The Higher Foundation

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Visit our website to make your easy donation today at www.higherfoundation.org/donate.

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We have exciting news! Thanks to Infinite Giving, we can now accept the following asset gifts as online donations:

💳 Debit/Credit Cards
🏦 ACH Transfer
📱 Cash App, Apple Pay, & Google Pay
📈 Stocks
💰 Donor Advised Funds
🌐 Cryptocurrencies

Thank you Kasey Shapard and Infinite Giving for helping our Higher Supporters give higher and give easily. Visit our website to make your donation today: www.higherfoundation.org/donate.

Always remember, when our Higher Supporters give higher, then our Higher Students can go higher.

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Dear Higher Community,

I am so grateful for our Higher Supporters who have joined The 2024 Give Higher Campaign. We honestly cannot do what we do without you all, so thank you!

After analyzing the campaign over the past few months and receiving feedback from others, I have decided to make some changes and relaunch the campaign. The changes are as follows:

💰 Our campaign goal has been changed to $75,000 to cover our current fiscal year's budget. Fundraising to meet all of our business needs will ensure our success.

🗓 The campaign timeline has been changed to August 1st, 2024 to May 1st, 2025. This new timeline aligns better with our fiscal budget and the academic calendar.

🎁 The campaign contributions have been changed to include all individual donations and unrestricted grants. Donations $500 and up that align with our Give Higher Tiers still receive (2) VIP tickets to The 3rd Annual Higher Celebration in May 2025.

These 3 changes help us pursue sustainability and longevity as a public grant-making foundation. As of today, we have raised over $10,000 from 22 donors, getting us closer to our campaign goal. You can see more details in our November Campaign Report on our website at www.higherfoundation.org/givehigher. I will provide another report in February 2025 to give you all our latest update.

Thank you again to our Higher Supporters who make our mission possible. You can become a Higher Supporter by making a general donation of any amount you can. Always remember, when our Higher Supporters give higher, then our Higher Students can go higher.

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With Love & Gratitude,
Mallorye Crowell
President & Founder

Trevez Richards is a Higher Supporter that joined The 2024 Give Higher Campaign. The Give Higher Campaign is our grassroots fundraiser that raises funds for our need-based grants and merit-based scholarships. His contribution allows us to provide financial assistance to Georgia college students this academic year, and we are thankful for his support. There are a few ways you can help us further our mission like Trevez:

💰 Join our campaign by giving at one of our three Give Higher Tiers between $500-$1,500, equivalent to the values of our grant & scholarship by visiting www.higherfoundation.org/givehigher.

📺 Watch Season 3 of The Give Higher Campaign on YouTube to hear college stories from the Georgia college students that we serve by visiting www.youtube.com/.

🫳 Donate any amount you can as a general donation by visiting www.higherfoundation.org/donate. Always remember, when our Higher Supporters give higher, then our Higher Students can go higher.

Thank you Trevez for being a Higher Supporter. Drop some blue hearts 💙 in the comments to show him some Higher Love!

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We’re looking for Higher Volunteers to help us increase our impact during the 2024-25 academic year. We have three open volunteer opportunities:

👥 Higher Mentor
Offer one-on-one mentorship to Georgia college students to help them go higher in their education and career.

🎨 Higher Creative
Help us with our photography, videography, social media, or graphic design needs.

📝 Higher Coordinator
Help us review our grant or scholarship applications to provide financial assistance to Georgia college students for their cost-of-living expenses.

To apply to one of our volunteer opportunities, please visit www.higherfoundation.org/volunteer. We can’t wait to serve with you!

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Have you watched Natalie Mangen's episode of The Give Higher Campaign yet? She received The Higher Foundation Grant, and she shared her college story with us that we want you to hear. Tune in, like, comment, and subscribe to our YouTube Channel: .

Once you're done watching her episode, we hope that you will join The 2024 Give Higher Campaign, so we can provide financial assistance to Georgia college students for their cost-of-living expenses. Learn more and join us by visiting www.higherfoundation.org/givehigher.

Always remember, when our Higher Supporters give higher, then our Higher Students can go higher.

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I Thirst for Knowledge | The Higher Foundation | The Give Higher Campaign Natalie Mangen, a junior at Savannah College of Art and Design, received The Higher Foundation Grant during the Fall 2024 semester, and she shared her colleg...

