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The program begins in June and will convene representatives from 14 U.S. cities., according to a release.
Hassett (pictured) is among 10 government, business, academic, clergy and nonprofit leaders from Middle Tennessee to be chosen, including the following:
⢠Andrea Blackman, Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
⢠Ashlee Davis, Senior Manager â Diversity and Inclusion, AllianceBernstein
⢠Bonnie Dow, Dean of Academic Initiatives, College of Arts and Sciences, Vanderbilt University
⢠Mike Molinar, General Manager, Big Machine Music
⢠Joanne Pulles, President, HCA Healthcare Foundation
⢠Tara Scarlett, President, The Scarlett Family Foundation
⢠Lissa Smith, Associate for Pastoral Care and Cathedral Life, Christ Church Cathedral
Donor fatigue? Not on Middle Tennesseeâs watch.
Amid 14 months that have included worldwide pandemic and economic hardship, disastrous tornadoes and floods, and a downtown Nashville bombing on Christmas morning, generosity continues to help define the city and region.
The Big Paybackâs eighth annual 24-hour online giving event ended Thursday night by raising more than $4.2 million â $4,265,674 â in 32,941 donations to participating area nonprofit organizations, schools and religious institutions, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee said in a news release.
The preliminary total includes funds raised and prize totals.
In its history, the Big Payback has helped more than 1,000 area nonprofits by raising more than $25 million in cumulative gifts.
8th annual Big Payback raises over $4.2 million for Middle Tennessee organizations WaTeasa Freeman, Nashville Tennessean
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee raised more than $4.2 million during its eighth annual 24-hour online fundraising event The Big Payback on May 5.
About 33,000 donors participated.
An event-record 1,017 Middle Tennessee organizations from 33 counties participated, including 87 organizations from 12 counties that were participating in The Big Payback for the first time.
“After a year of ‘downs,’ The Community Foundation has again raised spirits and funds for Middle Tennessee’s nonprofits,” said Ellen Lehman, president of the Community Foundation. “The statistics, as The Big Payback came to an end after a powerful 24 hours, were impressive. But so were the celebrations that played an important role as thousands of dollars turned into millions of dollars in 24 hours.
John Wark, founder of the Nashville Software School, intends to be a key supplier of some of the 8,500 tech jobs Oracle plans to bring to Nashville s East Bank in the next decade. But heâs depending on word of mouth to get there.
Founded in 2012, NSS is a nonprofit that prepares people for jobs in web design, data science, coding and myriad other common positions in tech. The venture defers the bulk of studentsâ tuition not just until after graduation but also job placement and establishes retroactive payment plans based on graduatesâ starting salaries at their new jobs.
Currently relying in part on fundraising efforts like the Big Payback â a 24-hour fundraising campaign for area nonprofits that launched at the beginning of a panel discussion Wark and his team hosted Wednesday â NSS focuses on the tech industryâs underrepresented demographics, chiefly African Americans, women and veterans. Wark warns that Oracle s mass of job commitments could overloo