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Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) is a non-profit organization providing supplemental educational and career support to young people from underserved communities.[1] SEO has been the recipient of numerous awards and distinctions,[2] and was selected as one of the top-performing non-profits in the country by Social Impact Exchange's new giving platform, S&I 100.[3] Henry Kravis was named chairman of the organization in 2014. Kravis and his wife, Marie-Josee, also pledged $4 million towards the organization.[4] Michael G. Ricciardi served as a member of the Chairman’s Advisory Board.[5][when?]

History

SEO was founded in 1963 by Michael Osheowitz[6] to provide people from deprived communities with access to educational and career opportunities.[1] SEO was one of the first mentoring and college preparatory programs for these communities in New York.[3] The current program model was implemented in September 2006.[7] Additional information needed

Programs

Today, SEO is made up of four distinct programs: SEO Scholars, SEO Career, SEO Law and SEO Alternative Investments.[1][8]  Additional information needed

SEO Scholars

SEO Scholars is an eight-year program that gets low-income public high school students in New York City and San Francisco to and through college. In high school, the program provides 720 additional hours of academic instruction—the equivalent of 2.5 years of additional English instruction and 1.5 years of additional math instruction on Saturdays, in the summers, and after school.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Charity Navigator Rating - Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO)". Archived from the original on 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  2. ^ "The CollegeKeys Compact™ | 2011 Catalog of Effective Practices – Programs and practices that expand options for students from low-income backgrounds" (PDF). 11 February 2011. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  3. ^ a b "Social Impact Exchange". socialimpactexchange.org. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  4. ^ Schweber, Nate (7 August 2015). "The New York Times". Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  5. ^ "The Four Who Make It Happen" (PDF). cfi.co. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  6. ^ "KKR's Kravis to Become Chairman of U.S. Education Group - Bloomberg Business". bloomberg.com. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  7. ^ Stephen Coleman (9 July 2012). "PREPARING FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS: Evaluation of the Educational Impact of the SEO Scholars Program" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  8. ^ "SEO Global Home". SEO. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  9. ^ "Closing the Low-Income College Readiness Gap Requires Doing Business Differently | Demos". demos.org. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
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