Jessica Hernandez-Evans is a Higher Supporter that joined The 2024 Give Higher Campaign. The Give Higher Campaign is our grassroots fundraiser that raises funds for our need-based grants and merit-based scholarships. Her contribution allowed us to recently award a grant to Natalie Mangen, and we are thankful for her support.

Natalie shared her story with us for The Give Higher Campaign, and her episode is now airing on our YouTube Channel. Visit our YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/ and subscribe, so you never miss an episode. We hope that you enjoy it and join Jessica and other Higher Supporters in The Give Higher Campaign, so we can provide financial assistance to Georgia college students for their cost-of-living expenses.

Thank you Jessica for being a Higher Supporter. Drop some blue hearts 💙 in the comments to show her some Higher Love!

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For the 2024-25 academic year, we plan to award $50,000 in 80 grants and 10 scholarships to impact 90 Georgia college students, but we need our Higher Community’s support. We are asking our Higher Community to join our campaign by December 1st, 2024 by giving at one of our three specified Give Higher Tiers. The Give Higher Campaign contributions will provide financial assistance to Georgia college students for their cost-of-living expenses. Learn more and join us today to help Georgia college students go higher in their education and career by visiting www.higherfoundation.org/givehigher.

Natalie Mangen is a junior at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Atlanta studying Architecture. She received The Higher Foundation Grant, and we are proud to announce her as a Higher Student. After awarding Natalie's grant, our relevant impact since May 2018 has increased to the following:

💰 $37,500 dollars awarded
🎓 227 grants awarded
🧑‍🎓 1,341 students served

Thank you to our Higher Community who make our mission possible. Read Natalie's story below as inspiration to keep going higher and drop some blue hearts 💙 in the comments to show her some Higher Love!

"I know that the American Dream is alive and is something that I will achieve as I pursue my studies and internships. My future looks positive as long as I am willing to work hard and strive for my best in everything I do. I also will use my abilities to mentor other young women to succeed in their goals as I do in my position as a girl scout assistant leader and a leader at my church. As I grow in my studies and my
mentoring, I hope to be a positive influence to others just as my mother and other women have inspired me."

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We encourage Georgia college students to apply for The Higher Foundation Grant. We award grants at $500 each directly to Georgia college students to help cover their cost-of-living expenses. Students can request a grant for one of the following categories: Food, Housing, Transportation, Healthcare, Resources, or Career Advancement. Our grant cycle is August through May to align with the academic year, and grant recipients are selected monthly at random to eliminate bias. Learn more and apply for financial assistance by visiting www.higherfoundation.org/grants.

We are proud to publicly announce Edithe Rose as our Treasurer! Edithe Rose has been connected to The Higher Foundation since August 2020 when she started college at Agnes Scott College. Since 2020, she has been a part of The Higher Community in a multitude of ways. Read her role history below to better understand her longevity with us:

- 2020, Higher Student
- 2021, Higher Volunteer
- 2022, Higher Scholar
- 2022, Higher Supporter Coordinator
- 2023, Higher Supporter Coordinator
- 2023, Higher Student Coordinator
- 2024, Higher Alumna
- 2024, Treasurer

In Edithe Rose's role as Treasurer, she will be responsible for reviewing grant and scholarship applications and processing the awards, helping Georgia college students overcome financial barriers, so they can go higher in their education and career. Please help us give Edithe Rose a warm welcome to The Higher Foundation Executive Team by dropping some blue hearts 💙 in the comments!

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Have you watched Lauren Forney's episode of The Give Higher Campaign yet? She received The Fall 2024 Higher Foundation Scholarship, and she shared her college story with us that we want you to hear. Tune in, like, comment, and subscribe to our YouTube Channel: .

Once you're done watching her episode, we hope that you will join The 2024 Give Higher Campaign, so we can provide financial assistance to Georgia college students for their cost-of-living expenses. Learn more and join us by visiting www.higherfoundation.org/givehigher.

Always remember, when our Higher Supporters give higher, then our Higher Students can go higher.

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You Can Make the Difference | The Higher Foundation | The Give Higher Campaign Lauren Forney, a junior at Spelman College, received The Higher Foundation Scholarship for the Fall 2024 semester, and she shared her college story with us f...

