‘News’

In this Issue

• Join GLOW for an Evening of Celebration for the 4th Annual GLOW Scholar Dinner on Friday, April 27, 2012
• Mission Graduate, a Long-Standing Affiliate
• Special Recognition to Union Bank
• Conchita Miller, a Model GLOW Volunteer

Read the full stories in GLOW’s Spring Newsletter 2012.

GLOW Presents Smarteys Paycheck Planner

March 12, 2012 — SAN FRANCISCO –GLOW is excited to partner with Smarteys, Inc. to provide GLOW students who are graduating from college with a simple budgeting tool, the Paycheck Planner. This tool provides students with the extra support to succeed beyond college. GLOW students are able to supplement the College Budget they created during their Senior Year in high school with the Paycheck Planner; they can begin to adjust their budgets to include student debt and financial goals. GLOW thanks Smarteys for providing such a useful tool to our students!

Smarteys develops online software to help students manage their finances as they transition into working adulthood. Smarteys’ software teaches students to be savvy-to smartly plan for their future income, understand the trade-off between savings and debt, evaluate different job offers and cost of living by city, and appropriately forecast their future lifestyle as working adults.

Feel free to begin using or learn more about simple paycheck planning now.

Four of every five low-income, college-ready youth who do not attend college fail to do so because
of finances, and 55% of those who do enroll drop out.

Find out how GLOW and You can make a difference.

2012 Fourth Annual GLOW Scholar Dinner

The 4th Annual GLOW Scholar Dinner will be held Friday, April 27, 2012 at the Hilton San Francisco Airport.

We look forward to celebrating another wonderful year of providing financial education, mentoring, and scholarship support to promising California youth.

April 27, 2012
Reception and Silent Auction, 6-7 PM
Dinner and Program, 7-9 PM

Hilton San Francisco Airport
600 Airport Boulevard
Burlingame, CA 94010
Cocktail Attire

Please consider donating a ticket to a GLOW Student!

Ticket Information

GLOW, 275 5th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 348-6310
www.glowfoundation.org

A Note from the Executive Director

GLOW has expanded its presence statewide: partnered with University of California Office of the President, California Student Opportunity and Access Program (Cal-SOAP) sites, schools, corporations, nonprofits and scholarship providers. In addition, GLOW added two new board members and received two Stanford Board Fellows to help strategize on how to support more nonprofits and schools in order to increase college success rates for students in California. With your continued support and partnership, GLOW will help thousands of more students realize their dream of a college education. Read more in  GLOW’s “Impact Report February 2012″

Best,
Peter Kim

Dear GLOW Community,

As the year wraps up, I want to express GLOW’s appreciation of your support. GLOW has made great strides this year. We have quadrupled the number of students served, marshaled resources like IDA accounts and scholarships, engaged multiple sectors, and overall built the capacity of the college access and success field. GLOW’s accomplishments are yours; none of this would be possible without your time and commitment. Thank you and have a great holiday season! eNewsletter Winter 2011.

Sincerely, Peter Kim
Executive Director

California Masons and GLOW Partner to Bring
College Scholarships to California Students

Masons of California Launch the Second Year of Investment in Success Scholarships -
Bringing Hope for a Better Future to California’s Students

California Masonic Foundation and GLOW Are
Now Seeking Qualified Scholarship Candidates Statewide

January 4, 2012 –SAN FRANCISCO — The Masons of California are providing new opportunities for under-resourced California high school students to attend college. The fraternity’s Investment in Success Scholarship Program, which launched last spring, is now accepting nominations for its second round of scholarship candidates.

Investment in Success Scholarships are awarded to students who demonstrate an active commitment to education in spite of significant obstacles. Selections are based on students’ demonstration of exemplary character, drive, and scholastic potential, in spite of evident challenges in their homes or communities. Students must be nominated by local non-profit organizations in order to be considered.

In order to expand their search for scholarship candidates, the Masons of California have partnered with GLOW. GLOW has a statewide network of affiliated schools and non- profit organizations that support under-resourced high school students in their efforts to obtain a higher education.

The Masons of California and GLOW will offer under-resourced students the security of knowing that others believe in their ability to excel, and seek to provide them with the support they need to achieve a higher education. The scholarships, distributed over a four year period, will provide both financial support and needed encouragement.

The Masons of California have helped make public education a focal issue in California since their 1920 introduction of Public Schools Week. The Investment in Success Scholarship Program is part of the Masons of California 2010-2015 strategic plan initiative to make a profound difference for public education throughout the state.

For more information about the Investment in Success Scholarship Program, please contact GLOW at ISSP@glowfoundation.org.

About the Masons of California
Freemasonry is the world’s first and largest fraternal organization, based on the belief that a man who strives to improve himself can also improve his community and the world at large. The Masons of California have more than 60,000 members and about 340 lodges located throughout the state. The California Masonic Foundation is committed to making a profound difference for our communities, and touches the lives of thousands of Californians each year.

About GLOW
GLOW is 501(c)(3), nonprofit, focused on building the capacity of schools and nonprofits to increase college success rates of under-resourced students. GLOW’s mission is to empower under-resourced students and their families to access and succeed in college and life.

CONTACT:
Alana Okamoto Program Director, GLOW ISSP@glowfoundation.org

GLOW is excited to announce a partnership with the innovative new crowd-funding site, Students2Alumni.com! Students2Alumni helps students leverage their social network and the generosity of their respective college’s alumni to cover textbook expenses.

This partnership increases opportunities for current GLOW scholars to receive financial assistance and mentorship beyond their existing scholarships. Additionally, it expands the Students2Alumni network to recruit potential students from GLOW’s affiliates. GLOW scholars will be featured prominently in a dedicated area of the Students2Alumni landing page, allowing the Students2Alumni engine to power their fundraising campaigns.

GLOW and Students2Alumni share a common vision of leveling the financial playing field for under-resourced students. This collaboration unites the talents and efforts of these two pioneering organizations to achieve this mission. GLOW links and pools resources from the business community, like Students2Alumni, and schools and nonprofits to provide resources that empower students to succeed in college. As a result of this partnership with Students2Alumni, GLOW is confident that more of its students will be able to attend and complete college without financial impediments.

For additional information, contact:

GLOW: info@glowfoundation.org

Scholars2Alumni: http://www.students2alumni.com/welcome/contact_us

GLOW wrapped up a great year refining its model, bringing on new partners, enhancing programs, and preparing for expansion. With the start of the new school year, GLOW is excited to scale its services across California by building the capacity of schools and nonprofits to provide more comprehensive programs to students throughout the state and increase college success rates. This Impact Report summarizes GLOW’s accomplishments from the past year, provides highlights from February to August 2011, and charts a three-year strategy. Enjoy the report!

Peter Kim
GLOW

The 2011 Glow Scholar awards were presented in June.

To view photos of the presentation, click here.

Photography by JCorado PhotoGraphy