The AT&T Foundation Donates $75,000 to CBCF Leadership Institute

The AT&T Foundation recently presented a $75,000 grant to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation . Dr. Don I. Tharpe, CBCF’s president and CEO, accepted the grant from Marie Long, a representative from the AT&T Foundation. The donation will support the CBCF Leadership Institute and its programs.

The AT&T Foundation is the founding sponsor for CBCF’s Leadership Institute. Since 2000, the philanthropic arm of AT&T Corp. has contributed $635,000 to the CBCF to implement programs that educate future leaders through internships, fellowships, and the Emerging Leaders Public Service Series Seminar.

“Students and young professionals interested in public service careers will gain critical leadership skills through CBCF’s many programs,” said Marie Long, AT&T Vice President of Constituency Relations and President of the AT&T Foundation. “AT&T welcomes the opportunity to invest in these future leaders because they are our future.”

The AT&T Foundation’s mission is to invest globally in projects that are at the intersection of community needs with emphasis placed on programs that serve the needs of people in communities where AT&T has a significant business presence. The CBCF’s mission is to serve as the non-partisan policy-oriented catalyst that educates future leaders and promotes collaboration among legislators, business leaders, minority-focused organizational leaders, and organized labor to effect positive and sustainable change in the African American community.