New Social Media Director of SponsorChange

Previewing the new SponsorChange website before its launch date.

Over the past several months I have worked with SponsorChange CEO and co-founder, Raymar Hampshire, to provide my professional higher education expertise towards helping with this organization's mission.  

Earlier this month, Raymar asked me to join the team and serve as the organization's honorary Social Media Director.  SponsorChange is an innovative organization connecting skill-based college graduate volunteers ("Change Agents") to non-profits, and rewarding their service with student loan pay provided by sponsor donations. I am extremely humbled and honored to begin my duties on what is a personal mission to promote this amazing organization through social media.  The goals and values this organization has to offer can help alleviate student loan debt, while providing service to the community.  I look forward to helping SponsorChange grow; we are already planning some exciting events for 2015.  I will be sure to keep you posted as they emerge.

Watch this video to hear from a college graduate volunteer on her experience as a "Change Agent."

With the growth of SponsorChange through volunteer interests and donations, I am excited to announce that a new website is currently in production and will be launched in early 2015 in order to accommodate the rising demand.

Current Students & College Graduates - JOIN NOW to become a volunteer and start paying down your college loan debt.

Businesses and Individuals - Make a donation today to become a Sponsor!

Non-Profits - Contact us to learn how you can get skilled workers to help you with that next service project!

Follow our journey at:

www.facebook.com/sponsorchange

www.twitter.com/sponsorchange

"Today knowledge is power.  It controls access to opportunity and advancement. "- Peter Drucker

Keia Brown

Miss District of Columbia International 2015

Girlz With Glam End of the Year Party

Girlz with Glam Founder & Young ladies

I was recently invited by Ms. Angelica Bowman, founder of Girlz with Glam to be a guest speaker at their "End of the Year" Party.  Girlz with Glam is a non-profit organization for creative positive change in the Washington Metropolitan region.  Its focus is to empower, encourage and support young ladies between the ages of 10-18, to dream BIG!

During the event, I had the opportunity to speak to the young ladies about 1) building self-confidence, 2) my experience in pageantry, 3) and my platform, SponsorChange.  I have to admit, the best part was teaching the girls how to "rock the runway."  The girls had a lot of fun and made my evening.

Holding the title of Miss District of Columbia International is partly about the crown and sash, but the greatest gift is experiencing the opportunities to interact with the community and hopefully make a difference in someone's lives.

Thank you to the girls of Girlz With Glam, and its founder, Ms. Bowman for the invitation.  I had a "glamourous" time with you all!

"There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women." - Kofi Annan

Keia Brown
Miss District of Columbia International 2015

My Platform: SponsorChange.Org

During my reign as Miss District of Columbia International, I am dedicated to making college affordable for students and graduates whose only option is to borrow through student loans.  Once of the organizations I have partnered with, SponsorChange.Org's mission is to help students pay back student loan debt through skill-based service.  Students are encouraged to register as a "Change Agent" and begin volunteering their time, skill and knowledge on a project for a non-profit organization.  Once the project is completed they are then paid through donations from sponsors to pay down their outstanding student loan debt.

This is an amazing, innovative organization which has been attracting interest from college students from across the globe.  My peresonal goal is to encourage colleges and universities to become sponsors for their students.  I will dedicate my time promoting this organization and bringing a greater awareness to universities to help reduce this worldwide issue.

 

Higher Education is a major decision for families.  Parents are finding it harder to help their children financially through college.  Following graduation, students are struggling to begin repayment due to the difficulty in obtaining a competitive salary.  This has been a concern of mine for over a decade as a student loan borrower as well as an educator working in the industry.  

Follow my on my journey as I work to encourage individuals and businesses to become "Sponsors" by donating to help reduce student loan debt.  For more information on how to become a sponsor, visit the website at: http://sponsorchange.org/sponsors.html.

"We rise by lifting others."-  Robert Ingersoll

Keia Brown

Miss District of Columbia International 2015