{"428281":{"#nid":"428281","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Speaker Series","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch1 class=\u0022title\u0022\u003ESpeaker Series: The Pipeline Project\u003C\/h1\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022rtecenter\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022rtecenter\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAugust 26, 2015\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022rtecenter\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E5;00 - 6:00 PM - reception and registration\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022rtecenter\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E6:00 - 7:30 PM - program\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022rtecenter\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERegister to attend by August 3\u003C\/strong\u003E. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.blankfoundation.org\/pipeline-event\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.blankfoundation.org\/pipeline-event\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.blankfoundation.org\/pipeline-event\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe good news: There is demand for jobs in STEAM fields. The bad news: Georgia ranks in the bottom quartile of graduates in the required fields. The scarcity of qualified graduates is the result of a broken pipeline, and the pipeline starts leaking in the early grades \u2013 even before school starts. It\u2019s time to fix the pipeline.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJoin us on August 26 for the launch of The Pipeline Project, an initiative that will help nonprofit organizations, community groups and classroom teachers deliver hands-on STEAM programming to preK-12 youth who would not otherwise be served. As part of The Pipeline Project launch, the Blank Family Foundation will announce a new partnership with DonorsChoose.org to fund 100 innovative STEAM projects for classroom teachers in Atlanta, Fulton County and DeKalb County public schools.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFor every dollar donated to eligible projects through DonorsChoose.org, the Blank Family Foundation will match the gift. Over the next year, the goal is to fund 100 projects that pull more students into the pipeline.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe event will feature Charles Best, founder of DonorsChoose.org.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECharles Best\u003C\/strong\u003E leads \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/DonorsChoose.org\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDonorsChoose.org\u003C\/a\u003E, a nonprofit organization which provides a simple way to address educational inequity. At \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/DonorsChoose.org\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDonorsChoose.org\u003C\/a\u003E, public school teachers create classroom project requests and donors can pick the projects they want to support. Charles launched the organization twelve years ago out of a Bronx public high school where he taught history. DonorsChoose.org is one of Oprah Winfrey\u0027s \u0022ultimate favorite things\u0022 and was named by Fast Company as one of the \u002250 Most Innovative Companies in the World,\u0022 the first time a charity has received this recognition. For three years, Fortune Magazine has named Charles to its \u002240 under 40 hottest rising stars in business.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E- See more at: http:\/\/www.blankfoundation.org\/pipeline-event\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ch1 id=\u0022page-title\u0022 class=\u0022title\u0022\u003ESpeaker Series: The Pipeline Project\u003C\/h1\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022rtecenter\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe good news: There is demand for jobs in STEAM fields. The bad news: Georgia ranks in the bottom quartile of graduates in the required fields. The scarcity of qualified graduates is the result of a broken pipeline, and the pipeline starts leaking in the early grades \u2013 even before school starts. It\u2019s time to fix the pipeline.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJoin us on August 26 for the launch of The Pipeline Project, an initiative that will help nonprofit organizations, community groups and classroom teachers deliver hands-on STEAM programming to preK-12 youth who would not otherwise be served. As part of The Pipeline Project launch, the Blank Family Foundation will announce a new partnership with DonorsChoose.org to fund 100 innovative STEAM projects for classroom teachers in Atlanta, Fulton County and DeKalb County public schools.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFor every dollar donated to eligible projects through DonorsChoose.org, the Blank Family Foundation will match the gift. Over the next year, the goal is to fund 100 projects that pull more students into the pipeline.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe event will feature Charles Best, founder of DonorsChoose.org.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECharles Best\u003C\/strong\u003E leads \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/DonorsChoose.org\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDonorsChoose.org\u003C\/a\u003E, a nonprofit organization which provides a simple way to address educational inequity. At \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/DonorsChoose.org\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDonorsChoose.org\u003C\/a\u003E, public school teachers create classroom project requests and donors can pick the projects they want to support. Charles launched the organization twelve years ago out of a Bronx public high school where he taught history. 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