Jackie’s Daughter Endowment
Our mission is to support single mothers in their pursuit of higher education by addressing financial barriers.
Our vision is to establish a community that provides grant recipients with more than just funding by offering them opportunities to develop relationships, access resources and post-graduate opportunities through a donor network.
Our vision is to establish a community that provides grant recipients with more than just funding by offering them opportunities to develop relationships, access resources and post-graduate opportunities through a donor network.
My Story
I had to make a really tough decision as a 20-year-old to pause my dream of earning a college degree simply because I couldn’t afford it…
I enrolled at Tennessee State University in the fall of 2000 but had to drop out after three semesters due to limited financial resources. However, I never let go of my goal to finish my degree. Over nearly two decades, I paid out of pocket to take college courses – often one course at a time at Strayer University then the University of North Carolina at Pembroke – while working full time and raising my two children as a single mom. Now married with a blended family, I will finally reach my education milestone when I walk across the stage during graduation at UNCP on May 6. I will begin an MBA program at the university in the fall.
However, I remember times when I used money for bills to purchase books. I wanted to create a platform to provide moms the support I once needed. Donations will cover expenses such as textbooks, laptops and outstanding tuition balances for moms living in North and South Carolina.
I am fundraising $10,000 to establish the fund – named after my mother, Jackie Daye, who dropped out of college after she gave birth to me.
The mission of Jackie’s Daughter Endowment is to support single mothers in their pursuit of higher education by addressing financial barriers. The vision is to establish a community that provides grant recipients with more than just funding by offering them opportunities to develop relationships, access resources and post-graduate opportunities through a donor network.
I enrolled at Tennessee State University in the fall of 2000 but had to drop out after three semesters due to limited financial resources. However, I never let go of my goal to finish my degree. Over nearly two decades, I paid out of pocket to take college courses – often one course at a time at Strayer University then the University of North Carolina at Pembroke – while working full time and raising my two children as a single mom. Now married with a blended family, I will finally reach my education milestone when I walk across the stage during graduation at UNCP on May 6. I will begin an MBA program at the university in the fall.
However, I remember times when I used money for bills to purchase books. I wanted to create a platform to provide moms the support I once needed. Donations will cover expenses such as textbooks, laptops and outstanding tuition balances for moms living in North and South Carolina.
I am fundraising $10,000 to establish the fund – named after my mother, Jackie Daye, who dropped out of college after she gave birth to me.
The mission of Jackie’s Daughter Endowment is to support single mothers in their pursuit of higher education by addressing financial barriers. The vision is to establish a community that provides grant recipients with more than just funding by offering them opportunities to develop relationships, access resources and post-graduate opportunities through a donor network.
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Your Contribution is Tax Deductible
Philanthropy Circle 365, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, will be acting as fiscal agent for Jackie’s Daughter Endowment. Fiscal sponsors are tax-exempt, charitable ventures that have the ability to receive charitable contributions for specific projects, the infrastructure to ensure compliance with applicable federal and state laws and adequate internal controls to ensure that the funds will be used for the intended charitable purposes.