1. Hispanic Scholarship Consortium Alex Quezada Development Intern

2. About Me St. Edward’s University Junior Double major: Political Science, Criminal Justice Community involvement Goals: AmeriCorps, Immigration lawyer

3. Mission at HSC Provide: Resources Mentorship Scholarship Create: Workforce ready leaders Engaged in communities The Hispanic Scholarship Consortium collaboratively leverages resources to provide scholarships to Central Texas Hispanic students and offers a network of support that mentors and empowers scholars to graduate from college as workforce ready leaders engaged in our community.

4. History and Impact Founded in 2004 2005: Awarded $30,000 Served over 150 college students 2013-14 Cohort: 78 Over $1 million in awards Fall 2013 service hours >1,621 HSC raises own funds and matches them with Consortium Members through The $1 for $1 Matching Funds Program Consortium Members: 15 non-profit partner organizations With education funds

5. My Role this Summer Development Intern Grant Research Corporations Foundations Create grant timeline Applying for funds Reach out to business leaders Sponsorship In-Kind Donations Texas Leadership Pipeline Conference

6. Community Empowerment Inspirational Motivating Networking Marissa Molina recounts her positive experiences at the end of the conference.

7. Five Program Pillars 1. Leadership 2. Service 3. Academic success & college life 4. Wellness & identity 5. Career & graduate school readiness Ushiel Rosales and Marcos Villarreal at the Futuro Fair

8. Leaders of Promise Azaleah Trevino and Jaime Trevino, high school students “The conference gave me a lot of information that was very helpful. I had a lot of questions answered for me and I liked that because my high school has me feeling unprepared. I would like to come back next year and learn more.”

9. Yocelin Avalos speaks to scholars on the importance of reaching out and being involved in their communities. Scholars are notified of winners for the team challenges

10. Senior staff, alumni, interns, and volunteers “The Outsiders” - Winners of the Team Challenges

11. Special Thanks to: Enterprise Rent-A-Car St. Edward’s University Career Services Hispanic Scholarship Consortium