Partners
Support the fashion industry from the ground up
Our partners and foundation supporters include established designers and representatives from prestigious fashion companies, educational institutions and other nonprofit organizations. These partnerships expand our Scholars’ professional networks and also help the FSF raise funding and awareness.
Becoming a partner is an excellent way to connect with FSF Scholars and Alumni and give them the support they need, and it also expands your own fashion industry network. Join us!
Thank you to our generous partners and foundation supporters:
FSF’s partners and affiliations offer financial, educational, and business-driven benefits to FSF Scholars and Alumni in order to help them foster their professional growth at all stages.
Brandon Maxwell is a fashion designer and founder of his award-winning luxury ready-to-wear-label. Since establishing his company in 2015, Brandon has focused his philanthropic efforts on educational initiatives. He first partnered with the FSF in 2019 at his Spring Summer 2020 fashion show, where he helped raise funds for future FSF Scholars and Alumni.
Glasgow Caledonian New York College (GCNYC) is a highly recognized educational institution. Through the FSF partnership, Alumni are eligible for reduced tuition towards a GCNYC Master’s Degree and a discount for development workshops.
The Hearst Foundations provided FSF a three-year grant, focusing their support on FSF’s Mentoring Program. The Hearst Foundation identifies and funds outstanding nonprofits to ensure that people of all backgrounds in the United States have the opportunity to build healthy, productive, and inspiring lives.
In the Winter of 2020, Hearst Magazines participated in “A Season without Swag,” a campaign that redirected participating companies’ usual client holiday-gift spending to a non-profit of their choice. The FSF was honored to be selected as one of the organizations benefited by Hearst Magazines’ participation in this initiative.
Motif, the educational division of Alvanon, is an e-learning platform that connects fashion-industry professionals around the world with skills they need to succeed. Through the FSF’s partnership, Alumni receive a discount for Motif’s online educational courses.
Ross Stores, Inc. has been a generous supporter of the Fashion Scholarship Fund for many years. In 2020, Ross Stores, Inc. representatives participated in several virtual events and underwrote the Virtual Talent Acquisition Event in October.
SAP continued to be a strong partner of the Fashion Scholarship Fund throughout 2020, including providing Scholars and Alumni a platform (JAM) to house all Summer Scholar Series content and supporting the Master Classes within FSF’s Summer Scholar Series.
In the fall of 2020, The Lead partnered with the Fashion Scholarship Fund to announce TL Talent, a consultancy for member companies seeking new hires and young professionals in want of career advice. This platform connects FSF talent with top fashion companies seeking interns and entry-level associates.
In 2020, the VF Foundation’s generous grant to the Fashion Scholarship Fund supported recent graduates and undergraduates from diverse backgrounds and helped match them with fashion-industry mentors in order to nurture the next generation of talent. The VF Foundation drives movements for the betterment of people and the planet, including those that “define Worthy Work, embrace the fact that Outside Matters, and empower diversity, equity and inclusion as we are Free to Be.”