BURLINGTON, Mass., Nov. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Endurance
International Group (NASDAQ: EIGI), today announced its
official partnership with BUILD, a Boston-based organization that uses
entrepreneurship and experiential learning to equip youth in
under-resourced communities for high-school, college and career
success. Through this partnership, Endurance will donate
$100,000 in 2017 to impact the lives
of approximately 400 Boston students and empower them to reach
their fullest potential by completing high school prepared for
future success.
"BUILD is a remarkable organization that is making a real impact
on student education and dropout rates here in Boston, with 96 percent of BUILD program
seniors graduating high school on time," said Endurance CEO &
Founder, Hari Ravichandran. "We look forward to having employees in
our local Burlington and
Waltham offices become involved in
BUILD's mentor programs, skills-based volunteering opportunities
and community events. This partnership allows us to reinforce the
value of education and inspire students to leverage technology as
they pursue their dreams."
As part of this partnership, Endurance will become directly
involved in supporting students on their journey from high school
to college by becoming mentors in BUILD's Student Youth Business
Incubator. This program allows student business teams to work with
BUILD staff and volunteer mentors from the Boston business community to learn business
practices, develop plans and prototypes and practice for
presentations to potential investors. Additionally, Endurance will
sponsor the following BUILD events throughout the year:
- BUILD's Entrepreneur Games
- Youth Business Plan Competition
- BUILDFest Student Business Expo
"We're very appreciative of Endurance's partnership as their
donation will help us meet the needs of more at-risk high school
students in Boston by allowing us
to partner with additional schools in 2017," said Ayele Shakur, Executive Director of BUILD
Boston. "Their support will have a tremendous impact on our
students who will benefit from learning real-life entrepreneurial
skills from Endurance's employee base."
About 700-900 kids give up on their future and drop out of high
school each year in Boston. What
makes BUILD's four-year in-school and after-school program unique
is that the program targets disadvantaged and disengaged youth whom
most other college-success programs will not serve. More than 90
percent of BUILD students are low-income students of color who
attend schools with graduation rates lower than 70 percent. BUILD
addresses dropout issues by developing an engaging, hands-on
curriculum with real-life challenges and ensuring that every
student has a relationship with two caring adult mentors for two
hours or more every week.
This partnership with BUILD is an extension of Endurance's
growing corporate social responsibility program which is dedicated
to educating and empowering the entrepreneurs of the future.
For more information, visit www.endurance.com.
About Endurance International Group
Endurance
International Group (NASDAQ: EIGI) (em)Powers millions of
small businesses worldwide with products and technology to vitalize
their online web presence, email marketing, mobile business
solutions, and more. The Endurance family of brands includes:
Constant Contact, Bluehost, HostGator, iPage, Domain.com, BigRock,
SiteBuilder, MOJO Marketplace and SinglePlatform, among others.
Headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, Endurance employs more than
3,800 people across the United States, Brazil, India
and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit:
www.endurance.com.
Endurance International Group and the compass logo are
trademarks of The Endurance International Group, Inc. Other brand
names of Endurance International Group are trademarks of The
Endurance International Group, Inc. or its subsidiaries.
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About BUILD
BUILD uses entrepreneurship and
experiential learning to ignite the potential of youth in
under-resourced communities and equip them for high school,
college, and career success. Founded in California in 1999, BUILD launched its
Boston site in 2011 and is working
with 400 students in six Boston Public High Schools in Dorchester, Roxbury, Charlestown and Hyde
Park. To learn more about the organization and its mission,
visit www.buildinboston.org.
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CONTACTS:
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Endurance
International
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Ketchum
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Lark-Marie
Anton
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Samantha
Stark
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(646)
887-7272
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(202)
835-9424
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lark.anton@endurance.com
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endurance@ketchum.com
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Dani
LaSalvia
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BUILD
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(781)
852-3212
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Will
Leitch
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dani.lasalvia@endurance.com
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508-521-0753
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wleitch@build.org
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