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Elizabeth Gilbert talks ScholarMatch on ‘Good Morning America’

by kent | May 8, 2012

ScholarMatch supporter and best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert shared the story of her latest work, the revival cookbook At Home on the Range, on ABC’s Good Morning America today! Gilbert said how her great-grandmother would be proud that a collection of her recipes would benefit ScholarMatch. “Sixty-five years after she’s passed, she’s putting a bunch of kids through college,” Gilbert said.

After the video, find out how to win a signed copy!

Winning your very own signed copy of At Home on the Range is simple: Get 10 friends to register for ScholarMatch and have them write your name in the “How did you hear about ScholarMatch” box. OR, donate $150 and write “Liz Gilbert” in that same box. Offer good while supplies last. We’re so thankful to Liz and publisher McSweeney’s for helping us support underresourced students.

Listen to ScholarMatch on Fog Files!

by kent | June 24, 2011

The interview of Friday, June 17, where ScholarMatch staff and students spoke with Peter Finch of "Fog Files," KFOG’s public interest radio program, is now available for listening!

"Fog Files" airs on KFOG weekdays from 5:00-10:00am, during which the ScholarMatch feature will air six times starting June 26. For those not in San Francisco, you can listen to the interview now, or find it on Finch’s webpage. Students Pedro Perez and Dorrian Lewis, and staff Miel Alegre and Vickie Vertiz, spoke with Finch about the history of ScholarMatch and the success it’s achieved. While Dorrian’s college expenses have been fully met through ScholarMatch, Pedro still needs about $3,000 to make his college dreams possible. To read more and help him toward a degree in criminal justice, click here.

Thank you to Peter and KFOG for giving the spotlight to some of our amazing students. We’re all Fogheads here at ScholarMatch!

ScholarMatch in San Francisco Magazine

by kent | April 27, 2011

We’re excited to be included in the May 2011 issue of San Francisco magazine as part of a Q&A interview with our founder Dave Eggers! In it, Dave talks about issues facing the education system, and how programs like 826 and ScholarMatch hope to make an impact.

The article does a great job of highlighting the obstacles students face in regards to attending college. It explains how ScholarMatch hopes to contribute, in the same way that our 826 network does, to bridging these gaps to ensure our students’ success.

Thanks to San Francisco magazine and Douglas McGray for the wonderful write-up! As the article puts it, “ScholarMatch makes it easy to send a kid to college.” To learn just how easy it is, click here for more information on donating, or here to meet our talented scholars.

ScholarMatch, as seen on …

by kent | March 25, 2011

We’re humbled by all the recent pieces about ScholarMatch. The San Francisco Chronicle‘s In The Mission blog picked up MissionLocal’s story on us. We were featured in Daily Candy and also on TrendCentral and Crowdsourcing.org. It’s great to see all the positive reception to what we do.

Coverage like this does more than just make us feel good: It enables more people to learn about the talented students in their community and creates more awareness of ScholarMatch. And those things lead to more support. We couldn’t provide any student resources — be those tuition funds from donors or our free workshops — without the generosity of people like you! If you’re moved by our work and want to donate, click here. Or, to learn more about our amazing scholars, click here.

ScholarMatch Gets Mission Local-ized!

by kent | March 8, 2011

Mission Local, a neighborhood blog, just ran an informative and spirited piece about ScholarMatch! The entire article can be found in its entirety here. Our very own ScholarMatch student, Dorrian Lewis, was interviewed and had some very inspirational thoughts on her unique college experience.

ScholarMatch would to thank Mission Local and writer Caroline Bins for their interest in our program and the kind article. And as always, we are thrilled and grateful to be located on Valencia Street in San Francisco’s vibrant Mission District.

Our 826 Family on NBC

by kent | March 2, 2011

Here’s some great news: Students at 826 Valencia – many of whom could become ScholarMatch students in just a few years – were featured on a recent episode of NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams! The piece showcased how 826 fosters a playful atmosphere and provides one-on-one attention, both of which help students get more involved in the learning process.

The work ethic and creative spirit that caught NBC’s eye will no doubt help 826 students succeed as they follow the path to secondary education and beyond. We at ScholarMatch are excited for our friends at 826 and even more excited to serve those students in the future!

ScholarMatch noted as one of the best (brave, new) of the Bay

by kent | July 19, 2010

ScholarMatch was recently mentioned in San Francisco Magazine’s, "The best of the (brave, new) Bay Area 2010." Thank you – we are honored to make the list. Click here to view the article; we are in the #2 position! And, please keep spreading the word about ScholarMatch. August is around the corner, which means that the start of the fall term is also near. We still have many amazing scholars who need your help.

ScholarMatch in the press

by kent | May 25, 2010

We are happy to announce that ScholarMatch, and a few of our amazing scholars, have been featured in both the San Francisco Chronicle and the Oakland Tribune. Congratulations to our featured students, and to our readers: this is just the exciting beginning. Please spread the word about ScholarMatch and all of the amazing students we have on our site!

Click here to view the SF Chronicle article.
Click here to view the Oakland Tribune’s piece.

Thank you to both of these papers for such wonderful pieces.