Student Leadership Network is a Featured Partner at Inaugural Apollo Opportunity Foundation Summit

Originally published on November 25, 2024 by Apollo Opportunity Foundation

In October, the Apollo Opportunity Foundation (AOF) hosted its first-ever Summit convening in New York City. The event brought together more than 60 nonprofit leaders from AOF’s global grantee portfolio of 24 nonprofits to engage with more than 480 Apollo employees.

The Apollo Opportunity Foundation was launched in 2022 with a unique vision to approach corporate philanthropy differently – to go beyond financial support by offering the support of the entire Apollo ecosystem to expand opportunity and foster partnerships between Apollo and nonprofit organizations. AOF’s innovative and dynamic approach to giving back was demonstrated through the AOF Summit’s three goals: to offer capacity-building support, to drive employee engagement, and to foster community amongst the grantee portfolio.

The AOF Summit amplified the impact of monetary grants with additional resources and knowledge in areas such as strategy development, financial leadership, communicating for impact, fostering a high-performance culture, and harnessing technology for good. Yolonda Marshall, CEO of Student Leadership Network, shared, “What has been unique about this experience is the way the Apollo Opportunity Foundation has thoughtfully engaged senior leaders from across the organization to take time out of their day to show us exactly how ‘in this’ they are with us. There are resources I can tap into that I didn’t know I could. It’s not an organization or a foundation that’s just writing a check.”