Boom Launches its Pro Bono Program.Business Editors CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 2000 Boom Consultants, a Silicon Valley based wireless strategy consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , announced the launch of its pro bono Short for pro bono publico [Latin, For the public good]. The designation given to the free legal work done by an attorney for indigent clients and religious, charitable, and other nonprofit entities. program. "Giving back to the community is a very deeply held belief at Boom. We take our responsibility to the community very seriously," said Ravi Desai Ravi Desai was the founding Editor in chief who became the CEO of TheStreet.com, a post he held for 4 months before being fired by Jim Cramer for myriad reasons, including blackmail. , the Managing Director of Boom Consultants. The beginning of this program was marked with making a commitment to do pro bono work for Teach for America Teach For America (TFA) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to close the academic achievement gap between children from different socio-economic backgrounds. , an organization that places top college grads as teachers in inner city public schools around the country and the Silver Lining silver lining n. A hopeful or comforting prospect in the midst of difficulty. [From the proverb "Every cloud has a silver lining". Foundation, a foundation run by Andrea Jaeger Sister Andrea Jaeger (born June 4, 1965, in Chicago, Illinois) is a former World No. 2 professional tennis player from the United States whose brief but highly successful tennis career ended prematurely due to major shoulder injuries. , a former winner in the US Open for tennis, for kids with terminal diseases. "Pro bono work is not only the right thing to do, it also inspires Boom team members to give back to the community and builds compassion for the community," Ravi added. Boom will extend the program to include more such organizations. About Teach for America Teach for America is a national corps of outstanding and diverse recent college graduates, of all academic majors, who commit two years to teach in under-resourced urban and rural public schools. Each year, over 1,500 corps members reach more than 100,000 students at fifteen locations across the country. Their alumni choose careers in many fields and continue as lifelong leaders in the pursuit of educational excellence for all children. www.teachforamerica.org About The Silver Lining Foundation The Silver Lining Foundation is a magical world created for children with cancer and life threatening illnesses. It provides these children an opportunity to regain some of their missed childhood; a childhood colored by the harsh realities Harsh Reality are a little-known, proto-prog band born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire out of the remnants of the Freightliner Blues Band (formerly the Revolution) in the early sixties. of their illnesses. www.silverliningfoundation.org About Boom Consultants Boom Consultants is a Silicon Valley based, full-service wireless strategy consulting firm. It designs successful business strategies for the wireless arena. It provides thought leadership to ensure that its client organizations have the most viable, profitable, and growth-oriented wireless strategies possible. Boom is fully capable of aligning a·lign v. a·ligned, a·lign·ing, a·ligns v.tr. 1. To arrange in a line or so as to be parallel: align the tops of a row of pictures; aligned the car with the curb. these strategies with real delivery skills, whether in-house or through partnerships. Boom Consultants is purpose-built with the most talented team, the leading technology knowledge, and the deepest reservoir of experience in the area. For more information about Boom Consultants please visit www.boomconsultants.com or e-mail pr@boomconsultants.com. Note: All trade; service or product names and references contained herein remain the property of their respective owners. |
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