Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg creates scholarship to honor late husband

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg found a way to share the generous spirit of her late husband, former SurveyMonkey CEO Dave Goldberg, on what would have been his 50th birthday. 

The Facebook COO announced in a post today that the Sheryl Sandberg and Dave Goldberg Family Foundation will partner with KIPP schools, a non-profit network of public charter schools, to offer scholarships that will “empower a new generation of diverse leaders.”

Sandberg explained that many KIPP students from disadvantaged backgrounds who receive scholarships to attend college end up struggling through their years in higher education because they do not have the financial cushion necessary to take care of their basic needs and support their families. Read more…

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Source: Mashable
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