Our Mission

The 4A’s foundation exists to advocate for and connect diverse talent to the marketing industry. We celebrate a community that fosters a culture of curiosity, creativity and craft to fuel a more ​equitable future. By investing in and developing them, we believe that possibilities are endless.​

Together We Triumph

Established in 1997, the 4A’s foundation is committed to identifying, developing, empowering and ensuring the most diverse talent enters and succeeds in the marketing industry. We achieve this through our robust initiatives and programs aimed at discovering and cultivating talent across their educational and professional career journey: Education (High Schools), Dear Black Talent, Multicultural Advertising Intern Program (MAIP) Fellowship and Alumni, Scholarships, Spotify Pulse, and Vanguard.

We have provided over $3.5 million dollars in awards, grants and scholarships to deserving students studying advertising, marketing, media, creative arts and public relations. The MAIP Alumni of over 4,300+ professionals is the largest diverse community in the industry. Our High School initiatives have prepared more than 1,000 diverse ​high school students ​for careers in Marketing.

Our Mission

The 4A’s foundation exists to advocate for and connect diverse talent to the marketing industry. We celebrate a community that fosters a culture of curiosity, creativity and craft to fuel a more ​equitable future. By investing in and developing them, we believe that possibilities are endless.​
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Together We Triumph

Established in 1997, the 4A’s foundation is committed to identifying, developing, empowering and ensuring the most diverse talent enters and succeeds in the marketing industry. We achieve this through our robust initiatives and programs aimed at discovering and cultivating talent across their educational and professional career journey: Education (High Schools), Dear Black Talent, Multicultural Advertising Intern Program (MAIP) Fellowship and Alumni, Scholarships, Spotify Pulse, and Vanguard.

We have provided over $3.5 million dollars in awards, grants and scholarships to deserving students studying advertising, marketing, media, creative arts and public relations. The MAIP Alumni of over 4,300+ professionals is the largest diverse community in the industry. Our High School initiatives have prepared more than 1,000 diverse ​high school students ​for careers in Marketing.
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