Quinton & Terran Lewis are Higher Supporters that joined The 2024 Give Higher Campaign. The Give Higher Campaign is our grassroots fundraiser that raises funds for our need-based grants and merit-based scholarships. Their contributions allowed us to recently award a scholarship to Lauren Forney, and we are thankful for their support.

Lauren shared her story with us for The Give Higher Campaign, and her episode is now airing on our YouTube Channel. Visit our YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/ and subscribe, so you never miss an episode. We hope that you enjoy it and join The Lewis' and other Higher Supporters in The Give Higher Campaign, so we can provide financial assistance to Georgia college students for their cost-of-living expenses.

Thank you Quinton & Terran for being Higher Supporters. Drop some blue hearts 💙 in the comments to show them some Higher Love!

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For the 2024-25 academic year, we plan to award $50,000 in 80 grants and 10 scholarships to impact 90 Georgia college students, but we need our Higher Community’s support. We are asking our Higher Community to join our campaign by December 1st, 2024 by giving at one of our three specified Give Higher Tiers. The Give Higher Campaign contributions will provide financial assistance to Georgia college students for their cost-of-living expenses. Learn more and join us today to help Georgia college students go higher in their education and career by visiting www.higherfoundation.org/givehigher.

The state of Georgia issued a public-school policy that all students must have a clear or mesh book bag in efforts to keep weapons off the school campuses. When students do not have a mesh or clear book bag, mainly due to their parents not being financially able to purchase them, the students are then out of compliance and are required to hand hold their books and belongings.

With Representative Lydia Glaize and Coweta-Fayette EMC’s partnership, we were able to give away 264 clear book bags to the youth of Bear Creek Middle School. We are thankful for this partnership that helps our youth comply with the clear book bag policy and helps keep their school campus safe. With adequate resources and school campus safety, our youth can go higher.

Thank you to our Higher Partners for making this possible. Drop some blue hearts 💙 in the comments to show them some Higher Love!

- Representative Lydia Glaize
Georgia General Assembly, House District 67

- Chellie Phillips,
VP of Communications & Public Relations, Coweta-Fayette EMC

- Ms. Lynda Higgs
Parent Liaison, Bear Creek Middle School

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Lauren Forney is a junior at Spelman College studying Health Sciences. She received The Fall 2024 Higher Foundation Scholarship, and we are proud to announce her as a Higher Scholar. After awarding Lauren's scholarship, our relevant impact since May 2018 has increased to the following:

💰 $37,000 dollars awarded
🎓 16 scholarships awarded
🧑‍🎓 1,076 students served

Thank you to our Higher Community who make our mission possible. Read Lauren's story below as inspiration to keep going higher and drop some blue hearts 💙 in the comments to show her some Higher Love!

"My journey isn't defined by setbacks but by resilience. Despite enduring a stroke in 2022, I never surrendered to despair. Instead, I persevered, driven by faith in God and determination to pursue my dreams. So, to every prospective and current college student, remember that setbacks are not the end but merely a detour on the road to success. Trust in your abilities, have faith in your journey and never give up on your dreams of higher education."

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We encourage Georgia college students to apply for The Higher Foundation Scholarship. Higher Scholars will receive a one-time $1,000 scholarship for the selected semester to help cover their cost-of-living expenses. We select Higher Scholars based on their academic success, leadership skills, service, and professional development. Our application deadlines are July 15th for the Fall semester and December 15th for the Spring semester. Learn more and apply for financial assistance by visiting www.higherfoundation.org/scholarships.

Tune in to the Cumulus Media radio stations to check out the interview our President & Founder, Mallorye Crowell, did with Gianna Willcox. She talked all about The Higher Foundation mission, history, and future. You can listen to the interview on the following Atlanta, GA radio stations on Sunday, September 29th, 2024:

📻 New Country 101-Five
🕔 5 AM EST

📻 Q99.7
🕕 6 AM EST

📻 99X
🕕 6 AM EST

You can also check out their websites to listen online. Drop some blue hearts 💙 if you'll be listening!

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Have you watched Said Gomez's episode of The Give Higher Campaign yet? He received The Fall 2024 Higher Foundation Scholarship, and he shared his college story with us that we want you to hear. Tune in, like, comment, and subscribe to our YouTube Channel: .

