Media, Awards and Recognition
ANY COO featured in Common Impact’s Nonprofit Leadership Spotlight
ANY COO, Anna Verdiyan, MPA, MSc, featured in Common Impact’s Nonprofit Leadership Spotlight Read the feature HERE!
March 7, 2023
ANY COO, Anna Verdiyan, MPA, MSc, featured in Common Impact’s Nonprofit Leadership Spotlight Read the feature HERE!
The meaning of mentorship: How first-gen can form relationships for life ANY Fellow Travis and his Mentor Coach (and Fellow alumnus!) Jepherson share their thoughts on mentorship in this piece
ANY and BCG Present: The Rise of the Gen Z Professional The number of Gen Z workers in the United States is on pace to triple in size, growing to
ANY Featured in ABC News Affirmative Action Story Roughly one in five colleges factor race into their admissions process. With the Supreme Court set to revisit the constitutionality of affirmative
Paving the Way for First-Generation College Students Adrienne Boykin, shares her experience as a first-generation college graduate and her journey to supporting first-gen college students full-time as America Needs You’s
At many of the highest-ranked colleges and universities in the U.S., from 10 to 15 percent of their spots go to legacies. Once this practice is eliminated, we could begin to make up for more than a century of exclusion by reserving these spots for first-generation college students.
ANY Awarded $50,000 In WNBC/WNJU Project Innovation Funding to Grow The Fellows Program and Further Serve the Community 1 of 10 Tri-State grant winners, selected from more than 500 applications
ANY Named a 2022 Classy Award Winner We are excited to announce that America Needs You is a 2022 Classy Award winner in the People’s Choice category. About the Classy
America Needs You is pleased to announce that it has been selected to be part of Morgan Stanley’s $20 million initiative to advance equity in education and careers. The Institute for
ANY Awarded First Place in Apollo’s Inaugural Citizenship Pitch Competition Apollo Global Management Inc. held their inaugural Citizenship Pitch Competition, and America Needs You took first place! Over 90 employees
ANY Featured by Brunswick Group 6/04/2021 ANY CEO Marianna Tu speaks with Brunswick’s Melissa Epstein about helping first-generation university students to successful graduation and employment. Read the full conversation here.
ANY Featured in Harvard Business Review 5/13/2021 ANY CEO Marianna Tu and former board member Michael Li coauthored the article, “What Great Mentorship Looks Like in a Hybrid Workplace.” Read
ANY Featured in The Network Journal 8/03/2020 The Network Journal interviewed ANY CEO Marianna Tu about the organization’s work and operating during the coronavirus pandemic. Click here to read the interview.
ANY Alumni Featured on Today Show 8/03/2020 The Today Show recently featured ANY alumni Jeff McClellan and Damien Hooper-Campbell to share their story of mentorship. Click here to watch the segment.
Please Don’t Cancel Your Internships 8/03/2020 By Dan Horgan and Marianna Tu Over the last three months, COVID-19 has made remote work the norm and forced businesses to adapt to
Transitioning to Remote Work? Listen to Students. 3/30/2020 As organizations pivot to remote learning for students, many are scratching their heads, trying to find the right approach. But before you
New York, New York – March 21, 2018 – America Needs You (ANY) today
announced that after serving as ANY’s Chief Executive Officer for five years, and prior to that, four years as a founding Board member, Kimberly Harris is moving to Washington, D.C. and stepping down from her role as CEO. ANY’s National Board has appointed Marianna Tu as the new CEO. Ms. Harris will remain at ANY until June 1st to oversee the transition; Ms. Tu will officially assume the role on April 1st.
Mentorship Comes Full Circle at America Needs You 1/24/2018 ANY New York Fellow Karen and her Mentor Coach Ayana—a Fellow alumna from our inaugural class—talk about the ANY mission and
America Needs You Featured on American Graduate Day on PBS 10/16/2017 ANY CEO Kimberly Harris joined the American Graduate Day broadcast on October 14, 2017, sharing how ANY’s mission supports
America Needs You Selected as Featured Nonprofit on MENTOR 7/28/2017 ANY was selected as the featured nonprofit on MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership’s blog. The feature highlights how ANY Mentor Coaches play
America Needs You Launches Partner Program with LaGuardia Community College America Needs You (ANY) announced a three-year program partnership with LaGuardia Community College. The school-based program will provide mentorship, intensive
ANY-IL Featured on WGN-TV 2/23/2017 Julie Hoffmann, ANY-IL Executive Director, and Ben, a 2015 Illinois Fellow, were featured on WGN-TV. Click here to watch the segment.
America Needs You on ABC’s Here and Now 12/21/2015 On December 20th, 2015, ABC’s , Here and Now, featured America Needs You. To see the entire news video, featuring Kimberly
America Needs You on NY1 Online 12/21/2015 NY1 Online: Winners of Nonprofit Excellence Awards Suggest Innovative Ways to Help NYers By Inside City Hall Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 09:17
2015 NonProfit Excellence Awards Announcement 11/19/2015 Three Exceptional New York Nonprofits Win 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Awards New York Common Pantry wins the Gold Prize for Overall Management Excellence America Needs
ANY Winner of the 2015 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards 11/10/2015 Three Exceptional New York Nonprofits Win 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Awards America Needs You, BRC and New York
America Needs You in the Huffington Post 8/10/2015 These Groups Are Hoping To Help First-Generation College Students Make It To Graduation Two unique programs aimed at helping students make it
America Needs You in the Chicago Tribune 06/03/15 America Needs You guides low-income Students, diversifies workforce. Read the full article here.
America Needs You Featured in The Wall Street Journal 1/26/2014 The Wall Street Journal covered Thursday’s Benefit Dinner and the launch of America Needs You. Click here for the full article.
