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Webinar: Top-Paying Healthcare Jobs – And How to Land One

You’ll hear which jobs in the Bay Area are in the highest demand, what employers really look for, and how to prepare for success starting in high school. You’ll hear about new career development opportunities at Making Waves – ones that offer students in the Bay Area’s Contra Costa County opportunities to gain hands-on experience and grow their network, all while getting paid!

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Making Waves Education Foundation September 10, 2025
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Top Stories That Made Waves in 2024

Our programs provide students of color from low-income backgrounds with the educational opportunities, career skills and experiences, and financial freedom they need to meet their goals and thrive. Here are some of the highlights of what that looked like in 2024 and a preview of what’s to come in 2025.

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Patrick O'Donnell December 18, 2024
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Making Waves Receives LinkedIn Grant to Support Workforce Development

Making Waves Education Foundation earned a $100,000 Ad Grant from LinkedIn to support workforce development for young professionals overcoming barriers. Making Waves is using the funding to make career resources more accessible and support college students and recent graduates in reaching their career goals.

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Making Waves Education Foundation December 17, 2024
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Making Waves Academy’s Charter Renewal Unanimously Approved

We are excited to share some incredible news – this fall, the Contra Costa County Board of Education unanimously voted to approve Making Waves Academy’s five-year charter renewal. The vote was met with both applause and tears of joy from the over 150 supporters who filled the room (with more joining online), proudly wearing Making Waves shirts and sharing the essential role Making Waves plays in the lives of students and families in the Richmond community.

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Patrick O'Donnell December 8, 2024
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How to build your team and embed DEIB in how you and your team operate

If you’re an aspiring or new CEO, having an incredible team is one of the most important levers for driving organizational impact and outcomes. This means a top priority will be building your team and embedding diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in how you and your team operate. CEO Patrick O’Donnell shares learnings from his first five years as CEO.

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Patrick O'Donnell August 29, 2024
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How We’re Ensuring Our Core Values Aren’t Just Words on a Wall

Drive impact. Build community. Do hard things. Learn and grow. Promote equity. These are the five core values that guide the work of Making Waves Education Foundation. Making Waves chief operations officer and people and culture manager share the ways that Making Waves instills their core values throughout the organization. 

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Elaine Fernandez Bravo July 19, 2023