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Mer's New Weekly Announcements! - April 29

4/29/2020

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Happy Denim Day!

This is a weekly announcement regarding opportunities to support our communities as we navigate the disruptions of the coronavirus.


AdvancED now shares COVID-19 Resources on our website so that as a community, we can access:

  • the Events calendar with events like Moneythink's Financial Aid Award Review Webinars for students and advisors, school-ish with Tovi, and the 2020 Economic Summit by San José State University
  • California resources with a drill-down on Santa Clara and San Jose Resources
  • good news like Supervisor Cindy Chavez' update regarding the new shelter-in-place order as of May 4
  • advocacy opportunities like Bulosan Center's request for Filipino Frontliners to Share Your Stories and the 2020 Immigrant Day of Action Policy Platform
  • financial resources like Code for America's free tax filing tool GetYourRefund.org
  • health and wellness resources like May is Mental Health Matters Month and healing during COVID-19 with Genesis Healing Institute
  • resources for K-12 and postsecondary educators like the Overcoming the Distance Policy Brief by Advancement Project California
  • resources for employees such as job openings thanks to firms like Reach Capital, Learn Capital, Union Square Ventures, Work2Future, Candor, and Silicon Valley Strong
  • resources for nonprofits like the COVID-19 Response Fund opportunities shared by GrantStation and resources shared by The Bridgespan Group
  • resources for families like the Helping My Child Cope Parent Tipsheet
  • resources for small businesses such as financial relief resources for artists
  • resources for high school and college students such as the COVID-19 Detour to College Panel and AdvancED's College & Career Resource Guide for Santa Clara County students
  • free and low-cost apps like FormAssembly and the latest updates from Zoom

Have resources to suggest? Send them to AdvancED Consulting, LLC!
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Financial Aid, College Choice, and COVID-19 (Special Edition)

4/23/2020

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High school seniors have to make a choice soon about college. This special edition is about how we can support them.

Mer has published a blog series called Financial Aid, College Choice, and COVID-19.
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  • In the first article, Financial Aid, College Choice, and COVID-19, she describes the series and then focuses on a Tale of Six Colleagues.
  • The second article is The Financial Aid Conundrum. Mer's study of this issue for almost 2 decades, coupled with partner Moneythink's research, insights from the last few months and COVID, are summarized here (we say summary loosely, it's a 13-minute read!).
  • The third article is The Power of Student Resilience and Choice. Here, Mer highlights Moneythink's webinars, stresses their concept of affordability, and highlights Moneythink's tools.
  • The last article is Supporting Students & Families through the Conundrum. Here, Mer directs messaging to students, allies, and colleges to support our students through this specific crisis, but also moving forward since this is a largely systemic and persistent problem for our students. Mer also stresses the importance of financial literacy and highlights a Paying for College curriculum thanks to Next Gen Personal Finance. 

Have resources to suggest? Send them to AdvancED Consulting, LLC!
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Mer's New Weekly Announcements! - April 22

4/22/2020

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Happy Earth Day!

This is a weekly announcement regarding opportunities to support our communities as we navigate the disruptions of the coronavirus.


AdvancED now shares COVID-19 Resources on our website so that as a community, we can access:

  • the Events calendar with events like Moneythink's Financial Aid Award Review Webinars for students and advisors
  • California resources with a drill-down on Santa Clara and San Jose Resources
  • Good news like Secretary Padilla's announcement that 500,000 teens have pre-registered to vote!
  • advocacy opportunities like AAPI Women Lead's launch of their Community Care Series #CCS & COVID-19 website
  • financial resources like Code for America's free tax filing tool GetYourRefund.org
  • health and wellness resources like Mental Health First Aid USA's #BeTheDifference campaign
  • resources for K-12 and postsecondary educators such as COSEM's Educating Mindfully Summit
  • resources for employees such as job openings thanks to firms like Reach Capital, Learn Capital, Union Square Ventures, Work2Future, Candor, and Silicon Valley Strong
  • resources for nonprofits like the COVID-19 Response Fund opportunities shared by GrantStation
  • resources for families like the Helping My Child Cope Parent Tipsheet
  • resources for small businesses such as the Save Small Business Fund from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
  • resources for high school and college students such as Matriculate's open applications for high school juniors
  • free and low-cost apps like FormAssembly and the latest updates from Zoom

Have resources to suggest? Send them to AdvancED Consulting, LLC!
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Mer's New Weekly Announcements! - April 15

4/15/2020

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Click here to read the issue!
This is a weekly announcement regarding opportunities to support our communities as we navigate the disruptions of the coronavirus.

AdvancED now shares COVID-19 Resources on our website so that as a community, we can access:

  • the Events calendar with events like Moneythink's Financial Aid Award Review Webinars for students and advisors
  • California resources with a drill-down on Santa Clara and San Jose Resources
  • advocacy opportunities like the CalEITC TAY Social Media Toolkit
  • financial resources like Code for America's free tax filing tool GetYourRefund.org
  • health and wellness resources like Genesis Healing Institute's insights on how to heal during COVID-19
  • resources for K-12 and postsecondary educators such as Entangled Solutions' impact map of higher ed institutions and students
  • resources for employees like the One Fair Wage Emergency Fund for restaurant workers, gig workers, and other hourly workers
  • resources for nonprofits like the National Association of Colleges and Employers' Coronavirus Quick Poll showing how Employers and Colleges are responding to COVID-19
  • resources for families like the Coronavirus Tax Center and FAQs from Rep. Ro Khanna
  • resources for small businesses such as how to advocate with your landlord and Emergency Funding for Freelance Artists
  • resources for high school and college students such as AdvancED's College & Career Resource Guide for Santa Clara Youth
  • free and low-cost apps like Atlassian, FormAssembly, and Google

Have resources to suggest? Send them to AdvancED Consulting, LLC!
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Mer's New Weekly Announcements! - April 7

4/7/2020

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This is a weekly announcement regarding opportunities to support our communities as we navigate the disruptions of the coronavirus.

AdvancED now shares COVID-19 Resources on our website so that as a community, we can access:

  • the Events calendar with webinars and events from partners related to education, COVID-19, basic needs, and supporting communities
  • California resources with a drill-down on Santa Clara and San Jose Resources
  • advocacy opportunities like the Campaign Launch for Health and Safety for All Workers Act
  • financial resources like Code for America's free tax filing tool GetYourRefund.org
  • health and wellness resources like following @loveislouder and #PandemicOfLove
  • resources for K-12 and postsecondary educators such as CDE's recent updates for Grading and Graduation Guidance
  • resources for employees like who's hiring and who's freezing
  • resources for nonprofits like the COVID-19 Resources for Nonprofits and Funders from The Bridgespan Group
  • resources for families like at-home learning resources, the CA Meals for Kids mobile app, and other local essentials and services
  • resources for small businesses such as Governor Newsom's extension of State & Local Tax deadlines
  • resources for high school and college students such as Students Rising Above's SRA Hub and AMPLIFY's Art Workshops
  • free and low-cost apps like 1Password, FormAssembly, and Square

Have resources to suggest? Send them to AdvancED Consulting, LLC!
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Mer's Special Announcements! April 3

4/3/2020

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This is a special announcement regarding opportunities to support our communities as we navigate the disruptions of the coronavirus.

​For more resources, check out AdvancED's COVID-19 Resources page.

  • Take advantage of grant opportunities for creators, artists, non-profits, musicians, and more
  • Learn how to  search for work during the coronavirus with Aspira
  • Support your student loan borrowers in understanding how they will be affected
  • Support your community with the Families First Coronavirus Constituent Service Resource Toolkit
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