Posts by Alaina Baum

  1. 10,000 Degrees Response to Recent Supreme Court Decisions

    10,000 Degrees Response to Recent Supreme Court Decisions The back-to-back decisions by the Supreme Court, first to abolish the consideration of race as an independent factor in college admissions and the second, striking down President Biden’s executive authority to implement his loan forgiveness program, are an egregious attack on our freedoms, our civil rights, and…

  2. 10,000 Degrees and CTE Foundation Announce Formal Partnership to Support Students’ Higher Education and Career Pathways

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22, 2023 10,000 Degrees and CTE Foundation Announce Formal Partnership to Support Students’ Higher Education and Career Pathways 10,000 Degrees and Career Technical Education (CTE) Foundation are excited to announce their formal partnership to support students enrolled in a two-year career readiness program. This partnership builds on the two organizations’ long-standing…

  3. 10,000 Degrees Hosts ‘Money Matters: Budgeting for College’: An Interactive Financial Literacy Workshop Series For High School Students in San Jose

    Money Matters’ Interactive Workshops Intended To Help Students Better Understand the Importance of Making Informed College-Related Financial Decisions San Rafael, Calif. (March 13, 2023) – 10,000 Degrees, an organization dedicated to empowering students to enter and graduate college in Santa Clara and seven other Bay Area counties, will host ‘Money Matters,’ an interactive financial aid…

  4. 10,000 Degrees Celebrates 2023 ‘ONE Amazing Community’ Gala Benefiting Bay Area Students

    ‘ONE Amazing Community’ Gala To Be Held On Saturday, April 29, 2023 At The Marin Civic Center Exhibit Hall in San Rafael “San Rafael, Calif. (March 10, 2023) – 10,000 Degrees, an organization dedicated to empowering students to enter and graduate college in eight Bay Area counties, hosts its annual fundraising gala, ONE Amazing Community,…

  5. 10,000 Degrees Awarded NBA Foundation Grant To Help Create Education Opportunities For Bay Area Black Youth

    10,000 Degrees Among 12 Organizations Awarded NBA Foundation Grants Totaling $4.8 Million NBA Foundation Grants Designed to Help Create Employment Opportunities, Further Career Advancement, and Drive Greater Economic Empowerment For Black youth San Rafael, Calif. (December 02, 2022) – 10,000 Degrees, an organization dedicated to empowering students to enter and graduate college in eight Bay…

  6. 10,000 Degrees to Recognize Inspiring Alumni at Annual ‘Alumni Changemakers’ Celebration

    10,000 Degrees Hosts ‘Alumni Changemakers’ Celebration on Thursday, November 3, 2022, at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco San Rafael, Calif. (September 1, 2022) – 10,000 Degrees, an organization dedicated to empowering students to enter and graduate college in eight Bay Area counties, hosts its annual Alumni Changemakers celebration on Thursday, November 3 at…

  7. 10,000 Degrees Celebrates “ONE Amazing Community” Benefiting Bay Area Students

    10,000 Degrees Celebrates “ONE Amazing Community” Benefiting Bay Area Students ONE Amazing Community Gala to be Held In-Person and Virtually Lisa Wittke Schaffner to Be Honored at The ONE Amazing Community Gala on Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Novato San Rafael, Calif. (April 12, 2022) – 10,000 Degrees, an organization dedicated to empowering students to…

  8. Medtronic Foundation launches new STEM partnerships to serve over 60,000 underserved and underrepresented students

    – Multi-year partnerships to serve over 60,000 underserved and underrepresented K-12 students in Minnesota, Northern California and Puerto Rico – The partnerships address the root cause of persistent inequities by creating opportunity for economic advancement and improving lives through science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education DUBLIN and MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The…

  9. Bank of America Names 10,000 Degrees as Neighborhood Champion to Help Scale Programs for Underserved North Bay Teens to Attend, Graduate College

    Program Provides $50,000 Grant and Virtual Leadership Training SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. – Local nonprofit 10,000 Degrees has been named as the 2021 Bank of America Neighborhood Champion for its work in the North Bay providing programs to help rising high school seniors from low-income backgrounds find a pathway to enter and graduate college. As part…

  10. 10,000 Degrees Receives $100k Annual Grant From Roger Trinchero Family Foundation

    Five-Year Roger Trinchero Family Foundation Grant to Support 10,000 Degrees College Success Programming in Napa County San Rafael, Calif. (September 27, 2021) – 10,000 Degrees, an organization dedicated to empowering students to enter and graduate college in seven Bay Area counties, is pleased to announce that it has received a five-year $100,000 annual grant from…

  11. 10,000 Degrees Expands Leadership Team with New Appointments and Promotions

    10,000 Degrees Hires Vanessa Bishop as Chief Program Officer and Eileen Tsai as Regional Director South Bay; Organization Also Announces Five Director Level Promotions San Rafael, Calif. (September 1, 2021) – 10,000 Degrees, an organization dedicated to empowering students to enter and graduate college in seven Bay Area counties, is pleased to announce the appointment…

  12. 10,000 Degrees Partners With Utah Jazz to Send Underrepresented Students to College

    NBA’s Utah Jazz to Award A Full-Ride College Scholarship for Each Game Won During the 2020-2021 Season; 10,000 Degrees Selected to Administer Scholarship Program San Rafael, Calif. (June 1, 2021) – 10,000 Degrees, an organization dedicated to empowering students to enter and graduate college in seven Bay Area counties, is pleased to announce a partnership…