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Foundation For Excellence

Foundation For Excellence. Breaking the Cycle Of Poverty Through Education. Our Mission. To transform the lives of academically brilliant and economically underprivileged students in India. 25,653 Scholorships 10,554 Scholors 40% Females 25 States $5.533M. 2009. 1994.

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Foundation For Excellence

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  1. Foundation For Excellence Breaking the Cycle Of Poverty Through Education

  2. Our Mission To transform the lives of academically brilliant and economically underprivileged students in India 25,653 Scholorships 10,554 Scholors 40% Females 25 States $5.533M 2009 1994

  3. Sriram Narayanan Story Sriram did not have a father. His mother prepared Tiffin meals and Sriram distributed them to customers in Mumbai

  4. A Life Transformed FFE funded Sriram’s engineering education. Today he is employed as a consultant with Cap Gemini

  5. Our Focus Fields of Study Needy Scholars Diversity Medical or Engineering/ Technical degrees where costs are high but opportunities for good income jobs are high as well Top 15% of their class, family income less than $5/day, often the first in the family to have higher education Extra effort to identify scholars that meet our geographic and gender diversity goals

  6. Student Broader Impact Educating youth has an impact not only on the individual, but the family, the community and the country as a whole Community Family Student The Multiplier Effect Donor

  7. Rajee Nair Story • Hometown: Chennai, Tamil Nadu • Family Income: $23/month, 7 members in the family • FFE Scholar; Completed BE Honors from Regional Engineering College, Rourkela, 2000 • Project Manager: Infosys, Silicon valley The Multiplier Effect Rajee supported college education of her two younger sisters (one became a chartered accountant) and bought a house for her parents. She has been a donor to FFE for the several years and last year adopted a scholar

  8. Process US based coordinators (volunteers) identify facilitators (volunteers) in India. Facilitators identify qualified students and distribute awards and mentor students Facilitators Coordinators collaboration & communications Scholars Donors

  9. Scholarships Awards in 2008-09 Engineering/ Technology Medical/ Health Other Degrees High School 1,248 625 234 286 1300 Facilitators in 25 States 2,393 Scholarships

  10. Giving to FFE • 600+ donors in US • 500+ in India – most of them ex FFE scholars • No donor overheads; 100% of donation goes to scholars* * An endowment to FFE provides funds to cover all program services, fund raising and management and administration expenses. A large base of volunteers in the US and India give generously of their time, skills and energy to support the Foundation programs

  11. Adopt a Scholar Program Enables individuals, corporate and institutional donors to earmark their donations for scholarships to specific applicants based on a donor's preferences of adopting student(s) from a specific state, course of study, gender, educational institution or other preferences • 100% of donor contribution used for adopted students • Donors have opportunity to maintain contacts with adopted students • Regular updates to donors on the progress of adopted students • 300+ donor participants in the program in academic year 2008-09. • Cost - $500 per student per year for a • 4 year course in engineering • - $450 per student per year for a • 5 year course in medicine

  12. Foundation For Excellence • Founded by Prabhu and Poonam Goel • Publicly supported 501 (c) (3) organization incorporated in state of California • Offices in San Jose, CA, USA and in Mumbai and Bangaluru in India • FFE India Trust - recognized as a charitable trust under section 12A(a) of the Indian Income-tax Act, 1961 • FFE Chapters: Regional, Corporate and Alumni associations • Regional initiatives: Bay Area Uttaranchalis Program, Gujarat Diaspora program

  13. ADOPT A SCHOLAR TRANSFORM LIVES Thank You

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