Posse Foundation

The Posse Foundation
Founded1989; 36 years ago (1989)
FounderDeborah Bial
Location
Area served
United States
Websitewww.possefoundation.org

The Posse Foundation is a nonprofit organization that partners with colleges and universities in the United States to provide student scholarships and leadership training. Posse has partnered with 64 U.S. colleges and universities.[1][2] The organization is centered on a cohort-based model that admits students to attend college as part of a "Posse" of 10 peers.[3]

History

Posse was founded in 1989 by Deborah Bial,[4] first partnering with Vanderbilt University. After initially recruiting students solely from New York City, the program has expanded to serve students from more than 20 U.S. cities.[5][6] The Posse Foundation's founder, Deborah Bial, received the MacArthur "Genius" Grant in 2007 for her work with Posse.[7]

In March 2010, the Posse Foundation was one of ten organizations chosen by President Barack Obama to receive a portion of his $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize award money.[8]

In 2021, Posse announced the launch of the Posse Arts Program, a new initiative with the stated goal of supporting students in creative arts, conceived in collaboration with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Luis A. Miranda Jr., and the Miranda Family Fund.[9]

Awards and grants

In 2013, Google awarded Posse a Global Impact Award with a $1.2 million grant to launch the organization's Posse Veterans Program, an initiative to support post-September 11 attacks U.S. veterans in higher education and beyond.[10]

In June 2020, Netflix selected Posse for a $350,000 grant; the company donated $5 million to organizations for Black people.[11]

In December 2020, Posse received a $10 million gift from writer and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.[12]

Notable alumni

References

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  2. ^ "Posse: Partner College and University Profiles". Posse Foundation. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
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  4. ^ "Keeping up with McGraw Prize Winners: Deborah Bial, President and Founder of The Posse Foundation | Penn GSE". Penn Graduate School of Education. September 6, 2021. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  5. ^ Posse: Mission and History
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  8. ^ "How Obama spent his $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize". Los Angeles Times. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  9. ^ "'Hamilton' Creator Partners With Posse Foundation to Mentor Arts Students". wsj.com. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  10. ^ "Global Impact Award to improve veterans' higher education". blog.google. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  11. ^ "Netflix Pledges $5 Million to Support Black Creators, Youth and Black-Owned Businesses". yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  12. ^ "MacKenzie Scott Gives Away $4.2 Billion, and Colleges Rejoice". insidehighered.com. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
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  19. ^ "At Ithaca College, a President Focused on Diversity". The New York Times. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  20. ^ "College Track Names Dr. Shirley M. Collado New President & CEO". collegetrack.org. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  21. ^ "Expressing Herself" (PDF). Lafayette. 2009. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  22. ^ "Wooster alumnus DIXSON nominated for Oscar with Beyoncé". College of Wooster. 2009. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
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