The Posse Foundation
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The Posse Foundation is a nonprofit organization that identifies, trains, and supports diverse groups of talented students—“posses”—to attend college together and succeed as leaders on campus and beyond.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Posse Foundation canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve college graduation rates for underrepresented students
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increase the diversity of leaders in the United States ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Posse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreConcept | students succeed in college when they have a supportive peer group or "posse" ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focus |
college access
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college success ⓘ diversity and inclusion ⓘ leadership development ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Deborah Bial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| hasKeyPerson | Deborah Bial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
Posse Scholars Program
NERFINISHED
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PossePlus Retreat NERFINISHED ⓘ STEM Posse NERFINISHED ⓘ Veterans Posse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| headquartersState | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | 501(c)(3) organization ⓘ |
| mission | to identify, recruit, and train diverse groups of talented students and send them to college in supportive, multicultural teams ⓘ |
| name | The Posse Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesIn | multiple U.S. cities ⓘ |
| partnersWith |
colleges and universities
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community-based organizations ⓘ corporate employers ⓘ high schools ⓘ |
| programModel | cohort-based college scholarship program ⓘ |
| provides |
career development support
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full-tuition leadership scholarships in partnership with colleges and universities ⓘ on-campus support ⓘ pre-collegiate training ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | MacArthur Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| sector | nonprofit sector ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | multi-stage nomination and interview process ⓘ |
| targetPopulation |
historically underrepresented students
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public high school students ⓘ |
| usesApproach |
cohort-based peer support
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intensive pre-college training ⓘ ongoing mentoring ⓘ |
| website | https://www.possefoundation.org/ ⓘ |
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