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Sara Kaur Sandhu Joins College Futures as Senior Communications Officer

We are pleased to announce that Sara Kaur Sandhu has joined College Futures Foundation as Senior Communications Officer. In this role, she will be responsible for a range of institutional, programmatic, and initiative-specific communications, including activities under the areas of: audience engagement, issue framing, messaging, publication and content production, research, media relations, communications grantmaking support, Read more >

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Passing the Torch

Tomorrow is my last day at College Futures Foundation, and I have been reflecting on the profound honor it has been to serve California’s talented and diverse students alongside an equally talented and diverse community of grantee partners, staff, and board members.  I am proud of all we have accomplished in the past few years—rising Read more >

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Vanessa Rodriguez Joins College Futures Foundation as Administrative Assistant

College Futures Foundation welcomes Vanessa Rodriguez as administrative assistant. In this role, Ms. Rodriguez will work closely with the College Futures project manager and provide administrative support for the Foundation’s program, policy, and communications teams. Her work will include cross-departmental information sharing and coordination related to speaking engagements, convenings, and major report releases, organization and Read more >

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Michael Castens Joins College Futures as Grants Associate

We are pleased to announce that Michael Castens has joined College Futures Foundation’s team. As grants associate, Castens works directly with the grants manager to maintain and optimize grantmaking process and procedures, data systems, legal compliance, and overall quality control. He also works closely with the Foundation’s program officers and the chief program & strategy Read more >

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Message from the Board Chair

Announcing Monica Lozano’s Departure and the Search for the Next CEO of College Futures The past few years have brought about profound changes in California’s education and workforce landscapes. In my role on the board of College Futures Foundation—and now as the board chair—I am honored every day to champion equity of opportunity for California’s Read more >

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Special Message from the CEO

It’s hard to believe that I will soon be entering my fifth year as president and CEO of College Futures Foundation, and I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to serve in this capacity. I have learned a tremendous amount about the transformative power of philanthropy and its galvanizing ability to impact society for the Read more >

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Valery Vue Joins College Futures Foundation as Communications Associate

College Futures Foundation welcomes Valery Vue as the organization’s new Communications Associate. In this role, Vue will be collaborating closely with the Foundation’s Director of Strategic Communications, Regan Douglass, to produce and support effective communications efforts including digital campaigns, social media engagement, publications, presentations, and events—all in service to the Foundation’s commitment to equitable opportunity Read more >

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Grantee Perception Report (2020)

College Futures Foundation works to ensure that more students who reflect California’s diversity complete a B.A. and access the opportunity for a better life. Realizing this future for our students is a collective project—one in which we rely on deep partnership with our grantees as we learn and grow together on the path to catalyzing Read more >