Alliance of Women Executives founder Vicki Edelman Tate joins Kellen Coleman to discuss how AWE supports young women in Palm Beach County through scholarships, laptops, and long-term educational support.
In this episode, Vicki shares how the Alliance of Women Executives started with a $150 donation, how the organization has supported 152 scholarship recipients including first-generation college students, and why donor support is urgently needed for laptops and student resources as college costs continue to rise.
Vicki Edelman Tate is the President and Founder of the Alliance of Women Executives, a Palm Beach County-based nonprofit focused on helping young women begin college successfully.
Alliance of Women Executives website
https://aweinc.org
Contact
vicki@aweinc.org
Recorded December 22 at 9:45am EST
Platform DiversifiedGame.com
YouTube Chapters
0:00 Welcome and quick tech setup with Kellen Coleman and Vicki Tate
0:49 Headshots, AI, and keeping it real about time and aging
1:38 Interview setup and how Vicki approaches conversations
4:55 Vicki Tate introduces herself, President and Founder of Alliance of Women Executives
5:51 What AWE does, scholarships, laptops, and supporting young women in Palm Beach County
6:23 How AWE started, Vicki’s background and building it from scratch
8:51 First donors, starting with $150 and establishing credibility
10:39 Dalton School, upbringing, privilege, and perspective on giving back
13:46 Measuring success, 152 scholarship recipients and first-generation impact
15:55 Donors during economic uncertainty, inflation, and giving behavior
17:35 Why small donations matter, time, talent, and dollars
20:14 Real-life impact moment, meeting a former scholarship recipient
21:49 Choosing service over writing a book and living a full life
22:36 The Nias Foundation, grantmaking, compliance, and nonprofit excellence
25:20 How foundations grow money, endowments, and investing strategies
26:57 Debt-free living, saving first, and generational wealth principles
29:17 The future of AWE, laptop needs, scholarship growth, and stability
31:27 Does major matter, passion, and why college is not for everyone
33:35 Student challenges, foster care, homelessness, teen moms, language barriers
34:52 Why zip code does not equal wealth or stability
36:42 Appearances versus reality, living above means, and money truth
37:44 The importance of giving and helping your community
38:14 Where to find AWE and Vicki, website, LinkedIn, and immediate needs
40:02 Tech sponsorship, CES, and thoughtful donor spending
42:06 Final thoughts, sharing the mission, and how to help
44:04 Final urgency, laptops matter and one donor can change everything
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