Programs

  • Program 1 [2018]

    PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPSTHE STEVE FUND CONTINUED PROVIDING EXPERT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES MAPPED TO THE PAIN POINTS OF THE STUDENT LIFECYCLE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR FACULTY AND STAFF. IN 2018, THE STEVE FUND GREW ITS PARTNER NETWORK TO 150 INSTITUTIONS UTILIZING ITS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDING 12 ASSOCIATIONS, 40 NONPROFITS, 68 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, 10 COMMUNITY COLLEGES, 11 HIGH SCHOOLS, AND 9 TECH INNOVATION PLATFORMS. EXPERT WORKSHOPS WERE RATED AN AVERAGE OF 4.5 OUT OF 5 FOR THEIR IMPACT ON IMPROVING ATTENDEES' ABILITY TO SUPPORT STUDENT OF COLOR MENTAL HEALTH AND 4.8 FOR ATTENDEES' SATISFACTION WITH THE SPEAKERS AND CONTENT.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $470.8K

  • Program 2 [2018]

    TECH INNOVATIONSTHROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH TECH INNOVATIONS, THE STEVE FUND LEVERAGED THE POWER OF, REACH OF, AND COMFORT THAT STUDENTS FEEL WITH TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AT SCALE. THE STEVE FUND CONTINUED SPONSORSHIP OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR SUPPORT GROUP ON 7CUPS.COM REACHING 5,000 MEMBERS WITH DAILY SELF-CARE CHECK-INS, WEEKLY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT TOPICS SUCH AS DISCRIMINATION AND MICROAGGRESSIONS, AND ITS YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR SUPPORT GUIDE. IN ADDITION, THE STEVE FUND SPONSORED DELIVERY OF PERSISTENCE PLUS TEXT NUDGES TO OVER 2,500 STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON TACOMA AND CUNY HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THESE NUDGES APPLY BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE TO COLLEGE PERSISTENCE AND DELIVER THE RIGHT SUPPORT MESSAGES AT THE RIGHT TIME TO THE RIGHT STUDENTS, INCREASING PERSISTENCE BY 6-8% AMONG STUDENTS OF COLOR WHO RECEIVED THEM. THE STEVE FUND PARTNERED WITH KOGNITO TO PROVIDE FREE ACCESS TO CAMPUS PARTNERS TO "AT-RISK FOR STUDENTS," KOGNITO'S SIMULATION PROGRAM WHICH TRAINS STUDENTS TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS IN PEERS AND TO USE MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES TO INTERVENE. WITH CRISIS TEXT LINE, THE STEVE FUND REACHED OVER 2 MILLION STUDENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR THROUGH DIRECT MARKETING ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH INFORMATION ABOUT FREE, CONFIDENTIAL, 24/7 CRISIS TEXT COUNSELING AND HELPED CRISIS TEXT LINE TO DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER COUNSELORS OF COLOR SERVING THE ORGANIZATION.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $265.8K

  • Program 3 [2018]

    EQUITY IN MENTAL HEALTH FRAMEWORK (EMHF)THE EMHF IS A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND SET OF 10 ACTIONABLE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO SUPPORT THE MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SOCIAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF STUDENTS OF COLOR. IN 2018, THE EMHF WAS DOWNLOADED 2,110 TIMES (REACHING OVER 3,400 DOWNLOADS IN TOTAL), PRESENTED TO OVER 2,200 AUDIENCE MEMBERS AT 15 NATIONAL CONFERENCES. IN ADDITION, TO SUPPORT INSTITUTIONS IN USING THE EMHF, THE STEVE FUND AND JED FOUNDATION RELEASED AN EMHF IMPLEMENTATION TOOLKIT AND LAUNCHED A TWO-YEAR EMHF IMPLEMENTATION PILOT STUDY WITH 18 PILOT INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING FOUR-YEAR PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, FOUR-YEAR PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES, AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE INSTITUTIONS. IN 2018, THE STEVE FUND'S KNOWLEDGE CENTER, WHICH HAS OVER 1,040 REGISTERED USERS, ADDED WEBINARS ON THE EMHF FOR STUDENTS, FOR PARENTS & FAMILIES, AND MULTIPLE VIDEO PRESENTATIONS ON THE EMHF TO AUDIENCES OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $147.9K