ATLANTA [September 19, 2012] — L.E.A.D. has partnered with GivingPoint to provide L.E.A.D.’s student-athletes with greater service learning opportunities.
Civic Stats™, the signature tool L.E.A.D. utilizes to measure student-athlete engagement, is now incorporated into the GivingPoint platform.
“Civic Stats™ is a vital part of our student-athlete development process because it is a key indicator of how well our student-athletes are progressing through our programming. The GivingPoint system allows us to implement our Civic Stats™ metric on a user-friendly platform that allows our young men to take their service learning to new levels of engagement,” said L.E.A.D. Executive Director Kelli Stewart.
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Developing young people into civically engaged citizens is a shared goal of both organizations and this partnership will support both in achieving this goal.
“GivingPoint is excited to partner with L.E.A.D. and become a part of their very special program. We are grateful for the opportunity to support their vision for service and community development,” said Mary Kathleen Wood, GivingPoint director of nonprofit and community outreach. “GivingPoint strives to be a resource for innovative nonprofits who share our passion for service to others –L.E.A.D. is a perfect partner for us! Aligning ourselves with L.E.A.D. is truly an honor because of the amazing impact the organization is having in Atlanta.”
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About Launch, Expose, Advise, Direct: L.E.A.D. is the country’s first instructional play program for inner city youth. Launched in 2007 by C.J. Stewart and his wife Kelli, L.E.A.D. provides at-risk, inner city, middle and high school youth with access to higher education and civic engagement through baseball. Through year round programming, L.E.A.D. provides the player development, academic and civic resources needed to be stellar students, athletes and citizens. Since its inception, 100 percent of L.E.A.D. Ambassadors have graduated from high school and enrolled into college, while 90 percent have received college baseball scholarship opportunities. Visit www.lead2legacy.org for more information and to donate through L.E.A.D.’s Giving Diamond campaign.
About GivingPoint: Founded in 2009 by Derek Smith, GivingPoint is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit that inspires a passion for learning and service through cutting edge technology resources, virtual education modules, and hands-on volunteer opportunities in young people nationwide (ages 12-21). Visit www.mygivingpoint.org for more information.