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Our Mission is Clear

Connect Students to Success.

By 2023, PENCIL will help connect 50,000 NYC students to success
by bringing together business professionals, educators, and students
to open eyes, open minds, and open doors.

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  • Principal for a Day®

    Since 1995, NYC’s social entrepreneurs, business and civic leaders have shown up for PENCIL’s Principal For A Day® as the first step in their commitment to open minds, open eyes, and open doors for tens of thousands of public school students.

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  • School Partnerships

    PENCIL connects business and school leaders to leverage their collective energies and foster stronger schools, and to prepare students for college and career success. PENCIL serves as a critical liaison in these partnerships, providing hands-on support in the design, implementation, and evaluation of activities.

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  • Internship Programs

    Each year, PENCIL connects over 1,000 students across New York with career readiness and professional skills training. PENCIL works to place these students in paid summer internships and virtual work-based learning opportunities. PENCIL is a proud provider of the NYC Department of Youth & Community Development's Ladders for Leaders Program and partner in the RXR/PENCIL Internship Program.

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Hear from our Partners

“I was honored to volunteer with PENCIL, which places young students in internship settings and pairs them with working professionals who mentor and guide them as they complete projects over 5 weeks.”

Austin Rivera, Bloomberg LP

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“PENCIL's mission really aligned with what we were looking for—
bringing our expertise of language strategy and communication
and using that to help students.”

Sachi Pettit, Maslansky + Partners

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“Working with a PENCIL school, we were inspired by the ambition, talent, and passion driving the next generation of New York City leaders.”

Houlihan Lokey's Team

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“PENCIL leveraged its expertise in working with schools and its relationships with the business community to provide our students invaluable access to an extended social network and opportunities to participate in weekly career panels and workshops, develop their resumes, practice interviewing skills and develop career plans that will inform their postsecondary plans. ”

Jennie Soler-McIntosh, New Visions Charter Schools

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“From the first meeting, our team knew partnering with PENCIL could be an incredible hands-on opportunity to bring our passion and expertise into a classroom and have a meaningful impact on students’ lives. ”

Michael Maslansky, Maslansky + Partners

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“Each year, the students bring a new outlook on the world and I am happy to learn from them. ”

Madison Hart, JetBlue

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“I had such an incredible time discovering the talent and energy at John Jay—passionate teachers and administrators engaging remarkable groups of students. ”

Michael Koenigs, ABC News

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“Thanks to PENCIL and the Bronx School of Law and Finance for such an enjoyable experience! I appreciated the questions from the students and the opportunity to share my career path and thoughts (and hope both were helpful).”

Bryan Barreras, Mayer Brown LLP

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“This not only allows our students to engage with different members of our New York Community, but to network, gain wisdom, and be inspired. Watching our students engage in this every year is truly a blessing.”

Erin Hogshead, John Jay School for Law

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“We're proud of how the partnership between Salesforce and Dual Language Middle School (DLMS) has evolved over the years and the monthly virtual engagements we were able to bring to life for students this school year. Tough times bring communities together, and our common focus on supporting the students strengthened this partnership in an extraordinarily challenging year. We're so grateful for the amazing leadership at DLMS and the invaluable support from PENCIL, and look forward to growing our collective impact!”

Salesforce Team

News & Events

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    Cindy Ma on Navigating the Finance Industry and Supporting Public School Students

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  • Events

    Join PENCIL’s 50,000 Futures Gala on October 6, 2021

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    Innovations in Summer Youth Employment to Support Scale, Equity, and Quality

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In case you missed the live broadcast of PENCIL's In case you missed the live broadcast of PENCIL's 50,000 Futures Virtual Gala, the full version is available on YouTube.   Here’s a sneak peak of two PENCIL partner principals, Uche Njoku, principal of John Jay School for Law and Dr. Asya Johnson, principal of Longwood Preparatory Academy speaking about the importance of PENCIL's work for them and their schools.   Watch the full principals feature- link in bio
We are excited to announce that Ron Rudzin, Presid We are excited to announce that Ron Rudzin, President & CEO at Saatva, has recently joined our Board.   Ron's journey with PENCIL began when he was Principal for a Day at Newcomers High School. This experience led him and the Saatva team to start partnership program for the students at Newcomers High school.   @Saatva is now extending their relationship with PENCIL and is committed to working with 2 schools this school year!   In a recent interview, Ron states, "For over 25 years, PENCIL has made it easy for companies like mine to volunteer with NYC students and connectthem to success. This year, Saatva is thrilled to grow our partnership with PENCIL by working with students from two public schools in Queens. We also know, by doing this work we’re not just supporting the students today, but we are building a great talent pipeline for our business tomorrow.”   Learn how you and your company can get involved- link in bio #donatenow #education #students #school #backtoschool #nycschools #publicschool #success
MarketAxess & UA Gateway School for Technology is MarketAxess & UA Gateway School for Technology is the first PENCIL School Partnership Program to Kickoff for the 2021-22 School Year!   This is an expansion from last year's partnership program! PENCIL volunteers from @marketaxess will be working with 2 cohorts of @UAGateway students this year. During the kickoff session, Principal D will lead fun icebreakers and relationship-building activities.   Learn how you can become a volunteer- link in bio #donatenow #education #students #school #backtoschool #nycschools #publicschool #success
PENCIL’s Impact Report for the program year 2020 PENCIL’s Impact Report for the program year 2020-2021 is now out!   We are proud to share, over 1,098 volunteers from 177 businesses served 5,394 students this year.    Visit the link in our bio to learn how you can join PENCIL as we connect students to success and to see PENCIL’s impact. #donatenow #education #students #school #backtoschool #nycschools #publicschool #success
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