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ACTIVITIES OF ORGANIZATION |
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SEEDS (Self Empowerment through Education, Entrepreneurship & DreamS) is a non-profit (501(c)3 that was founded in 1997 by Dr. C. Diane Howell to engage in activities designed to enhance the educational and entrepreneurial achievements of urban communities. The goal is for this to be accomplished through the awarding of scholarships and the sponsorship of conferences, workshops, classes etc. designed to educate and inspire those from these communities.
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SEEDS Scholarship Program |
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SEEDS offers scholarships to encourage educational accomplishments by youth from the inner city. SEEDS scholarships have been awarded since 2000 from the proceeds of the Annual African American Excellence in Business Awards and Scholarship Gala. Each year between three and ten scholarships have been awarded to students attending college. Students are selected based on their academic achievement, their entrepreneurial interests and/or their commitment to serve their community. The scholarship recipients are selected by the SEEDS Scholarship Committee. |
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SEEDS Programs |
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Since its inception SEEDS has:
- sponsored the 1st Annual Economic Empowerment Conference that was held as a part of Black Expo ‘98.
- sponsored the Young Entrepreneurs Conference at Black Expo ‘97-’99
- organized College Day at Black Expo (since 2000). At this event 300-500 students (grades 7-12) and their parents or guardians are educated on what they need to do to get into and pay for a college education.
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Other planned activities include: |
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- Develop and conduct financial literacy research and training program for urban communities.
- Provide workshops, consulting and other forms of technical assistance to increase the number of and enhance the success rate of small businesses, particularly those based in urban areas run by individuals from disadvantaged communities. Special emphasis to be placed on classes focused on areas frequently neglected by small business owners, e.g. financial management skills, developing a management team, how to manage your workers, how to motivate your workers, marketing your business effectively, computer literacy, etc.
- Develop an entrepreneurial mentorship programs for young people to develop relationships with entrepreneurs who can serve as role models.
- Develop programs to facilitate small businesses finding quality employees and to facilitate better benefit programs, employee training and employee supervision than most small businesses can afford.
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Board of Directors
Alan Dones
Chairman of the Board
Saundra Andrews
Cliff Gahagan
Shyrrl Hancock
Karen Allen
Pat Deamer
Executive Director
Dr. C. Diane Howell
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