The Hidden Genius Project, which trains and mentors Black boys and teenagers about technology careers, entrepreneurship, and leadership skills, was at a crucial point in 2015. [philanthropy.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 2/11/224:00 AM

By Dan Parks, Photo: 510 Media, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, February 10, 2022

The Hidden Genius Project, which trains and mentors Black boys and teenagers about technology careers, entrepreneurship, and leadership skills, was at a crucial point in 2015.

The small Oakland, Calif., charity was seeing rapid growth in the number of volunteers who wanted to participate, and it was ready to hire paid staff so it could expand its operations. It needed money. Its timing was fortuitous.

It was right around then — long before the nation had heard of George Floyd — that the East Bay Community Foundation was becoming more responsive to the needs of grassroots groups, particularly those focused on equity and racial justice.

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