Once you're done watching his episode, we hope that you will join The 2024 Give Higher Campaign, so we can provide financial assistance to Georgia college students for their cost-of-living expenses. Learn more and join us by visiting www.higherfoundation.org/givehigher.

Always remember, when our Higher Supporters give higher, then our Higher Students can go higher.

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The Value of Internships | The Higher Foundation | The Give Higher Campaign Said Gomez, a graduating senior at Georgia Institute of Technology, received The Higher Foundation Scholarship for the Fall 2024 semester, and he shared his ...

Divad Miles is a Higher Supporter that joined The 2024 Give Higher Campaign. The Give Higher Campaign is our grassroots fundraiser that raises funds for our need-based grants and merit-based scholarships. Her contribution allowed us to recently award a scholarship to Said Gomez, and we are thankful for her support.

Said shared his story with us for The Give Higher Campaign, and his episode is now airing on our YouTube Channel. Visit our YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/ and subscribe, so you never miss an episode. We hope that you enjoy it and join Divad Miles and other Higher Supporters in The Give Higher Campaign, so we can provide financial assistance to Georgia college students for their cost-of-living expenses.

Thank you Divad for being a Higher Supporter. Drop some blue hearts 💙 in the comments to show her some Higher Love!

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For the 2024-25 academic year, we plan to award $50,000 in 80 grants and 10 scholarships to impact 90 Georgia college students, but we need our Higher Community’s support. We are asking our Higher Community to join our campaign by December 1st, 2024 by giving at one of our three specified Give Higher Tiers. The Give Higher Campaign contributions will provide financial assistance to Georgia college students for their cost-of-living expenses. Learn more and join us today to help Georgia college students go higher in their education and career by visiting www.higherfoundation.org/givehigher.

Said Gomez is a graduating senior at Georgia Institute of Technology studying Business Administration. He received The Fall 2024 Higher Foundation Scholarship, and we are proud to announce him as a Higher Scholar. After awarding Said's scholarship, our relevant impact since May 2018 has increased to the following:

💰 $36,000 dollars awarded
🎓 15 scholarships awarded
🧑‍🎓 1,075 students served

Thank you to our Higher Community who make our mission possible. Read Said's story below as inspiration to keep going higher and drop some blue hearts 💙 in the comments to show him some Higher Love!

"I have been one of the youngest interns at a Fortune 100 company, made several meaningful and diverse life connections, and adapted to Georgia Tech by not setting limits on myself. The only limits out there are the ones you put on yourself. If you encounter a problem in your ventures, don’t give up, but rather find a solution to achieve your end goals. Remember, everyone has a different purpose in life, and no one’s journey will be the same."

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We encourage Georgia college students to apply for The Higher Foundation Scholarship. Higher Scholars will receive a one-time $1,000 scholarship for the selected semester to help cover their cost-of-living expenses. We select Higher Scholars based on their academic success, leadership skills, service, and professional development. Our application deadlines are July 15th for the Fall semester and December 15th for the Spring semester. Learn more and apply for financial assistance by visiting www.higherfoundation.org/scholarships.

Have you watched Kaylah Townsend's episode of The Give Higher Campaign yet? She received The Fall 2024 Higher Foundation Scholarship, and she shared her college story with us that we want you to hear. Tune in, like, comment, and subscribe to our YouTube Channel: .

Once you're done watching her episode, we hope that you will join The 2024 Give Higher Campaign, so we can provide financial assistance to Georgia college students for their cost-of-living expenses. Learn more and join us by visiting www.higherfoundation.org/givehigher.

Always remember, when our Higher Supporters give higher, then our Higher Students can go higher.

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Spread Acts of Kindness | The Higher Foundation | The Give Higher Campaign Kaylah Townsend, a graduating senior at Georgia Institute of Technology, received The Higher Foundation Scholarship for the Fall 2024 semester, and she share...

Cordel Williams is a Higher Supporter that joined The 2024 Give Higher Campaign. The Give Higher Campaign is our grassroots fundraiser that raises funds for our need-based grants and merit-based scholarships. His contribution allowed us to recently award a scholarship to Kaylah Townsend, and we are thankful for his support.

Kaylah shared her story with us for The Give Higher Campaign, and her episode is now airing on our YouTube Channel. Visit our YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/ and subscribe, so you never miss an episode. We hope that you enjoy it and join Cordel Williams and other Higher Supporters in The Give Higher Campaign, so we can provide financial assistance to Georgia college students for their cost-of-living expenses.