New York Needs You Launches America Needs You 1/24/2014 – Media release New York Needs You launches America Needs You – a national platform to fight for economic mobility for ambitious,
ANY COO, Anna Verdiyan, MPA, MSc, featured in Common Impact’s Nonprofit Leadership Spotlight Read the feature HERE!
The meaning of mentorship: How first-gen can form relationships for life ANY Fellow Travis and his Mentor Coach (and Fellow alumnus!) Jepherson share their thoughts on mentorship in this piece
ANY and BCG Present: The Rise of the Gen Z Professional The number of Gen Z workers in the United States is on pace to triple in size, growing to
ANY Featured in ABC News Affirmative Action Story Roughly one in five colleges factor race into their admissions process. With the Supreme Court set to revisit the constitutionality of affirmative
Paving the Way for First-Generation College Students Adrienne Boykin, shares her experience as a first-generation college graduate and her journey to supporting first-gen college students full-time as America Needs You’s
At many of the highest-ranked colleges and universities in the U.S., from 10 to 15 percent of their spots go to legacies. Once this practice is eliminated, we could begin to make up for more than a century of exclusion by reserving these spots for first-generation college students.
ANY Awarded $50,000 In WNBC/WNJU Project Innovation Funding to Grow The Fellows Program and Further Serve the Community 1 of 10 Tri-State grant winners, selected from more than 500 applications
ANY Named a 2022 Classy Award Winner We are excited to announce that America Needs You is a 2022 Classy Award winner in the People’s Choice category. About the Classy
America Needs You is pleased to announce that it has been selected to be part of Morgan Stanley’s $20 million initiative to advance equity in education and careers. The Institute for
ANY Awarded First Place in Apollo’s Inaugural Citizenship Pitch Competition Apollo Global Management Inc. held their inaugural Citizenship Pitch Competition, and America Needs You took first place! Over 90 employees
ANY Featured by Brunswick Group 6/04/2021 ANY CEO Marianna Tu speaks with Brunswick’s Melissa Epstein about helping first-generation university students to successful graduation and employment. Read the full conversation here.
ANY Featured in Harvard Business Review 5/13/2021 ANY CEO Marianna Tu and former board member Michael Li coauthored the article, “What Great Mentorship Looks Like in a Hybrid Workplace.” Read
ANY Featured in The Network Journal 8/03/2020 The Network Journal interviewed ANY CEO Marianna Tu about the organization’s work and operating during the coronavirus pandemic. Click here to read the interview.
ANY Alumni Featured on Today Show 8/03/2020 The Today Show recently featured ANY alumni Jeff McClellan and Damien Hooper-Campbell to share their story of mentorship. Click here to watch the segment.
Please Don’t Cancel Your Internships 8/03/2020 By Dan Horgan and Marianna Tu Over the last three months, COVID-19 has made remote work the norm and forced businesses to adapt to
Transitioning to Remote Work? Listen to Students. 3/30/2020 As organizations pivot to remote learning for students, many are scratching their heads, trying to find the right approach. But before you
New York, New York – March 21, 2018 – America Needs You (ANY) today
announced that after serving as ANY’s Chief Executive Officer for five years, and prior to that, four years as a founding Board member, Kimberly Harris is moving to Washington, D.C. and stepping down from her role as CEO. ANY’s National Board has appointed Marianna Tu as the new CEO. Ms. Harris will remain at ANY until June 1st to oversee the transition; Ms. Tu will officially assume the role on April 1st.
Mentorship Comes Full Circle at America Needs You 1/24/2018 ANY New York Fellow Karen and her Mentor Coach Ayana—a Fellow alumna from our inaugural class—talk about the ANY mission and
America Needs You Featured on American Graduate Day on PBS 10/16/2017 ANY CEO Kimberly Harris joined the American Graduate Day broadcast on October 14, 2017, sharing how ANY’s mission supports
America Needs You Selected as Featured Nonprofit on MENTOR 7/28/2017 ANY was selected as the featured nonprofit on MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership’s blog. The feature highlights how ANY Mentor Coaches play
America Needs You Launches Partner Program with LaGuardia Community College America Needs You (ANY) announced a three-year program partnership with LaGuardia Community College. The school-based program will provide mentorship, intensive
ANY-IL Featured on WGN-TV 2/23/2017 Julie Hoffmann, ANY-IL Executive Director, and Ben, a 2015 Illinois Fellow, were featured on WGN-TV. Click here to watch the segment.
America Needs You on ABC’s Here and Now 12/21/2015 On December 20th, 2015, ABC’s , Here and Now, featured America Needs You. To see the entire news video, featuring Kimberly
America Needs You on NY1 Online 12/21/2015 NY1 Online: Winners of Nonprofit Excellence Awards Suggest Innovative Ways to Help NYers By Inside City Hall Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 09:17
2015 NonProfit Excellence Awards Announcement 11/19/2015 Three Exceptional New York Nonprofits Win 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Awards New York Common Pantry wins the Gold Prize for Overall Management Excellence America Needs
ANY Winner of the 2015 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards 11/10/2015 Three Exceptional New York Nonprofits Win 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Awards America Needs You, BRC and New York
America Needs You in the Huffington Post 8/10/2015 These Groups Are Hoping To Help First-Generation College Students Make It To Graduation Two unique programs aimed at helping students make it
America Needs You in the Chicago Tribune 06/03/15 America Needs You guides low-income Students, diversifies workforce. Read the full article here.
America Needs You Featured in The Wall Street Journal 1/26/2014 The Wall Street Journal covered Thursday’s Benefit Dinner and the launch of America Needs You. Click here for the full article.
New York Needs You Launches America Needs You 1/24/2014 – Media release New York Needs You launches America Needs You – a national platform to fight for economic mobility for ambitious,
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