Minds Matter News

Dear Friends,  With the start of the school year upon us, I’m excited to share that Minds Matter will serve more than 1,000 students across our 14 chapters!  From Los Angeles to Philadelphia, our students will be supported by over 2,200 volunteers—an army of young professionals who will mentor, challenge, and celebrate their students across their multi-year Minds Matter journey.  …

Minds Matter Twin Cities is excited to announce a major milestone: the hiring of Margaret Jaques-Leslie as Executive Director. After more than a decade of impactful work led entirely by volunteers, we are thrilled to take this important step forward in our mission to empower driven and determined students from low-income families. Margaret Jaques-Leslie brings over ten…

  Dear Friends, Summer is here and while many of us will be enjoying the cadence that it brings, the Minds Matter family is continuing to hold our pace for success. It’s been a busy few months as our graduating students waited anxiously for those magic words “Congratulations we would like to welcome you to…”…

  Dear Minds Matter supporters, As we settle into 2022, we’re thrilled to bring you some exciting news! We just announced the hiring of our new Chief Executive Officer at Minds Matter National, Patrick A. Corvington. Mr. Corvington brings over 20 years of nonprofit and educational experience from esteemed global and national nonprofits like Habitat…

December 13, 2021 New York, NY We are pleased to announce that Minds Matter was mentioned as a nonprofit organization of choice to support in The New York Times’ annual Gift Giving Guide, published on Monday, December 13, 2021. In the piece, columnists Gail Collins and Bret Stephens, whose wife is a past NYC chapter volunteer, remark…

We are pleased to announce that Adaku joins our prestigious Board with unanimous approval November 15, 2021 New York, NY Minds Matter today voted to approve the addition of Adaku Nwachukwu to its National Board of Directors. Following her appointment, the Board is now comprised of 17 members located in many of the cities we…

  Dear Minds Matter Stakeholders: Hope this letter finds you enjoying a fun and relaxing summer.   Ours was quite productive and exciting — full of new initiatives, summer programming, and preparation for our 2021 graduates (and even some 2020 graduates) anxiously readying for that first step on their new college campuses!   Thanks for…

In this role, the CEO will advance the organization’s achievement of exceptional outcomes by inspiring Chapter collaboration while empowering staff and volunteers alike. This leader will need to be operationally-oriented and be willing to both manage the daily responsibilities that keep the organization running while also being a key voice in setting and executing upon…

  Dear Stakeholders: As first quarter of 2021 closes, this time of year is both exhilarating and nerve-wracking here at Minds Matter. Right now, our high school seniors across the country await in hopeful anticipation for those final college decisions. It’s a three-year journey on which we have walked with them. In the meantime, let’s…