Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Foundation News


San Francisco Mayor to Introduce LOFT Members to Bay-area Businesses

As part of an ongoing effort to improve the business community, bolster San Francisco’s economy and augment the development of the workforce, the city is joining the Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) to introduce top emerging Latino professionals to businesses in the San Francisco Bay area. By leveraging HHF’s LOFT (Latinos on Fast Track) program, which boasts top Latino students and recent grads, the city hopes to help place the talented young leaders in the workforce on a management track.


The vision of the program is to bring top talent to the city and connect the workforce pool directly to businesses. In collaboration with HHF, San Francisco is hosting 150 young leaders who are interested in the fields of: science, technology, engineering, business, finance, environmental, policy, math, and other disciplines. After the event, the LOFT team will work in concert with diversity or recruitment teams to follow up and secure the students for full-time positions within their organization

To read more visit: Hispanicheritage.org

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