SMART (Schools, Mentoring and Resource Team)

Huge shoutout to Block, Children's Day School, Cooley LLP, EY, The Hamilton School, JMA Ventures, Katherine Delmar Burke School, Latham & Watkins, Pelican Consulting Group, Town School for Boys, and Marin Country Day School for sponsoring SMART Goes to College. Thank you for standing with SMART's mission, empowering Scholars to reach their full potential and achieve their dreams of higher education!

Thank you so much to Debevoise & Plimpton, Houlihan Lokey, JPMorgan Chase & Co., KPMG US, PwC, Ropes & Gray LLP, SignalFire, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP for sponsoring SMART Goes to College. Your generosity is an investment in the future of SMART Scholars and the transformation of San Francisco's community!

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's generous support fuels our efforts to provide essential resources and guidance to students in San Francisco, empowering them to overcome obstacles and achieve academic success. Heartfelt thanks to Liza Lenas and Michael Gerstenzang for advancing our shared mission of educational access at Cleary Gottlieb!

Thank you, again, to everyone who celebrated with us at this year's SMART Goes to College event and made an investment in the growth of our amazing Scholars and families! To see the rest of the photos and the video from the event, please visit this link: https://lnkd.in/g3harh-A

We appreciate Dodge & Cox for consistently investing in the future of SMART's Scholars and the transformation of our community since 2010! Kudos to Julina Moy for your support in amplifying our mission at Dodge & Cox, driving positive change in education.

We are proud to share that SMART has been honored as this year's recipient of the prestigious national award for "Excellence in Educational Access"! This award, which recognizes SMART as a national leader in equity-centered programming, was given to only one organization nationwide by the National Partnership for Educational Access (NPEA) and the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. This award motivates us to continue being a role model in our field as we create new cycles of opportunity in our communities. Visit this link to learn more about the award, NPEA, and Jack Kent Cooke Foundation: https://lnkd.in/g3AtydyC

Thank you so much to Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP for helping us break down barriers and paving the way for brighter futures! Big thanks to R. Brian Timmons, Maaren Shah, and Renita Sharma for being champions of change and propelling SMART's mission forward at Quinn Emanuel.

We are incredibly grateful to everyone who attended and supported this year's SMART Goes to College event! Thanks to your generosity, we've surpassed our goal, raising over $1 million to empower SMART Scholars in their pursuit of a college degree. Your unwavering commitment is paving the way for a brighter future for Scholars like Selam. Thank you for championing education equity and transforming lives!

Shoutout to Qatalyst Partners for your investment in SMART's mission since 2012! We'd like to especially recognize Jason DiLullo for continuing to champion our cause at Qatalyst to help us make a lasting impact on San Francisco's families.

We appreciate Sixth Street for helping SMART progress towards our vision of education equity every year starting in 2016! Special shoutout to A Michael Muscolino and David Stiepleman, who helped facilitate this gift and continue to show their personal commitment and passion for SMART's mission through their expertise and volunteer leadership.