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RALEIGH, N.C. - illiNews -- NACCE, with its goal of empowering colleges to grow the community college's role in supporting job creation and entrepreneurs in their local ecosystem, is elated to announce five winners in this year's second annual NACCE 2020 Pitch for the Trades competition, presented in partnership with the Philip E. & Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation. Teams competed in three-rounds of pitches for a portion of the $125,000 prize aimed at boosting and bolstering initiatives related to expanding economic opportunities for students and communities in the skilled trades and apprenticeships.
It is with great pleasure that NACCE and the Ratcliffe Foundation award the following Pitch for the Trades grants:
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Following the 2019 successes of the inaugural Pitch for the Trades competition and the gains made by the initial cohort of Pitch winners, in July 2020, the Philip E. & Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation awarded NACCE a new partnership and $900,000 in grant funding to leverage a three-year commitment to collaborate with community colleges to build entrepreneurial mindset training and business opportunities in the trades and apprenticeships. The annual NACCE Pitch for the Trades is just one way NACCE is accomplishing this mission by providing real value to members.
The work of community colleges matters to our communities and the entrepreneurial ecosystem. NACCE is proud to support and congratulate these five winning teams as well as all the colleges who participated in the competition. We enthusiastically commend you as leaders and innovators in education and in preparing students for apprenticeships and careers in the skilled trades.
About NACCE
NACCE is an organization of educators, administrators, presidents and entrepreneurs focused on igniting entrepreneurship in their communities and campuses. NACCE has two main goals: to empower college leaders to approach the business of running a community college with an entrepreneurial mindset and to grow the community college's role in supporting job creation and entrepreneurs in their local ecosystem. NACCE has over 340 member colleges, representing nearly 2,000 members and approximately 3.3 million students. For more information, visit www.nacce.com. Follow us on Twitter at @NACCE, like us on Facebook, and join our LinkedIn group.
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About the Philip E. & Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation
The Philip E. and Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation is a charitable organization designed to encourage and reward entrepreneurship, create jobs, and expand economic opportunity. Based in the Annapolis, Maryland, the foundation provides funds to institutions to encourage entrepreneurship in non-traditional business fields such as the arts, design, health care, environmental science, aquaculture and skilled trades. The Ratcliffe Foundation strives to integrate its programs with local communities through mentorships and business involvement. Visit: www.theratcliffefoundation.org
It is with great pleasure that NACCE and the Ratcliffe Foundation award the following Pitch for the Trades grants:
- $32,000 awarded to the Entrepreneurship & Innovation for Skilled Trades Project – Lead: Arcadia Maximo, City College of San Francisco (California)
- $28,000 awarded to the Trade Technician Jump Start Project – Lead: Crystal Nasio, Barstow Community College (California)
- $25,000 awarded to the One-of-a-Kind Collaboration between Catawba Farms and CVCC – Lead: Gary Muller, Catawba Valley Community College (North Carolina)
- $23,000 awarded to the HVAC Partnership Pipeline Project – Lead: Kristin Gapske, Washtenaw Community College (Michigan)
- $17,000 awarded to the Beachside Bistro/NIC Venture + Trades Program – Lead: Ryan Arnold, North Idaho College (Idaho)
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Following the 2019 successes of the inaugural Pitch for the Trades competition and the gains made by the initial cohort of Pitch winners, in July 2020, the Philip E. & Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation awarded NACCE a new partnership and $900,000 in grant funding to leverage a three-year commitment to collaborate with community colleges to build entrepreneurial mindset training and business opportunities in the trades and apprenticeships. The annual NACCE Pitch for the Trades is just one way NACCE is accomplishing this mission by providing real value to members.
The work of community colleges matters to our communities and the entrepreneurial ecosystem. NACCE is proud to support and congratulate these five winning teams as well as all the colleges who participated in the competition. We enthusiastically commend you as leaders and innovators in education and in preparing students for apprenticeships and careers in the skilled trades.
About NACCE
NACCE is an organization of educators, administrators, presidents and entrepreneurs focused on igniting entrepreneurship in their communities and campuses. NACCE has two main goals: to empower college leaders to approach the business of running a community college with an entrepreneurial mindset and to grow the community college's role in supporting job creation and entrepreneurs in their local ecosystem. NACCE has over 340 member colleges, representing nearly 2,000 members and approximately 3.3 million students. For more information, visit www.nacce.com. Follow us on Twitter at @NACCE, like us on Facebook, and join our LinkedIn group.
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About the Philip E. & Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation
The Philip E. and Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation is a charitable organization designed to encourage and reward entrepreneurship, create jobs, and expand economic opportunity. Based in the Annapolis, Maryland, the foundation provides funds to institutions to encourage entrepreneurship in non-traditional business fields such as the arts, design, health care, environmental science, aquaculture and skilled trades. The Ratcliffe Foundation strives to integrate its programs with local communities through mentorships and business involvement. Visit: www.theratcliffefoundation.org
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