Yleana Leadership Foundation Named As Finalist In 4th Annual NYC IMAGINE AWARDS
Yleana Leadership Foundation was named a Finalist in the OneGroup Innovation Award category in The 4th Annual NYC Imagine Awards. The NYC Imagine Awards was created to offer formal acknowledgment to some of NYC metro’s most effective and innovative nonprofit organizations. The 4th Annual NYC Imagine Awards nonprofit competition will take place on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at Guastavino’s, 409 E. 59th St., NY, NY.
With over 230 applications submitted for consideration in 6 categories, including Innovation, Leadership Excellence, Rising Star, Social Impact, Arts & Culture and DEIA. Yleana is one of four finalists in Innovation category. The winners receive $5,000 and will be announced LIVE at the event. A special thanks to Webster Bank who will be providing each finalist with $1,000.
Finalists were chosen by NYC business and nonprofit professionals during preliminary judging. Members of the Awards' Distinguished Judging Panel selected the NYC Imagine Awards winners from among the Finalists during final judging.
"The Imagine Awards honors the best of the best, so being named an Imagine Award finalist is a big deal," said NYC Imagine Awards founder Ken Cerini of Cerini & Associates, LLP. "All of the finalists are incredible with extremely effective, innovative, and impactful operations ... they are truly making a difference for all of us."
Details about NYC Imagine Awards and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at https://nycimagineawards.com/
About Yleana Leadership Foundation
The Yleana Leadership Foundation, founded in 2013, sees the US’s racial wealth gap (economic/wealth accumulation) as a consequence of the opportunity gap (education). Our mission is to decrease the opportunity gap in order to decrease the racial wealth gap. By getting students ready for college with the academic and soft skills they need to succeed, and providing the support that allows them to make it through college and graduate, we increase students’ ability to access the best opportunities possible to change their economic position and ability to accumulate wealth as adults. Yleana’s bespoke technological platform, apply.yleana.org, allows staff to manage student SAT scores during SAT engagements, keep track of student information, and even send mass texts to stay in touch with students engaging in long-term college access, persistence, and college-to-career mentoring.
About The Imagine Awards
The Imagine Awards was created in 2012 on Long Island by Ken Cerini, Managing Partner of Cerini & Associates, LLP. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Imagine Awards recognize outstanding performances in the Community. 2024 will represent the 4th Annual event in NYC. To learn more about the NYC Imagine Awards, visit www.NYCimagineawards.com.
Sponsors of the Imagine Awards: Diamond Sponsor Webster Bank, Platinum Sponsor Alliant, Cerini and Associates, LLP, The Claire Friedlander Family Foundation, Flagstar Private Bank, JP Morgan Chase & Co, OneGroup, and Your Part Time Controller.