Posted by admin August 5, 2020
Community Bank in North Dakota: NYC Non-Profit’s Best Bet During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected most businesses throughout the country. As non-essential activities shut across the United States, Congress launched the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to keep small businesses and nonprofits afloat. But to submit a claim for the loan was extremely complicated and getting a place in line before the SBA funding ran out meant there were no guarantees. PENCIL’s journey, like most small businesses in New York...
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PENCIL’s 2022 Volunteer Awards
PENCIL is excited to announce the nominees of the 2022 Volunteer Awards! Each year, we recognize individual volunteers who have gone above and beyond in...
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Here’s Why Our Volunteers Choose to Support PENCIL
This Giving Tuesday, we are sharing the stories of some of our biggest supporters, donors and volunteers. Our transformative work with students and schools would...
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Cindy Ma on Navigating the Finance Industry and Supporting Public School Students
Dr. Cindy Ma is a known name in the financial industry. Most recently, she was featured in the "50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds 2020"...
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How One Business Leader in NYC Is Changing Students’ Lives
How can you use your business expertise to change student lives? Ask Michael Maslansky, one of corporate America's leading communications and research strategists. Since 2016,...
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How Christopher Hayward Uses His Expertise to Support Students in NYC
One of Christopher Hayward's fondest memories with PENCIL is taking fifth-graders from the East Village Community School to the New York Stock Exchange. While that...
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Learn How PENCIL Helps Companies Do Well By Doing Good
Over 25 years, hundreds of companies like JPMorgan Chase, Verizon, Bloomberg LP, and more have partnered with PENCIL to participate in programs that connect public...
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If I can do it, so can you
I’ll be candid here; I struggled to pen these words. Success in life involves the situations you get yourself into and the people you meet....
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