded Future Foundation more than $50,000 to support after-school programming. In early 2015, we requested additional funding to support the Reef House Afterschool Program (RHAP) Digital Learning Lab Project. Digital media is altering the landscape of learning in both higher education and K-12 schools. Access to technology out-of-school is crucial to […]