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Each month, we will be featuring one member of the Excellerate Foundation Board. Our March board member highlight is Rick Parsons.

The Director of Community Liaisons leads and directs the Community Liaison (CL) team to connect clients to the best services possible in our community.  This role is instrumental in the leadership of the team as well as in providing insight that informs the development of innovative resources for those clients that we serve. 

Each month, we will be featuring one member of the Excellerate Foundation Board. Our February board member highlight is Celia Swanson.

In partnership with Benton County, Excellerate Foundation will distribute federal funds to provide Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) to residents.

Each month, we will be featuring one member of the Excellerate Foundation Board. Our first feature in the new year is our newly elected Vice Chair, Trey Carter.

Each month, we will be featuring one member of the Excellerate Foundation Board. This month we are featuring our newly appointed Chairman, Henry Ho.

The Director of Social Support works with the community to expand the number of people in Northwest Arkansas with diverse social networks (or personal relationships across racial and socioeconomic lines). This position reports to the VP/Executive Director of Hark and works with the Excellerate Foundation staff and all partnering organizations for the purpose of multiplying diverse social networks in NWA.

The Director of Analysis & Insights serves as the primary resource for Excellerate Foundation to connect community-wide data into useable information and to unlock valuable insights that move the community forward. 

The Director of Programs for the Excellerate Foundation will implement prioritized foundation objectives for the identified and validated needs of our community that expand the capacity to drive systemic change in Northwest Arkansas.

Each month, we will be featuring one member of the Excellerate Foundation Board. First up, our Chairman, Steve Lane.

Excellerate Foundation Names Susan Upchurch Chief Financial Officer

With a new name to reflect its renewed mission, Excellerate is helping thousands in Northwest Arkansas who are struggling due to COVID-19.

We will not stand by while our neighbors of color live in pain, anguish, fear, and isolation.

Josh Hall, Vice President at Excellerate Foundation and Executive Director of Hark at Excellerate Foundation, was named to Celebrate Magazine's Ones to Watch 2020 List. Click to read the full article.

Endeavor is now Excellerate, which reflects our ongoing commitment to excellence and a new focus on accelerating decisive action.

Identifying individual needs and building connections to resources through custom resource plans, innovative technology, leveraged data, and community collaborations.

In the midst of crisis, Excellerate has stepped forward to help thousands who are struggling in Northwest Arkansas.