The Coca-Cola Foundation aims to provide youth with the educational opportunities and support systems they need to become knowledgeable about the world in which they live and better able to give back to their communities. Education is a fundamental means to help individuals reach their full potential. The Foundation, by committing its resources to education, can help to address society's greatest educational challenges and provide quality learning opportunities.
The Coca-Cola Foundation's focus on education continues a tradition of corporate philanthropy begun more than a century ago by The Coca-Cola Company. The Foundation's support of quality education is just one way the Company fulfills its responsibilities as a corporate citizen.
The Coca-Cola Foundation encourages new solutions to countless problems that impede educational systems today, and it supports existing programs that work. Because the challenges for education are so broad, the Foundation's commitment is multifaceted. It offers support to public and private colleges and universities, elementary and secondary schools, teacher-training programs, educational programs for minority students and global educational programs.
The Coca-Cola Foundation devotes much of its efforts to partnership in three main areas:
1) HIGHER EDUCATION
Pipeline programs connecting various levels of education that encourage students to stay in school and to proceed with confidence to college and graduate school. Scholarship programs in support of graduate and undergraduate students. Minority advancement in the form of scholarships, urban programs and cultural diversity programs.
2) CLASSROOM TEACHING AND LEARNING
Innovative K-12 public school programs, and those outside the "four walls" of the classroom. Teacher development programs. Smaller projects dealing with specific activities in the elementary and secondary classroom.
3) GLOBAL EDUCATION
Global exchange programs that encourage international studies, global understanding or student/faculty exchange. Programs outside the United States promoting education.
The Coca-Cola Foundation does not make grants to:
individuals; religious organizations and endeavors; political, legislative, lobbying or fraternal organizations; or organizations that do not have tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the equivalent.
Guidelines for Program Summary Please answer the questions listed below (not to exceed five pages) and provide information requested so that a review of your proposal can be completed within 30 days. 1. Organization mission statement 2. General program description Please describe the proposed program: Why does your organization want to do this program? Why should The Coca-Cola Foundation fund it? This is your opportunity to present your program and to convince the Foundation of the importance and desirability of the program.
The copyright of the article Coke is Sponsoring Students in Financial Aid is owned by . Permission to republish Coke is Sponsoring Students in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
