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Mark Bankston | |||
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Mark Bankston, IT Director, manages the Foundation’s information technology infrastructure, new systems initiatives, and vendor relationships and services. He has assisted nonprofits with their information technology needs for 18 years. Before joining EMCF in 2008, Bankston ran his own management consulting practice in New York, and previously he was a management consultant at Ernst & Young. He is certified by Microsoft as a network engineer and SQL server administrator. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Oral Roberts University and has completed coursework toward a master’s degree in information systems at New York University. | |||
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In the Spotlight
EMCF Named Social Innovation Fund Intermediary
On July 22, 2010, the Corporation for National and Community Service announced it had selected the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation as of one of 11 intermediaries for the Social Innovation Fund (SIF). It has awarded the Foundation a $10 million federal grant to support youth-serving organizations with effective, evidence-based programs and a potential for substantial growth.
Highlights from the News
Mentor program aids at-risk kids in Prince George's schools (Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection)
The Washington Post, June 24, 2010
Proven sex-ed programs get a boost from Obama (CAS-Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program) All Things Considered, National Public Radio, June 6 2010
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The Harlem Children's Zone Featured on CBS 60 Minutes
December 6, 2009
Nurse home visits for pregnant women could keep their children off the streets in years to come (Nurse Family Partnership)
Newsweek, September 12, 2009
