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Long-time advocate and major donor Vince Burkett was honored as the King of Starfish Ball, with artist and philanthropist, Kwanza Jones honored as Queen.

The nsoro Educational Foundation Raises $2.2 Million at 2022 Starfish Ball Honoring Kwanza Jones and Vince Burkett

July 15, 2022 -

(Atlanta, GA) A host of dignitaries, corporate titans, esteemed philanthropists, and supporters filled a sold-out ballroom on May 21, 2022 raising a record-breaking $2.2 million for aspiring collegians aging out of the foster care system nationwide. nsoro was honored to have Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens welcome Ball patrons and nsoro Scholars.

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Ripple Of Hope Award Laureates

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Names Stacey Abrams, José E. Feliciano, Deven Parekh, And Hans Vestberg As Its 2021 Ripple Of Hope Award Laureates

July 29, 2021 -

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights announced Wednesday the winners of its 2021 Ripple of Hope Awards: Stacey Abrams, political leader, entrepreneur, and author; José E. Feliciano, co-founder and managing partner of Clearlake Capital Group; Deven Parekh, managing director of Insight Partners; and Hans Vestberg, chairman and CEO of Verizon.

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princeton donation

Alumni make history with major gift to Princeton University that will name two dormitories; largest gift to date by Black and Latino donors

September 17, 2020 -

Kwanza Jones and José E. Feliciano have made a major gift to Princeton University, a $20 million contribution that is the largest gift to date by Black and Latino donors, and one of a few extraordinary alumni commitments to the university’s strategic goal of undergraduate expansion, with the construction of two adjoining dormitories in one of the two new residential colleges being built at Princeton.

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