On June 8, 2013, the Esperanza Education Fund will hold our first annual summer fundraiser to celebrate our 2013 college graduates, as well as our new Esperanza scholars!

Four years after our first scholars received their college acceptance letters and their Esperanza Scholarship checks, we are thrilled to bring them together with our newest class of scholars and our members to celebrate their college graduation. Please join us on the beautiful rooftop deck of one of Washington’s hippest watering holes, the Jack Rose, for a celebratory afternoon of barbeque, sno-cones, and live mariachi music.

Your ticket purchase makes these scholarships possible for our very deserving students.

Event Details:
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 8, 2013

The Jack Rose Rooftop
2007 18th St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20009

Buy Tickets Now

Facebook event:  https://www.facebook.com/events/157213184451757/

Esperanza’s Board of Directors is thrilled to announce that, after four years of tremendous growth as an all-volunteer organization, Esperanza has hired its first paid staff member! Alison Collier joined the Esperanza team as our part-time Director of Operations on April 1 and will be managing our internal operations and administration.

Continue reading 'Announcing Esperanza’s Director of Operations'

“I’m so glad I came!”

That’s how one scholar summed up her experience at the end of Career Day, Esperanza’s annual professional development event for scholarship recipients. This year the day-long event was held at the law offices of Covington & Burling in downtown Washington, DC—with a bonus rooftop terrace and an amazing view of the Washington Monument and city landscape.

Continue reading 'Career Day 2013: A Resounding Success!'

Esperanza Education Fund’s Board, scholars, and volunteers are excitedly preparing for the 4th annual Career Day! Scheduled for Saturday, March 16th, Career Day is one of Esperanza’s signature events, designed to provide scholars with essential skills-building and career guidance to supplement their financial scholarships and equip them for success. Career Day enhances the professional development of scholars through meaningful and practical workshops and activities. Over the course of the day scholars will participate in workshops on résumé writing, business etiquette, dressing for success, and personality-career fit; small group lunch chats with professionals in their fields of interest; and one–on–one mock interview sessions.  The day will end with a celebratory group dinner for scholars, mentors, and Esperanza volunteers. Check back for an update on this year’s Career Day highlights!

Career Day would not be possible without our dedicated volunteers and institutional partners—Hispanic Bar Association of Washington, DC and Covington & Burling, LLP.

See pictures from Career Day 2012

We are pleased to announce that, after four years of tremendous growth as an all-volunteer organization, Esperanza is ready to hire its first part-time staff member! To secure the long-term sustainability of our organization, we are seeking to hire a part-time Director of Operations to manage day-to-day operations, with the opportunity to grow the job into an Executive Director position by developing new fundraising sources.

To view the job description, click here. Applications are due March 15.