Thank you Cordel for being a Higher Supporter. Drop some blue hearts 💙 in the comments to show him some Higher Love!

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For the 2024-25 academic year, we plan to award $50,000 in 80 grants and 10 scholarships to impact 90 Georgia college students, but we need our Higher Community’s support. We are asking our Higher Community to join our campaign by December 1st, 2024 by giving at one of our three specified Give Higher Tiers. The Give Higher Campaign contributions will provide financial assistance to Georgia college students for their cost-of-living expenses. Learn more and join us today to help Georgia college students go higher in their education and career by visiting www.higherfoundation.org/givehigher.

Kaylah Townsend is a graduating senior at Georgia Institute of Technology studying Computational Media. She received The Fall 2024 Higher Foundation Scholarship, and we are proud to announce her as a Higher Scholar. After awarding Kaylah's scholarship, our relevant impact since May 2018 has increased to the following:

💰 $35,000 dollars awarded
🎓 14 scholarships awarded
🧑‍🎓 1,074 students served

Thank you to our Higher Community who make our mission possible. Read Kaylah's story below as inspiration to keep going higher and drop some blue hearts 💙 in the comments to show her some Higher Love!

"Focus on your passions! Choose a field aligned with your interests and strengths, and you will find your
college journey to be a whole lot more fulfilling."

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We encourage Georgia college students to apply for The Higher Foundation Scholarship. Higher Scholars will receive a one-time $1,000 scholarship for the selected semester to help cover their cost-of-living expenses. We select Higher Scholars based on their academic success, leadership skills, service, and professional development. Our application deadlines are July 15th for the Fall semester and December 15th for the Spring semester. Learn more and apply for financial assistance by visiting www.higherfoundation.org/scholarships.

Giving Gap aims to connect Black-led nonprofits with hard-to-access funding On Tuesday’s edition of “Closer Look,” we hear from Giving GAP CEO Heather Infantry, Alicia Rivera, the CFO of Feeding Georgia Families and Mallorye Crowell, the founder and president of The Higher Foundation.

Doing Good: Volunteers get kids picture-perfect for back to school Long before she started The High Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to helping Georgia college students pay for their education, Mallorye Crowell was into hair. Big time.

August is Black Philanthropy Month, and to honor this month, The Giving Gap is hosting an event called "Giving Gap Celebrates Black Philanthropy Month". This event will spotlight four extraordinary Atlanta nonprofits: Giwayan Mata, All Abroad, Feeding Georgia Families, and US! They have raised $20,000 already for us four NPOs which they will split evenly amongst us four NPOs at the end of August.

The event will be hosted on Wednesday, August 21st from 4 PM - 7 PM in Atlanta, GA. Meet us there by registering with the link in our bio.

Thank you to Heather Infantry and Giving Gap for honoring us and our President & Founder, Mallorye Crowell, for Black Philanthropy Month! Drop some blue hearts 💙 in the comments to show The Giving Gap some Higher Love.

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We want to send a special thank you to Jessica Gilchrist, manager of the Steve Lundquist Aquatic Center at the Jim Huie Recreation Center in Clayton County.

In the thick of summer camp while her recreation center was full of excited kids, she found us a space to offer the Back 2 School Braids Program to foster youth and low-income youth. Without her support, we would not have been able to do the program.

Thank you Jessica and Clayton County Parks. Drop some blue hearts 💙 in the comments to show her some Higher Love!

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Today concludes our Back 2 School Braids program in partnership with Clayton County and Georgia Division of Family & Children Services. Over 20 foster youth and low-income youth received free box braids to start their 2024-25 academic year strong. We are so thankful for our partners and volunteer braiders for making this new program a success!

This is not the end of a thing but the very beginning. Georgia offers foster youth the State of Georgia Post-Secondary Tuition Waiver which gives them two years of free tuition at Technical College System of Georgia colleges. We want to target those college students with our grants and scholarships to help them go higher above post-secondary educational attainment barriers.

Thank you once again to our volunteer braiders who served during Week 2. Drop some blue hearts 💙 in the comments to show them some love!

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🎀 Kordaisha Shillow (.byko)
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