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Association.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next 10 years, the 30 NBA team owners will collectively contribute $30 million annually to establish a new, leaguewide charitable foundation.\u00a0 Through its mission to drive economic empowerment for Black communities through employment and career advancement, the NBA Foundation will seek to increase access and support for high school, college-aged and career-ready Black men and women, and assist national and local organizations that provide skills training, mentorship, coaching and pipeline development in NBA markets and communities across the United States and Canada.\u00a0 As a public charity, the Foundation will also aim to work strategically with marketing and media partners to develop additional programming and funding sources that deepen the NBA family\u2019s commitment to racial equality and social justice.<\/p>\n<p>The Foundation will focus on three critical employment transition points: obtaining a first job, securing employment following high school or college, and career advancement once employed.\u00a0 Through contributions, the NBA Foundation will enhance and grow the work of national and local organizations dedicated to education and employment, including through investment in youth employment and internship programs, STEM fields, job shadows and apprenticeships, development pathways outside of traditional higher education, career placement, professional mentorship, networking and specific partnerships with Historically Black Colleges and Universities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of the NBA Board of Governors, I am thrilled to announce the creation of the NBA Foundation,\u201d said NBA Board of Governors Chairman and Toronto Raptors Governor Larry Tanenbaum.\u00a0 \u201cAll NBA team governors recognize our unique position to effect change and we are committed to supporting and empowering young Black men and women in each of our team markets as well as communities across the U.S. and Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 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