ESM Makes Gold Level Pledge to Imagine America Foundation
Collaboration Furthers Educational Opportunities for Career College Students
Highlands Ranch, CO – March 9, 2010 – ESM, a provider of student lifecycle solutions to help schools enroll, graduate and place more students, has made a Gold Level pledge to the Imagine America Foundation (IAF). ESM is donating $15,000 over a three year period to support IAF’s 21st Century Workforce Fund, where the contribution will be used for the organization’s growing scholarship programs and research agenda.
“Every donation to IAF takes us closer to accomplishing our goals – some contributors, though, move us forward in huge steps,” said Robert L. Martin, president of the Imagine America Foundation. “We would like to extend our gratitude to ESM for its support or our organization and the career college industry as a whole. We look forward to working together to increase access to higher education.”
IAF has been serving the career college community since 1982. It provides scholarships for education, awards, financial aid information, sector research and faculty training; honors achievement in career education; and supports and promotes the benefits of career colleges to the general public. The organization has grown to support more than 500 career colleges across the United States and Puerto Rico. IAF participants in turn serve more than 2 million career college students nationwide.
“We applaud IAF's efforts to assist career college students in gaining a quality education and improving their lives,” said Doug Kelsall, president and CFO of ESM. “This philosophy is also at the core of everything we do at ESM, helping students achieve success and realize their dreams. As part of the IAF family, our collective efforts will open more doors and further educational opportunities for students.”
The 21st Century Workforce Fund is a three-year campaign to raise $3 million. IAF has now raised $2.5 million toward this goal.