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E70: Creating Equal Opportunities in Tech with Ruthe Farmer, Founder of the Last Mile Education Fund
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On today’s episode, I’m talking to Ruthe Farmer - the visionary founder and CEO of the Last Mile Education Fund.
Last Mile is a nonprofit that is committed to addressing social mobility and tech diversity by investing in overlooked and under-resourced talent. They take a disruptive approach to bridging critical gaps in financial support for low income and underrepresented students, ensuring they can complete their degrees and enter the tech workforce.
Ruthe is sharing the innovative approaches employed by Last Mile, the importance of increasing diversity in technology, their abundance-based philosophy, and more.
In this episode:
- [02:38] The Last Mile Education Fund - increasing diversity in the tech and engineering fields through financial support
- [09:53] Last Mile’s disruptive approach to getting students into the workforce
- [12:49] Last Mile’s funding model and its abundance based philosophy
- [20:25] Identifying and accessing partnerships
- [26:23] Last Mile’s policy advocacy and advice for grassroots organizations to start influencing policy
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CONNECT WITH RUTHE
LinkedIn: Ruthe Farmer
Instagram: @lastmilefund
Website: lastmile-ed.org
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CONNECT WITH HALEY
Haley is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), Stress Management Coach, and EmC trainer. She founded The Savvy Fundraiser, a nonprofit consulting and coaching business, and has experience with nonprofits in human services, homelessness, and youth sectors. Specializing in EmC, leadership, board development, and fundraising, Haley is dedicated to empowering nonprofit leaders to create thriving organizations.
Instagram: @thesavvyfundraiser
LinkedIn: Haley Cooper, CFRE
Website: thesavvyfundraiser.com
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