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Making Waves Education Foundation
Education Administration Programs
Richmond, California 2,337 followers
College. Graduation. Career.
About us
At Making Waves, we are committed to educational equity. Making Waves Education Foundation is a Bay Area nonprofit that supports Making Waves Academy – a public charter school with more than 1,100 5th through 12th grade students – and leads college and career programming with more than 500 college students. Knowing the opportunities that come with a college degree, we partner with historically underrepresented and underserved students to help make college affordable and graduation attainable. Centering the journeys of our students, our personalized approach includes college and career coaching, scholarships, and financial planning. Our alumni network includes more than 600 college graduates, who earn their degrees and land jobs at more than twice the rate of their first-generation, low-income peers, with 84% graduating debt-free.
- Website
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http://www.making-waves.org
External link for Making Waves Education Foundation
- Industry
- Education Administration Programs
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Richmond, California
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1989
- Specialties
- non profit, education, higher education, equity, scholarships, and career
Locations
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Primary
3045 Research Dr
Richmond, California 94806, US
Employees at Making Waves Education Foundation
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Felicia Tripp
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Eli Weinberg
CIO at Filbert Holdings
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Justin Douglas
Advancing Educational Equity, College Persistence & Workforce Development | Building Impactful Corporate & Foundation Partnerships @ Making Waves…
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Jacqueline Garcia
Creative Marketing Strategist | 8+ Years Elevating Brands through Impactful Social Media & Content Strategies | Expert in Brand Storytelling…
Updates
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You're invited to join us in #Oakland to celebrate first-gen students! 🎤 Enrique Romero, Wave-Maker alum and associate at Social Policy Research Associates, is emceeing the gathering. 🌟 Plus, our newest board member, Leela de Souza Bransten, will moderate a panel discussion featuring Wave-Makers Alexa Piscil from the University of California, Berkeley and Javier Rivera from the University of California, Davis along with their college coaches, Ashley Allston and Ilene Hisako Richards. Meet our students and alums and network with champions in our community. RSVP here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dVhR_YPt
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Internships are everything. They lead to better jobs and higher salaries - and help with career exploration and networking along the way. It's not always an easy journey though - so we are here to break down the timing, steps, and resources needed to land the internship! Here are seven steps you can take to find, apply for, and obtain an internship this year ➡️ https://lnkd.in/et9p-WXF
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Scroll through leadership lessons, internship tips, and more in our latest newsletter. ➡️ Latest issue: https://conta.cc/4h8t3gM ➡️ Subscribe: https://bit.ly/3ruCVcj
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Join us in welcoming Kevin Mata (he/him) as our new Data Strategy and Operations Intern! Kevin is majoring in mathematics - computer science and minoring in math education at UC San Diego. While new to the internship role, Kevin has been a part of our Making Waves community since middle school. He is a part of our college and career success program and is an alum of Making Waves Academy. 🌊 Congrats, Kevin!
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Thank you to Zygo for hosting the latest career field trip from Making Waves Academy! High school seniors toured this global optical and metrology solutions company, which is just a short walk from Making Waves. 💭 "This experience was definitely one of a kind. It allows students to gain insight and see STEM careers in action. I’m very excited that we’ll have a chance to go back later on in the year for some hands-on activities!" - Lizette Cardenas 💭 "I had a very pleasant experience on the Zygo field trip. I felt very comfortable despite the intimidation of the large machinery and everything was very well explained. And I would love to come back to engage in hands-on activities and pursue my knowledge in the optics field." - Guillermo Limon Is your company interested in hosting a field trip? Let us know ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gfYsvwjT
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Join us in welcoming Leela de Souza Bransten to the Making Waves community as our newest board member and champion for educational equity! Leela's resume includes College Track, Genentech, McKinsey & Company, and The White House. "I'm proud to be a Making Waves Education Foundation board member because I strongly believe that educational equity is one of the defining issues of our time, and our program model is delivering on that promise to students from low-income communities in order to achieve their full potential," shared Leela, who is a first-generation college graduate with a bachelor's degree from University of Chicago and MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Read more about Leela here: https://lnkd.in/gUHtQNNR
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Our students are eager to explore different career paths - and you can help! Join our career fair at Making Waves Academy in Richmond, CA, on October 30 to meet our high school students, share about your role and career path, and give back to your community. Sign up here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gb5ECdd2