HBCU Innovation

On a sunny cool day in Atlanta, we stepped into the Twitter headquarters on 641 Ponce De Leon Ave NE in Atlanta, GA.

Today Machere J Media was Invited to an event entitled HBCU Innovation Lab! This event covered the involvement of HBCU Alumni who are interested in Tech. In the following pictures, you will find a group of individuals working together to develop a plan to help with recruiting HBCU alumni to work in Tech. During this event, these alumni were broken up into four groups based off of their thoughts around technology. (https://www.marketplace.org/2017/08/02/education/recruiters-often-overlook-historically-black-colleges)

Studies find that innovation labs It appears that companies are finding innovation labs to be a good way to explore new technologies and startup ideas.

“HBCU MEN in technology will help bridge the gap between tech companies and black men matriculating from HBCUs.” Jason Wood, Morehouse Alum

The founder of Amplify 4 Good Joey Womack ( http://amplify4good.com/) is a proud graduate of FAMU located in Tallahassee, Fl. When asked why he decided to create his company Amplify 4 Good an organization based around helping companies create a social impact. His ultimate goal for this event will be creative ideas to increase contributions from HBCU young alumni.

When you think about the annual contributions from alumni it usually ranges around 20-30 percent. The rates are usually below average because some young alumni aren’t into their careers as of yet.

When asked what the giving goal for young alumni at their HBCUs is a lot of people in the room were weary on their answers, some informed the room full of guest that they usually donate around $100 a month and some as small as $50 because they are still paying on their student loans.

In the support guide entitled “ Alumni Giving in the new millennium” (http://www.ayersandassociatesinc.com/documents/Mott%20Report-Alumni_Giving_11_25_02.pdf), they discuss how you can secure support from alumni.

How to return your investments back to your HBCU?