Today, the Clinton Foundation and Verizon announced a new
partnership to help college students develop leadership skills and
to inspire them to create innovative, high-quality social impact
projects. Through the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U)
program, Verizon will help college students develop solutions that
address social issues with the support of specialized curriculum
and programming, as well as access to experts in technology and
innovation. These resources will be available to all CGI U students
for one year and have a specific focus on engaging students at
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic
Serving Institutions (HSIs), Tribal Colleges and Universities
(TCUs), and community colleges.
This collaboration is part of CGI U’s commitment to provide
student leaders and innovators with greater funding, mentorship,
training, and networking opportunities throughout the year. It also
highlights Verizon’s commitment to support the development of
technology-based solutions - including those leveraging the power
of 5G - to address significant societal challenges, while
simultaneously working to diversify the voices in the next
generation of innovators. This new partnership with CGI U is part
of Citizen Verizon, Verizon’s responsible business plan for
economic, environmental and social advancement.
“By partnering with the Clinton Global Initiative University,
we’re able to tap into young innovative minds who are interested in
tackling pressing societal challenges to drive real change,” said
Rose Stuckey Kirk, Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer,
Verizon. “We’re putting next gen technology, like 5G, into their
hands to help inspire them to transform their ideas into real
solutions and take the lead as our next generation of
innovators.”
As part of the partnership, CGI U and Verizon will jointly
launch a technology development competition for university students
and CGI U alumni, with the goal of developing innovative,
sustainable, business-oriented ideas that aim to solve some of the
most urgent social issues of our time. Competition finalists will
be provided with access to an accelerator program to advance their
ideas towards proofs of concept of their technology solutions,
culminating in a pitch competition with the opportunity to win seed
funding for their solutions. More information will be announced in
January 2021.
“We’re excited to partner with Verizon on this inspiring
initiative that will help us reach more diverse students and engage
the CGI U community in harnessing technology to develop innovative
solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges,” said
Kevin Thurm, CEO, Clinton Foundation. “Through this new
partnership, the next generation of leaders will gain access to
enhanced tools, resources, and opportunities to help them turn
their ideas into action and make a difference in our society.”
CGI U and Verizon are launching the partnership this week as
students will convene virtually to discuss actions that students
can take to help address inequality at a CGI U event with Morehouse
College, “Entrepreneurship + Equity,” hosted by President Clinton
and Chelsea Clinton. The public event will air on Thursday, October
8 at 11:00 a.m. EDT and will connect students with business and
public health leaders to discuss structural inequality, building a
more inclusive society, and how to take action amid the COVID-19
pandemic. Rose Stuckey Kirk, Chief Corporate Social Responsibility
Officer at Verizon will be featured on the panel "Start it Up:
Entrepreneurship for Impact" moderated by President Clinton. RSVP
here to join the conversation.
Launched in 2007, each year the CGI U program brings together
students from around the globe to tackle the world’s most pressing
challenges – building “Commitments to Action” that develop
innovative solutions to these challenges through peer networking,
skills training, funding opportunities, high-touch mentorship with
experts across business, philanthropy, government, and more. The
most recent CGI U cohort, the Class of 2020, developed more than
650 Commitments to Action to address a wide range of issues within
the focus areas of education, environment and climate change,
poverty alleviation, peace and human rights, and public health.
This new partnership with CGI U and Verizon offers an additional
pathway for the Class of 2021 to create meaningful solutions for
important societal challenges.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) was formed on
June 30, 2000 and is celebrating its 20th year as one of the
world’s leading providers of technology, communications,
information and entertainment products and services. Headquartered
in New York City and with a presence around the world, Verizon
generated revenues of $131.9 billion in 2019. The company offers
data, video and voice services and solutions on its award-winning
networks and platforms, delivering on customers’ demand for
mobility, reliable network connectivity, security and control.
About Citizen VerizonCitizen Verizon is the
company’s responsible business plan for economic, environmental and
social advancement. Citizen Verizon empowers Verizon to deliver on
its mission to move the world forward through action by expanding
digital access and resources, protecting the climate, and ensuring
people have the skills needed for jobs of the future. Through
Citizen Verizon, and the key pillars of Digital Inclusion, Climate
Protection and Human Prosperity, the company is committed to
providing 10 million youths with digital skills training by 2030,
supporting 1 million small businesses with resources to help them
thrive in the digital economy by 2030, achieving carbon neutrality
in its operations by 2035, and preparing 500,000 individuals for
jobs of the future by 2030. Learn more at
CitizenVerizon.com.
About the Clinton FoundationBuilding on a
lifetime of public service, President Clinton established the
Clinton Foundation on the simple belief that everyone deserves a
chance to succeed, everyone has a responsibility to act, and we all
do better when we work together. For nearly two decades, those
values have energized the work of the Foundation in overcoming
complex challenges and improving the lives of people across the
United States and around the world.
As an operating foundation, we work on issues directly or with
strategic partners from the business, government, and nonprofit
sectors to create economic opportunity, improve public health, and
inspire civic engagement and service. Our programs are designed to
make a real difference today while serving as proven models for
tomorrow. The goal of every effort is to use available resources to
get better results faster – at the lowest possible cost.
We firmly believe that when diverse groups of people bring
resources together in the spirit of true cooperation,
transformative ideas will emerge to drive life-changing action.
Learn more at http://www.clintonfoundation.org,on Facebook at
Facebook.com/ClintonFoundation, and on Twitter
@ClintonFdn.
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