CATALYST NETWORK FOUNDATION INC

The power of our society stems from the way individuals allocate their resources, both financial & intangible. By initiating partnerships between community groups & individuals, CNF creates a synergy of resource allocation, support & opportunity between its members & local businesses, or public and private institutions, to uplift students and strengthen communities.

Partnering with public schools as the primary population to recruit participants, our foundation understands that a society thrives on its investments from community members and private businesses in the youth. The power of our society stems from the way individuals allocate their resources, both financial and intangible (i.e., time, energy, etc.). By initiating partnerships between community organizations and individuals, CNF creates a synergy of resource allocation, support and opportunity between its participants and local businesses, or public and private institutions, to push students to succeed.

CNF begins by identifying career aspirations and connecting participants with resources related to their goals to support them in developing a plan. In order to identify career aspirations and resources, CNF connects students with young adult mentors who assist in supporting student participation in workshops and apprenticeships while forming a hands-on plan that meets their identified goals. The essence of CNF is to be a catalyst that holistically addresses the issue of poverty and economic instability by linking individuals, communities and resources to lead to achievement of personal goals and community objectives that drive economic opportunity and development.

The organization is truly grassroots, the leadership team in New York City and Washington, D.C. all volunteer and steer the nonprofit.

CNF parterns wtih 12 high schools, some of our industry partners are the Black Student Fund, The Latino Student Fund and All-Star Code. Our corporate partners include Google, Goldman Sachs, NIKE, LinkedIn, Morgan Stanley, HBO, Microsoft, Covington & Burling LLP, GAP, BET, Essence Magazine, NPR, Kaye Scholer LLP, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Hughes Hubbard Reed LLP, Bloomberg, Peebles Corporation, Infor, Deloitte, FOX News, and NBC Studios.

More than 200 High School students have become CNF Fellowship Scholars. Since 2011, the Fellows have participated in corporate tours and create or pitched presentations about inner-city school challenges to several corporations, including: Google, Goldman Sachs, NIKE, LinkedIn, Morgan Stanley, HBO, Microsoft, Covington & Burling LLP, GAP, BET, Essence Magazine, NPR, Kaye Scholer LLP, and Hughes Hubbard Reed LLP. CNF has held career and college preparatory workshops throughout the past 5 years, educating over 2000 high school students in the aforementioned metropolitan areas.